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Friday, February 9, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 7 at halftime and won 133–129.

Final · Box score
Hawks127
Sixers121
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Wizards129
Celtics133
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +14; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Bucks120
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +28; Q3 MIL +36; Q4 MIL +36
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Kings135
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +29
Final · Box score
Pelicans122
Lakers139
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2022–23Feb 9, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Lakers), 38 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Celtics

Jayson Tatum posts 35 and 10 as Boston beats Washington

Jakob Poeltl goes for 16 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7+13+4BOS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards35361642129
Celtics31333633133
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 26, 21, 28, 30, 23, 34, 20, 35BOS35 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 21, 32, 19, 17, 17, 26, 31, 34BOS34 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 13, 10, 9, 13, 15, 24, 9, 24WAS24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Corey KispertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 16, 26, 15, 23, 24WAS24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Celtics12
Nuggets-Kings9
Pelicans-Lakers7
Rockets-Raptors2
Hawks-Sixers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 262, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 129, Celtics 133
262
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 122, Lakers 139
261
Hawks-SixersHawks 127, Sixers 121
248
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 106, Kings 135
241
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 104, Raptors 107
211
Hornets-BucksHornets 84, Bucks 120
204
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 104, Raptors 107
+3 TOR
Wizards-CelticsWizards 129, Celtics 133
+4 BOS
Hawks-SixersHawks 127, Sixers 121
+6 ATL
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 122, Lakers 139
+17 LAL
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 106, Kings 135
+29 SAC
Hornets-BucksHornets 84, Bucks 120
+36 MIL
BOS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-CelticsBOS won · Wizards 129, Celtics 133
7 pts
Nuggets-KingsSAC won · Nuggets 106, Kings 135
3 pts
Pelicans-LakersLAL won · Pelicans 122, Lakers 139
3 pts
Okongwu shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkongwuATL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
AvdijaWAS · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
JrueBOS · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
MonkSAC · 23 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
HachimuraLAL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 104Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets20292233104
Raptors34272719107
The story
Scottie Barnes had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto beat Houston 107-104

Dillon Brooks led Houston with 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 4-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 34-20, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +14+12+17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 129Celtics 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards35361642129
Celtics31333633133
The story
Kristaps Porzingis' 34 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Washington, 133-129

For Washington, Deni Avdija had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 11 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 36-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−7+13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 127Sixers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks37363024127
Sixers26303035121
The story
Atlanta beat Philadelphia 127-121 behind 21 points from Onyeka Okongwu

Cameron Payne paced Philadelphia: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 37-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +11+17+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Charlotte by 36, the widest margin of 6 games.

TOR over HOU3BOS over WAS4ATL over PHI6LAL over NOP17SAC over DEN29MIL over CHA36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 37

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 30, 30, 26, 32, 35, 25, 20, 37Hawks-Sixers · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 26, 21, 28, 30, 23, 34, 20, 35Celtics-Wizards · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 21, 32, 19, 17, 17, 26, 31, 34Celtics-Wizards · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 24, 17, 23, 26, 33, 16, 21, 30Pelicans-Lakers · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 29, 28, 23, 9, 16, 16, 28, 30Lakers-Pelicans · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 8, 4, 25, 25, 15, 16, 16, 19, 11, 28Sixers-Hawks · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 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
D'Angelo RussellLAL+6.5 24.0 last 10 · 17.5 season
Harrison BarnesSAC+6.3 18.4 last 10 · 12.1 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