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Sunday, February 4, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed TOR by 16 at halftime and won 135–127.

Final · Box score
Magic111
Pistons99
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Suns140
Wizards112
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +30; Q4 PHX +28
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Celtics131
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +40
Final · Box score
Pacers115
Hornets99
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Heat95
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 Clippers 0; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Rockets90
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +21
Final · 2OT · Box score
Raptors127
Thunder135
Q1 OKC -10; Q2 OKC -16; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder 0; OT2 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Jazz123
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA -12; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +9
On this day · 2022–23Feb 4, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: Cam Thomas (Nets-Wizards), 44 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Thunder

OKC rallies from sixteen down at the half, wins in double overtime

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 23 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-10-16-600+8OKC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Raptors3330242389127
Thunder23243429817135
Who led
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 7, 12, 4, 12, 13, 8, 8, 24OKC24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 33, 32, 31, 31, 37, 34, 31, 23OKC23 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 4, 24, 26, 17, 20, 29, 22, 23TOR23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 31, 9, 22, 23, 24, 13, 28, 19TOR19 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Blazers-Nuggets

Denver climbs out of a 12-point hole against Portland

Down 12 after one, the Nuggets won the second quarter 35–26 and the game 112–103. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Blazers
Nikola Jokic · DENDeandre Ayton · PORPTS2927REB89AST74Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Clippers-Heat9
Raptors-Thunder9
Bucks-Jazz8
Magic-Pistons4
Rockets-Wolves1
Blazers-Nuggets1
Suns-Wizards0
Grizzlies-Celtics0
Pacers-Hornets0
The night in charts
Raptors-Thunder combined for 262, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 127, Thunder 135 · OT
262
Suns-WizardsSuns 140, Wizards 112
252
Bucks-JazzBucks 108, Jazz 123
231
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 91, Celtics 131
222
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 103, Nuggets 112
215
Pacers-HornetsPacers 115, Hornets 99
214
Magic-PistonsMagic 111, Pistons 99
210
Rockets-WolvesRockets 90, Wolves 111
201
Clippers-HeatClippers 103, Heat 95
198
LAC won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Clippers-HeatClippers 103, Heat 95
+8 LAC
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 127, Thunder 135 · OT
+8 OKC
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 103, Nuggets 112
+9 DEN
Magic-PistonsMagic 111, Pistons 99
+12 ORL
Bucks-JazzBucks 108, Jazz 123
+15 UTA
Pacers-HornetsPacers 115, Hornets 99
+16 IND
Rockets-WolvesRockets 90, Wolves 111
+21 MIN
Suns-WizardsSuns 140, Wizards 112
+28 PHX
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 91, Celtics 131
+40 BOS
OKC erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-ThunderOKC won · Raptors 127, Thunder 135 · OT
16 pts
Bucks-JazzUTA won · Bucks 108, Jazz 123
12 pts
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 103, Nuggets 112
12 pts
Magic-PistonsORL won · Magic 111, Pistons 99
5 pts
Clippers-HeatLAC won · Clippers 103, Heat 95
3 pts
Avdija shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AvdijaWAS · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
BealPHX · 43 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
76% (16-21)
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
NesmithIND · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Ausar ThompsonDET · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Thunder
Raptors 127Thunder 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Raptors3330242389127
Thunder23243429817135
The story
Josh Giddey had 24 points as Oklahoma City beat Toronto 135-127 in OT

Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Thunder took the third 34-24.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −10−16−600+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Bucks-Jazz
Bucks 108Jazz 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26373213108
Jazz32213040123
The story
Keyonte George's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Utah past Milwaukee, 123-108

For Milwaukee, Bobby Portis had 27 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 40-13.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6−10−12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 58.9 FPTS on 33 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB

Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 115Hornets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26293624115
Hornets1331322399
The story
Indiana beat Charlotte 115-99 behind 25 points and 9 assists from Pascal Siakam

Brandon Miller paced Charlotte: 35 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 11-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +13+11+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 43

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 18, 20, 12, 9, 19, 12, 14, 43Suns-Wizards · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +25.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Mar 11, 2003: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 19, 17, 18, 11, 21, 20, 19, 38Magic-Pistons · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 27, 23, 5, 12, 29, 21, 28, 35Hornets-Pacers · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 18, 38, 26, 21, 28, 30, 23, 34Celtics-Grizzlies · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 31, 35, 22, 30, 29, 27, 48, 33Bucks-Jazz · L
31.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 9, 38, 24, 32, 27, 9, 22, 32Wolves-Rockets · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+8.3 17.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+8.2 23.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Brandon MillerCHA+6.7 22.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.2 15.8 last 10 · 9.6 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+6.1 23.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Terry RozierMIA−8.1 12.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cole AnthonyORL−6.1 6.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND−5.5 17.1 last 10 · 22.6 season
Bam AdebayoMIA−4.1 16.3 last 10 · 20.4 season