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Sunday, February 2, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 17 at halftime and won 118–110.

Final · Box score
Bulls119
Pistons127
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Cavs144
Q1 CLE +31; Q2 CLE +45; Q3 CLE +44; Q4 CLE +43
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Sixers110
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -17; Q3 BOS -14; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies132
Bucks119
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +13
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The lead · Celtics-Sixers

Jayson Tatum drops 35 in 17-point comeback win over Philadelphia

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-17-14+8BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21233638118
Sixers29323316110
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 22, 24, 16, 24, 19, 16, 27, 35BOS35 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 17, 25, 17, 22, 28, 28, 28, 21BOS21 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 37, 28, 29, 31, 43, 30, 42, 34PHI34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Guerschon YabuselePoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 9, 22, 12, 6, 14, 9, 28, 21PHI21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Bucks

Milwaukee's skid reaches three

Memphis won 132–119; the Bucks fall to 26–21. Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
Wvs SAC130–115Wvs ORL122–93Wvs TOR130–112Wvs PHI123–109Wvs MIA125–96L@ LAC117–127W@ UTA125–110L@ POR112–125L@ SAS118–144Lvs MEM119–132
Lead changes
Clippers-Raptors17
Grizzlies-Bucks14
Bulls-Pistons7
Celtics-Sixers4
Mavs-Cavs0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Bucks combined for 251, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 132, Bucks 119
251
Bulls-PistonsBulls 119, Pistons 127
246
Mavs-CavsMavs 101, Cavs 144
245
Celtics-SixersCeltics 118, Sixers 110
228
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 108, Raptors 115
223
TOR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 108, Raptors 115
+7 TOR
Bulls-PistonsBulls 119, Pistons 127
+8 DET
Celtics-SixersCeltics 118, Sixers 110
+8 BOS
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 132, Bucks 119
+13 MEM
Mavs-CavsMavs 101, Cavs 144
+43 CLE
BOS erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 118, Sixers 110
17 pts
Grizzlies-BucksMEM won · Grizzlies 132, Bucks 119
6 pts
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 119, Pistons 127
5 pts
Duren shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
VucevicCHI · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
MiddletonMIL · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
MobleyCLE · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 118Sixers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21233638118
Sixers29323316110
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points as Boston beat Philadelphia 118-110

Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 34 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 5-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 38-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−17−14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 119Pistons 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls35193233119
Pistons30343132127
The story
Cade Cunningham's 22 points and 15 assists carried Detroit past Chicago, 127-119

For Chicago, Josh Giddey had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB · 10-23 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 34-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5+10+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic was the fantasy play: 56.2 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Bucks
Grizzlies 132Bucks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31253739132
Bucks28304120119
The story
Memphis beat Milwaukee 132-119 behind 23 points from Santi Aldama

Khris Middleton paced Milwaukee: 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 39-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3−2−6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.5Season avg36.0Last 5

36.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.5 in 40 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jaren Jackson Jr. leads the day with 37

Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 19, 19, 24, 22, 29, 28, 21, 21, 37Grizzlies-Bucks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 22, 24, 16, 24, 19, 16, 27, 35Celtics-Sixers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 37, 28, 29, 31, 43, 30, 42, 34Sixers-Celtics · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 35, 34, 25, 36, 35, 39, 35, 30Bucks-Grizzlies · L
31.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Sam MerrillPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 0, 10, 7, 9, 3, 8, 4, 27Cavs-Mavs · W
7.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 21, 17, 17, 40, 24, 21, 14, 25Clippers-Raptors · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.7 12.5 last 10 · 5.8 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+5.8 33.5 last 10 · 27.7 season
Daniel GaffordDAL+5.3 18.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+4.6 31.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.9 19.1 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jeremy SochanSAS−5.6 6.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Nikola JokicDEN−5.4 24.2 last 10 · 29.6 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−5.1 5.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Royce O'NealePHX−4.3 4.8 last 10 · 9.1 season