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Sunday, February 5, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Sixers by 11 after the first quarter and won 108–97.

Final · Box score
Magic119
Hornets113
Q1 Magic -9; Q2 Magic +4; Q3 Magic +5; Q4 Magic +6
Final · Box score
Cavs122
Pacers103
Q1 Cavs +2; Q2 Cavs +16; Q3 Cavs +14; Q4 Cavs +19
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Grizzlies103
Q1 Raptors -3; Q2 Raptors -3; Q3 Raptors -8; Q4 Raptors +3
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Knicks108
Q1 Knicks -11; Q2 Knicks -2; Q3 Knicks -3; Q4 Knicks +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Wolves128
Q1 Wolves +11; Q2 Wolves +20; Q3 Wolves +23; Q4 Wolves +30
Final · Box score
Kings104
Pelicans136
Q1 Pelicans +8; Q2 Pelicans +18; Q3 Pelicans +28; Q4 Pelicans +32
On this day · 2021–22Feb 5, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: RJ Barrett (Knicks-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Knicks

New York climbs out of an 11-point hole against Philadelphia

LaMelo Ball goes for 33 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2-3+11Knicks AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3518261897
Knicks24272532108
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 23, 36, 37, 19, 23, 23, 28, 24Knicks24 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 19, 21, 14, 29, 26, 37, 41, 21Knicks21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 41, 32, 26, 47, 30, 28, 33, 31Sixers31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 11, 17, 18, 14, 17, 16, 8, 14Sixers14 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Magic-Hornets

Orlando climbs back to beat Charlotte

Charlotte led by 9 after one. Orlando won it 119–113. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Hornets
Paolo Banchero · MagicLaMelo Ball · HornetsPTS2233REB108AST56Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Hornets19
Cavs-Pacers7
Raptors-Grizzlies5
Sixers-Knicks4
Nuggets-Wolves0
Kings-Pelicans0
Shot of the night

Barnes's jumper with 20 seconds left puts the Raptors ahead, 106-103 final

The night in charts
Kings-Pelicans combined for 240, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-PelicansKings 104, Pelicans 136
240
Magic-HornetsMagic 119, Hornets 113
232
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 98, Wolves 128
226
Cavs-PacersCavs 122, Pacers 103
225
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 106, Grizzlies 103
209
Sixers-KnicksSixers 97, Knicks 108
205
Raptors won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 106, Grizzlies 103
+3 Raptors
Magic-HornetsMagic 119, Hornets 113
+6 Magic
Sixers-KnicksSixers 97, Knicks 108
+11 Knicks
Cavs-PacersCavs 122, Pacers 103
+19 Cavs
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 98, Wolves 128
+30 MIN
Kings-PelicansKings 104, Pelicans 136
+32 Pelicans
Knicks erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksKnicks won · Sixers 97, Knicks 108
11 pts
Magic-HornetsMagic won · Magic 119, Hornets 113
9 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors won · Raptors 106, Grizzlies 103
8 pts
Murphy shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurphyPelicans · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
CJPelicans · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Jarrett AllenCavs · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
BoucherRaptors · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BraunNuggets · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Grizzlies
Raptors 106Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28311928106
Grizzlies31312417103
The story
Scottie Barnes' 16 points carried Toronto past Memphis, 106-103

For Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 28-17.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 −3−3−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Desmond Bane was the fantasy play: 49.4 FPTS on 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB

Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 119Hornets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28342829119
Hornets37212728113
The story
Paolo Banchero had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Orlando beat Charlotte 119-113

Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 6-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Magic took the second 34-21.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −9+4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 97Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3518261897
Knicks24272532108
The story
New York beat Philadelphia 108-97 behind 24 points from Julius Randle

James Harden paced Philadelphia: 12 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Knicks.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −11−2−3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 31 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
20.82021–22 avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 2021–22 (47 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LaMelo Ball leads the day with 33

LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 25, 13, 15, 19, 27, 19, 23, 33Hornets-Magic · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 41, 32, 26, 47, 30, 28, 33, 31Sixers-Knicks · L
33.4 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 10, 6, 10, 16, 14, 9, 21, 30Pelicans-Kings · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 16, 26, 22, 24, 15, 20, 14, 27Pacers-Cavs · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 25, 16, 24, 21, 20, 17, 25, 26Grizzlies-Raptors · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 23, 36, 37, 19, 23, 23, 28, 24Knicks-Sixers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kawhi LeonardClippers+7.2 29.2 last 10 · 22.0 season
Damian LillardBlazers+6.4 37.3 last 10 · 30.9 season
Mikal BridgesSuns+6.2 23.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
Spencer DinwiddieMavs+6.0 23.7 last 10 · 17.7 season
Saddiq BeyPistons+5.9 20.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCavs−7.4 19.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Dillon BrooksGrizzlies−5.4 9.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Kyle LowryHeat−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Andrew WigginsWarriors−4.4 12.4 last 10 · 16.8 season