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Tuesday, February 7, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ORL by 8 at halftime and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Knicks102
Magic98
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Suns116
Nets112
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Pelicans116
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Nuggets146
Q1 DEN +30; Q2 DEN +31; Q3 DEN +35; Q4 DEN +34
Final · Box score
Thunder133
Lakers130
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +3
On this day · 2021–22Feb 7, 2022: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Bulls), 38 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Magic

New York turns it around against Orlando

Nikola Vucevic goes for 28 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8-3+4NYK AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22182636102
Magic2622212998
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 21, 14, 29, 26, 37, 41, 21, 25NYK25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 36, 37, 19, 23, 23, 28, 24, 22NYK22 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Markelle FultzPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 13, 10, 7, 12, 18, 15, 16, 21ORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 13, 19, 7, 19, 13, 9, 14, 18ORL18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Lakers19
Suns-Nets12
Knicks-Magic10
Wolves-Nuggets6
Bulls-Grizzlies4
Hawks-Pelicans2
The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 263, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 133, Lakers 130
263
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 112, Nuggets 146
258
Suns-NetsSuns 116, Nets 112
228
Hawks-PelicansHawks 107, Pelicans 116
223
Knicks-MagicKnicks 102, Magic 98
200
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 89, Grizzlies 104
193
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 133, Lakers 130
+3 OKC
Suns-NetsSuns 116, Nets 112
+4 PHX
Knicks-MagicKnicks 102, Magic 98
+4 NYK
Hawks-PelicansHawks 107, Pelicans 116
+9 NOP
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 89, Grizzlies 104
+15 MEM
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 112, Nuggets 146
+34 DEN
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-MagicNYK won · Knicks 102, Magic 98
8 pts
Bulls-GrizzliesMEM won · Bulls 89, Grizzlies 104
3 pts
Hawks-PelicansNOP won · Hawks 107, Pelicans 116
2 pts
Suns-NetsPHX won · Suns 116, Nets 112
1 pt
Jokic shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 20 PTS, 16 AST, 12 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ValanciunasNOP · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
AytonPHX · 35 PTS, 15 REB, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
FultzORL · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MPJDEN · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 133Lakers 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder36402829133
Lakers34323331130
The story
Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 133-130 behind 25 points from Jalen Williams

Russell Westbrook paced Los Angeles: 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 40-32 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2+10+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 57.9 FPTS: 38 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Suns-Nets
Suns 116Nets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24333029116
Nets25263031112
The story
Deandre Ayton had 35 points and 15 rebounds as Phoenix beat Brooklyn 116-112

Nicolas Claxton led Brooklyn with 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 15 REB · 14-18 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Suns took the second 33-26.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1+6+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 102Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22182636102
Magic2622212998
The story
Julius Randle's 22 points and 14 rebounds carried New York past Orlando, 102-98

For Orlando, Paolo Banchero had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 36-29.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4−8−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+25.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg34.8Last 5

34.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Minnesota by 34.

OKC over LAL3NYK over ORL4PHX over BKN4NOP over ATL9MEM over CHI15DEN over MIN34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Cam Thomas leads the day with 43

Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 2, 0, 5, 21, 19, 44, 47, 43Nets-Suns · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +33.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 18, 2006: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
43 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 37, 46, 20, 41, 28, 26, 27, 38Lakers-Thunder · L
30.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 24, 19, 23, 22, 20, 14, 31, 35Suns-Nets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 22, 27, 29, 27, 27, 32, 24, 34Grizzlies-Bulls · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 17, 8, 13, 22, 16, 26, 35, 30Pelicans-Hawks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 34, 36, 35, 31, 24, 42, 20, 30Thunder-Lakers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kawhi LeonardLAC+6.5 28.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+6.0 23.7 last 10 · 17.7 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.7 25.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Fred VanVleetTOR+5.6 25.3 last 10 · 19.7 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+5.5 22.7 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCLE−7.4 19.4 last 10 · 26.8 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.6 9.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Bol BolORL−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−5.0 8.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season