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Wednesday, February 1, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed GSW by 11 after three quarters and won 119–114.

Final · Box score
Blazers122
Grizzlies112
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Magic94
Sixers105
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Nets96
Celtics139
Q1 BOS +30; Q2 BOS +34; Q3 BOS +38; Q4 BOS +43
Final · Box score
Thunder106
Rockets112
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +6
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors114
Wolves119
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN -11; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Kings119
Spurs109
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Raptors128
Jazz131
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Hawks132
Suns100
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +19; Q3 ATL +35; Q4 ATL +32
On this day · 2021–22Feb 1, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Wolves

Minnesota needs overtime to survive Golden State

Damian Lillard goes for 42 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-9-110+5MIN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors343722174114
Wolves323020289119
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 25, 23, 30, 19, 19, 25, 10, 29MIN29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 23, 44, 31, 37, 25, 34, 33, 27MIN27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 20, 41, 29, 26, 34, 35, 38, 29GSW29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 32, 24, 32, 17, 21, 9, 15, 18GSW18 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Brooklyn by 43, the widest margin of 8 games.

UTA over TOR3MIN over GSW5HOU over OKC6POR over MEM10SAC over SAS10PHI over ORL11ATL over PHX32BOS over BKN43Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Wolves17
Raptors-Jazz11
Thunder-Rockets10
Magic-Sixers8
Nets-Celtics0
Hawks-Suns0
The night in charts
Raptors-Jazz combined for 259, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-JazzRaptors 128, Jazz 131
259
Nets-CelticsNets 96, Celtics 139
235
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 122, Grizzlies 112
234
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 114, Wolves 119 · OT
233
Hawks-SunsHawks 132, Suns 100
232
Kings-SpursKings 119, Spurs 109
228
Thunder-RocketsThunder 106, Rockets 112
218
Magic-SixersMagic 94, Sixers 105
199
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-JazzRaptors 128, Jazz 131
+3 UTA
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 114, Wolves 119 · OT
+5 MIN
Thunder-RocketsThunder 106, Rockets 112
+6 HOU
Kings-SpursKings 119, Spurs 109
+10 SAC
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 122, Grizzlies 112
+10 POR
Magic-SixersMagic 94, Sixers 105
+11 PHI
Hawks-SunsHawks 132, Suns 100
+32 ATL
Nets-CelticsNets 96, Celtics 139
+43 BOS
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesMIN won · Warriors 114, Wolves 119 · OT
11 pts
Blazers-GrizzliesPOR won · Blazers 122, Grizzlies 112
6 pts
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 106, Rockets 112
2 pts
Kings-SpursSAC won · Kings 119, Spurs 109
1 pt
Kessler shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KesslerUTA · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
SabonisSAC · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (15-20)
AytonPHX · 20 PTS, 9 REB
75% (9-12)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
PoeltlSAS · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Jazz
Raptors 128Jazz 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25353236128
Jazz31343135131
The story
Walker Kessler's 17 points and 14 rebounds carried Utah past Toronto, 131-128

For Toronto, Scottie Barnes had 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 14 REB, 7 BLK, 1 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-25, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+5+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Fred VanVleet was the fantasy play: 68.4 FPTS on 34 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST

Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 114Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors343722174114
Wolves323020289119
The story
Anthony Edwards had 27 points as Minnesota beat Golden State 119-114 in OT

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 10-26 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 28-17.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2−9−110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Naz Reid led the game in fantasy with 51.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 122Grizzlies 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26263238122
Grizzlies32253322112
The story
Portland beat Memphis 122-112 behind 26 points from Anfernee Simons

Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis: 18 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 10-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-22 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−5−6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.4Season avg42.2Last 5

42.2 points a game over his last five games, against 30.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 42

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 40, 44, 25, 24, 37, 60, 30, 42, 42Blazers-Grizzlies · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Apr 28, 2001: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 3, 33, 39, 25, 28, 17, 28, 11, 24, 34Raptors-Jazz · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony NYK, Apr 17, 2012: 35 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
34 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 18, 18, 16, 14, 9, 23, 17, 34Kings-Spurs · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 29, 24, 22, 27, 29, 27, 27, 32Grizzlies-Blazers · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 33, 51, 34, 26, 31, 35, 30, 31Celtics-Nets · W
31.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 31, 25, 31, 17, 16, 29, 32, 31Kings-Spurs · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kawhi LeonardLAC+7.9 29.7 last 10 · 21.8 season
Damian LillardPOR+7.3 38.0 last 10 · 30.7 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+6.1 23.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+5.8 23.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Reggie BullockDAL+5.0 11.5 last 10 · 6.5 season
Cold
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.7 9.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.3 7.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Bol BolORL−4.2 6.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kelly OlynykUTA−4.0 7.7 last 10 · 11.7 season