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Thursday, February 2, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed IND by 13 at halftime and won 112–111.

Final · Box score
Lakers112
Pacers111
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -13; Q3 LAL -12; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Cavs128
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Heat104
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Bulls114
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +27; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Nuggets134
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Bucks106
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -9; Q4 MIL +1
On this day · 2021–22Feb 2, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Thunder), 40 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pacers

Anthony Davis scores 31, Lakers rally past Indiana

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 54 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-13-12+1LAL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30243028112
Pacers35322915111
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 55, 1, 31, 34, 37, 10, 21, 16, 27, 31LAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 48, 32, 23, 37, 46, 20, 41, 28, 26LAL26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 29, 24, 16, 16, 15, 16, 15, 26IND26 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 9, 13, 6, 3, 0, 10, 16, 24IND24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Bulls13
Warriors-Nuggets10
Heat-Knicks7
Lakers-Pacers5
Clippers-Bucks5
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 251, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 117, Nuggets 134
251
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 113, Cavs 128
241
Lakers-PacersLakers 112, Pacers 111
223
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 106, Mavs 111
217
Hornets-BullsHornets 98, Bulls 114
212
Clippers-BucksClippers 105, Bucks 106
211
Heat-KnicksHeat 104, Knicks 106
210
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-PacersLakers 112, Pacers 111
+1 LAL
Clippers-BucksClippers 105, Bucks 106
+1 MIL
Heat-KnicksHeat 104, Knicks 106
+2 NYK
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 106, Mavs 111
+5 DAL
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 113, Cavs 128
+15 CLE
Hornets-BullsHornets 98, Bulls 114
+16 CHI
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 117, Nuggets 134
+17 DEN
LAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PacersLAL won · Lakers 112, Pacers 111
13 pts
Clippers-BucksMIL won · Clippers 105, Bucks 106
9 pts
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 117, Nuggets 134
1 pt
Dosunmu shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DosunmuCHI · 22 PTS, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
NesmithIND · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
TurnerIND · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
CancarDEN · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Clippers-Bucks
Clippers 105Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24323118105
Bucks15342928106
The story
Khris Middleton had 16 points as Milwaukee beat LA 106-105

Marcus Morris led LA with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 28-18.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9−7−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Pacers
Lakers 112Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30243028112
Pacers35322915111
The story
LeBron James' 26 points carried Los Angeles past Indiana, 112-111

For Indiana, Myles Turner had 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 11-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 28-15.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−13−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 104Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat22262432104
Knicks28232629106
The story
New York beat Miami 106-104 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Julius Randle

Tyler Herro paced Miami: 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6+3+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo topped the game at 56.3 FPTS: 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.8Season avg42.4Last 5

42.4 points a game over his last five games, against 31.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 54 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Denver by 17.

LAL over IND1MIL over LAC1NYK over MIA2DAL over NOP5CLE over MEM15CHI over CHA16DEN over GSW17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 54

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 22, 7, 29, 33, 41, 50, 34, 54Bucks-Clippers · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Davis NOP, Feb 26, 2018: 53 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
54 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 17, 28, 17, 26, 25, 22, 32, 33Nuggets-Warriors · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 31, 21, 22, 26, 31, 16, 16, 32Cavs-Grizzlies · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 26, 18, 18, 30, 20, 17, 18, 32Heat-Knicks · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 55, 1, 31, 34, 37, 10, 21, 16, 27, 31Lakers-Pacers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 43, 35, 15, 30, 34, 29, 41, 0, 53, 31Mavs-Pelicans · W
33.4 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+7.3 38.0 last 10 · 30.7 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+6.5 28.1 last 10 · 21.6 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+6.1 23.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+6.1 23.7 last 10 · 17.6 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.0 29.9 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCLE−7.5 19.6 last 10 · 27.1 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.4 9.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
John KoncharMEM−4.5 1.7 last 10 · 6.2 season