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Thursday, February 8, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed POR by 15 at halftime and won 128–122.

Final · Box score
Warriors131
Pacers109
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +22
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Magic127
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Cavs118
Nets95
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Mavs122
Knicks108
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Grizzlies110
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Wolves129
Bucks105
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +27; Q4 MIN +24
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Suns129
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Lakers106
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +8
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons128
Blazers122
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -15; Q3 DET -13; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +6
On this day · 2022–23Feb 8, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: Jalen Green (Rockets-Kings), 41 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Blazers

Detroit outlasts Portland in overtime

Luka Doncic goes for 39 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-15-130+6DET AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons253128368128
Blazers304126232122
Who led
Jalen DurenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 10, 22, 10, 11, 15, 20, 27DET27 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Jaden IveyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 9, 10, 19, 14, 28, 18, 37, 26DET26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 17, 18, 21, 4, 24, 27, 18, 49POR49 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 33, 40, 11, 15, 24, 29, 26, 29POR29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Blazers11
Wolves-Bucks5
Warriors-Pacers0
Spurs-Magic0
Mavs-Knicks0
Jazz-Suns0
Nuggets-Lakers0
The night in charts
Pistons-Blazers combined for 250, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BlazersPistons 128, Blazers 122 · OT
250
Jazz-SunsJazz 115, Suns 129
244
Warriors-PacersWarriors 131, Pacers 109
240
Spurs-MagicSpurs 111, Magic 127
238
Wolves-BucksWolves 129, Bucks 105
234
Mavs-KnicksMavs 122, Knicks 108
230
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 118, Grizzlies 110
228
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 114, Lakers 106
220
Cavs-NetsCavs 118, Nets 95
213
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pistons-BlazersPistons 128, Blazers 122 · OT
+6 DET
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 118, Grizzlies 110
+8 CHI
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 114, Lakers 106
+8 DEN
Mavs-KnicksMavs 122, Knicks 108
+14 DAL
Jazz-SunsJazz 115, Suns 129
+14 PHX
Spurs-MagicSpurs 111, Magic 127
+16 ORL
Warriors-PacersWarriors 131, Pacers 109
+22 GSW
Cavs-NetsCavs 118, Nets 95
+23 CLE
Wolves-BucksWolves 129, Bucks 105
+24 MIN
DET erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BlazersDET won · Pistons 128, Blazers 122 · OT
15 pts
Bulls-GrizzliesCHI won · Bulls 118, Grizzlies 110
4 pts
Drummond shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondCHI · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
A.J. GreenMIL · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
82% (9-11)
WagnerORL · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
StephGSW · 42 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
68% (15-22)
DeRozanCHI · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Pistons-Blazers
Pistons 128Blazers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons253128368128
Blazers304126232122
The story
Jalen Duren had 27 points and 22 rebounds as Detroit beat Portland 128-122 in OT

Jabari Walker led Portland with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 22 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 36-23.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5−15−130+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 122Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28312835122
Knicks22262337108
The story
Josh Green's 15 points carried Dallas past New York, 122-108

For New York, Donte DiVincenzo had 36 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 5-9 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-22, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+11+16+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 131Pacers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors45252536131
Pacers34241833109
The story
Golden State beat Indiana 131-109 behind 42 points from Stephen Curry

Aaron Nesmith paced Indiana: 13 PTS, 4 REB 42 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 15-22 FG, 11-16 3PT

The swing

A 45-34 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +11+12+19+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 51 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Grizzlies

Memphis's skid reaches seven

Chicago won 118–110; the Grizzlies fall to 18–34. DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · MEM
W@ TOR108–100W@ MIA105–96Wvs ORL107–106L@ IND110–116Lvs SAC94–103Lvs CLE101–108Lvs GSW101–121L@ BOS91–131L@ NYK113–123Lvs CHI110–118
Top performances

Jerami Grant leads the day with 49

Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 17, 18, 21, 4, 24, 27, 18, 49Blazers-Pistons · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +27.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Brandon Ingram NOP, Jan 16, 2020: 49 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Career high49 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 33, 46, 37, 20, 60, 29, 9, 42Warriors-Pacers · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 10, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
42 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 34, 73, 28, 45, 40, 19, 35, 39Mavs-Knicks · W
34.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 11, 28, 33, 20, 26, 32, 36Knicks-Mavs · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 18, 11, 21, 20, 19, 38, 13, 34Magic-Spurs · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 14, 26, 22, 29, 23, 12, 26, 32Lakers-Nuggets · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+9.5 23.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+7.8 23.3 last 10 · 15.5 season
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+7.0 16.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Brandon MillerCHA+6.8 23.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+5.8 23.0 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Tyrese HaliburtonIND−8.4 13.7 last 10 · 22.1 season
Terry RozierMIA−8.3 12.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cole AnthonyORL−5.7 6.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Duncan RobinsonMIA−5.0 8.0 last 10 · 13.0 season