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Saturday, February 1, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hawks127
Pacers132
Q1 Pacers +16; Q2 Pacers +4; Q3 Pacers +4; Q4 Pacers +5
Final · Box score
Magic99
Jazz113
Q1 Jazz +10; Q2 Jazz +12; Q3 Jazz +16; Q4 Jazz +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Hornets104
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +8; Q3 Nuggets +9; Q4 Nuggets +3
Final · Box score
Nets110
Rockets98
Q1 Nets +3; Q2 Nets +15; Q3 Nets +19; Q4 Nets +12
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Wolves103
Q1 Wizards +1; Q2 Wizards +1; Q3 Wizards +6; Q4 Wizards +2
Final · Box score
Kings110
Thunder144
Q1 Thunder +5; Q2 Thunder +27; Q3 Thunder +23; Q4 Thunder +34
Final · Box score
Lakers128
Knicks112
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 Lakers +5; Q3 Lakers +2; Q4 Lakers +16
Final · Box score
Heat105
Spurs103
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 Heat +4; Q3 Heat +3; Q4 Heat +2
Final · Box score
Suns108
Blazers127
Q1 Blazers +4; Q2 Blazers +15; Q3 Blazers +19; Q4 Blazers +19
On this day · 2023–24Feb 1, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Jazz), 51 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Wolves

Kyle Kuzma scores 31 as Washington wins in Minnesota

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+1+6+2Wizards AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27312522105
Wolves26312026103
Who led
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 13, 12, 7, 30, 7, 19, 13, 31Wizards31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 11, 15, 24, 19, 15, 3, 19, 19Wizards19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 13, 11, 27, 13, 10, 14, 4, 23Wolves23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 17, 4, 14, 14, 18, 4, 16, 16Wolves16 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Thunder rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Thunder beat Sacramento by 34.

Wizards over Wolves2Heat over Spurs2Nuggets over Hornets3Pacers over Hawks5Nets over Rockets12Jazz over Magic14Lakers over Knicks16Blazers over Suns19Thunder over Kings34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Pacers17
Heat-Spurs16
Kings-Thunder8
Lakers-Knicks6
Nets-Rockets5
Suns-Blazers3
Magic-Jazz1
Shot of the night

Bam's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Pacers combined for 259, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PacersHawks 127, Pacers 132
259
Kings-ThunderKings 110, Thunder 144
254
Lakers-KnicksLakers 128, Knicks 112
240
Suns-BlazersSuns 108, Blazers 127
235
Magic-JazzMagic 99, Jazz 113
212
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 107, Hornets 104
211
Nets-RocketsNets 110, Rockets 98
208
Wizards-WolvesWizards 105, Wolves 103
208
Heat-SpursHeat 105, Spurs 103
208
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-WolvesWizards 105, Wolves 103
+2 Wizards
Heat-SpursHeat 105, Spurs 103
+2 Heat
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 107, Hornets 104
+3 Nuggets
Hawks-PacersHawks 127, Pacers 132
+5 Pacers
Nets-RocketsNets 110, Rockets 98
+12 Nets
Magic-JazzMagic 99, Jazz 113
+14 Jazz
Lakers-KnicksLakers 128, Knicks 112
+16 Lakers
Suns-BlazersSuns 108, Blazers 127
+19 Blazers
Kings-ThunderKings 110, Thunder 144
+34 Thunder
Ayton shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonBlazers · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
92% (11-12)
Kenrich WilliamsThunder · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ToppinPacers · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HartKnicks · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
HartensteinThunder · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Spurs
Heat 105Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat33272520105
Spurs33232621103
The story
Bam Adebayo's 30 points and 12 rebounds carried Miami past San Antonio, 105-103

For San Antonio, Chris Paul had 12 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK · 13-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-23, was where the Heat built it.

Heat lead by quarter
200 0+4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 105Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27312522105
Wolves26312026103
The story
Washington beat Minnesota 105-103 behind 14 points from Bilal Coulibaly

Rudy Gobert paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 4-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +1+1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jaden McDaniels topped the game at 58.9 FPTS: 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Nuggets-Hornets
Nuggets 107Hornets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27273617107
Hornets20263523104
The story
Christian Braun had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Denver beat Charlotte 107-104

Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +7+8+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.5Season avg40.2Last 5

40.2 points a game over his last five games, against 32.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 41 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Aaron Wiggins leads the day with 41

Aaron WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 4, 12, 12, 10, 9, 4, 2, 41Thunder-Kings · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +31.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone Jazz, Dec 20, 2000: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Career high41 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 35, 15, 32, 18, 26, 28, 31, 37Suns-Blazers · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 30, 35, 30, 20, 32, 29, 24, 37Magic-Jazz · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 43, 28, 27, 13, 18, 16, 21, 15, 34Hawks-Pacers · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 17 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 25, 21, 20, 25, 22, 31, 24, 33Lakers-Knicks · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury Nets, Jan 20, 2001: 33 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
33 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 22, 13, 12, 7, 30, 7, 19, 13, 31Wizards-Wolves · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Isaiah CollierJazz+6.7 12.5 last 10 · 5.8 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers+5.5 33.0 last 10 · 27.5 season
Daniel GaffordMavs+5.3 18.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Donte DiVincenzoWolves+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Anthony EdwardsWolves+4.6 31.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxKings−5.9 19.1 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jeremy SochanSpurs−5.6 6.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Nikola JokicNuggets−5.4 24.2 last 10 · 29.6 season
Julian ChampagnieSpurs−5.1 5.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jayson TatumCeltics−5.0 21.7 last 10 · 26.7 season