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Tuesday, February 14, 2023Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 131–125.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics125
Bucks131
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Magic113
Raptors123
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Kings109
Suns120
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Warriors124
Clippers134
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Wizards126
Blazers101
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +23; Q4 WAS +25
On this day · 2021–22Feb 14, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Bulls-Spurs), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bucks

Jrue Holiday scores 40 as Milwaukee beats Boston

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8+1-50+6MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics352832219125
Bucks2737262615131
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 17, 15, 12, 15, 20, 18, 19, 40MIL40 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 41, 50, 34, 54, 35, 24, 38, 35, 36MIL36 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 14, 14, 19, 23, 19, 33, 23, 27BOS27 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 10, 26, 10, 12, 16, 19, 3, 26BOS26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Magic-Raptors

Toronto beats Orlando, 123–113

Toronto led 94–89 after three and won by 10. Jakob Poeltl led Toronto with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over BOS6TOR over ORL10LAC over GSW10PHX over SAC11WAS over POR25Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over ORL.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bucks19
Magic-Raptors17
Kings-Suns16
Warriors-Clippers13
Wizards-Blazers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 258, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 124, Clippers 134
258
Celtics-BucksCeltics 125, Bucks 131 · OT
256
Magic-RaptorsMagic 113, Raptors 123
236
Kings-SunsKings 109, Suns 120
229
Wizards-BlazersWizards 126, Blazers 101
227
MIL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-BucksCeltics 125, Bucks 131 · OT
+6 MIL
Magic-RaptorsMagic 113, Raptors 123
+10 TOR
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 124, Clippers 134
+10 LAC
Kings-SunsKings 109, Suns 120
+11 PHX
Wizards-BlazersWizards 126, Blazers 101
+25 WAS
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 125, Bucks 131 · OT
8 pts
Magic-RaptorsTOR won · Magic 113, Raptors 123
5 pts
Warriors-ClippersLAC won · Warriors 124, Clippers 134
4 pts
Kings-SunsPHX won · Kings 109, Suns 120
2 pts
Poeltl shot 15-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlTOR · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
88% (15-17)
AytonPHX · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
76% (13-17)
SuggsORL · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
KawhiLAC · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 125Bucks 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics352832219125
Bucks2737262615131
The story
Khris Middleton had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Boston 131-125 in OT

Blake Griffin led Boston with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Bucks took the second 37-28.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −8+1−50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 113Raptors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27431924113
Raptors35302929123
The story
Jakob Poeltl's 30 points carried Toronto past Orlando, 123-113

For Orlando, Wendell Carter Jr. had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 15-17 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 29-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8−5+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 109Suns 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29292823109
Suns27352830120
The story
Phoenix beat Sacramento 120-109 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Deandre Ayton

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento: 24 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 13-17 FG

The swing

A 30-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2+4+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 57 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 56 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jrue Holiday leads the day with 40

Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 17, 15, 12, 15, 20, 18, 19, 40Bucks-Celtics · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Crawford NYK, Jan 25, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 42, 42, 29, 40, 28, 33, 38, 40, 39Blazers-Wizards · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 41, 50, 34, 54, 35, 24, 38, 35, 36Bucks-Celtics · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 29, 32, 31, 16, 31, 33, 36, 35Kings-Suns · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 27, 32, 33, 17, 35, 24, 18, 33Clippers-Warriors · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 25, 30, 33, 10, 16, 12, 2, 33Wizards-Blazers · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WhiteBOS+9.2 21.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK+6.2 30.1 last 10 · 23.9 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.7 25.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+5.5 38.0 last 10 · 32.5 season
Jeremy SochanSAS+5.3 15.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCLE−6.4 20.8 last 10 · 27.2 season
Franz WagnerORL−6.2 12.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
Devin BookerPHX−6.0 20.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−5.4 8.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.3 9.5 last 10 · 14.8 season