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Friday, February 3, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed WAS by 18 at halftime and won 124–116.

Final · Box score
Hornets112
Pistons118
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Kings104
Pacers107
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Blazers124
Wizards116
Q1 POR -17; Q2 POR -18; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Suns106
Celtics94
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Rockets111
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Magic127
Wolves120
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Sixers137
Spurs125
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Jazz108
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +7
On this day · 2021–22Feb 3, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Suns), 43 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wizards

Anfernee Simons drops 33 in 18-point comeback win over Washington

LaMelo Ball goes for 23 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-18-4+8POR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers19323934124
Wizards36332522116
Who led
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 16, 31, 26, 16, 14, 21, 26, 33POR33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 40, 44, 25, 24, 37, 60, 30, 42, 42, 29POR29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 8, 18, 17, 22, 17, 16, 21, 34WAS34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 23, 21, 32, 22, 17, 17, 32WAS32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Phoenix by 12.

IND over SAC3DET over CHA6TOR over HOU6ORL over MIN7ATL over UTA7POR over WAS8PHX over BOS12PHI over SAS12Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Pistons22
Raptors-Rockets11
Sixers-Spurs9
Kings-Pacers6
Suns-Celtics1
Magic-Wolves1
Hawks-Jazz1
The night in charts
Sixers-Spurs combined for 262, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-SpursSixers 137, Spurs 125
262
Magic-WolvesMagic 127, Wolves 120
247
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 124, Wizards 116
240
Hornets-PistonsHornets 112, Pistons 118
230
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 117, Rockets 111
228
Hawks-JazzHawks 115, Jazz 108
223
Kings-PacersKings 104, Pacers 107
211
Suns-CelticsSuns 106, Celtics 94
200
IND won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-PacersKings 104, Pacers 107
+3 IND
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 117, Rockets 111
+6 TOR
Hornets-PistonsHornets 112, Pistons 118
+6 DET
Hawks-JazzHawks 115, Jazz 108
+7 ATL
Magic-WolvesMagic 127, Wolves 120
+7 ORL
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 124, Wizards 116
+8 POR
Suns-CelticsSuns 106, Celtics 94
+12 PHX
Sixers-SpursSixers 137, Spurs 125
+12 PHI
POR erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WizardsPOR won · Blazers 124, Wizards 116
18 pts
Magic-WolvesORL won · Magic 127, Wolves 120
7 pts
Hornets-PistonsDET won · Hornets 112, Pistons 118
2 pts
Raptors-RocketsTOR won · Raptors 117, Rockets 111
1 pt
Watford shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WatfordPOR · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PoeltlSAS · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
IveyDET · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HartPOR · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BranhamSAS · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 104Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27213224104
Pacers28322720107
The story
Buddy Hield's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Sacramento, 107-104

For Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis had 16 REB, 15 PTS, 6 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-21, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1+12+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 112Pistons 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30382618112
Pistons29402326118
The story
Jaden Ivey had 24 points as Detroit beat Charlotte 118-112

Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 23 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-11 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 26-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 −1+1−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Wizards
Blazers 124Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers19323934124
Wizards36332522116
The story
Portland beat Washington 124-116 behind 29 points from Damian Lillard

Kyle Kuzma paced Washington: 12 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-20 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 39-25 third quarter erased a 18-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −17−18−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.7Season avg40.6Last 5

40.6 points a game over his last five games, against 30.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 34

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 8, 18, 17, 22, 17, 16, 21, 34Wizards-Blazers · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 35, 41, 32, 26, 47, 30, 28, 33Sixers-Spurs · W
33.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 16, 31, 26, 16, 14, 21, 26, 33Blazers-Wizards · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 23, 21, 32, 22, 17, 17, 32Wizards-Blazers · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 33, 39, 25, 28, 17, 28, 11, 24, 34, 32Raptors-Rockets · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 23, 30, 19, 19, 25, 10, 29, 29Wolves-Magic · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Fred VanVleetTOR+7.3 27.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.6 37.3 last 10 · 30.7 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+6.5 28.1 last 10 · 21.6 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+6.1 23.7 last 10 · 17.6 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+6.1 23.1 last 10 · 17.0 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