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Wednesday, February 5, 2025Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed TOR by 7 after the first quarter and won 138–107.

Final · Box score
Spurs126
Hawks125
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Hornets102
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs118
Pistons115
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Wizards119
Nets102
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Heat108
Sixers101
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies138
Raptors107
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +31
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Wolves127
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Pelicans119
Nuggets144
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +25
Final · Box score
Warriors128
Jazz131
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Suns109
Thunder140
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +31
Final · Box score
Magic130
Kings111
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +19
On this day · 2023–24Feb 5, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Brandon Ingram (Pelicans-Raptors), 41 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Raptors

Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 32 in Memphis rout of Toronto

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 50 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6+12+31MEM AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies22314342138
Raptors29302523107
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 24, 22, 29, 28, 21, 21, 37, 31, 32MEM32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 29, 21, 19, 16, 11, 10, 25, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ja'Kobe WalterPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 3, 0, 7, 4, 14, 10, 13, 14TOR14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ochai AgbajiPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 12, 5, 2, 12, 4, 12, 7, 14TOR14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Memphis by 31.

SAS over ATL1CLE over DET3UTA over GSW3MIA over PHI7MIL over CHA10WAS over BKN17MIN over CHI19ORL over SAC19DEN over NOP25MEM over TOR31OKC over PHX31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Jazz24
Pelicans-Nuggets19
Suns-Thunder11
Wizards-Nets10
Heat-Sixers9
Spurs-Hawks8
Grizzlies-Raptors8
Bulls-Wolves4
Bucks-Hornets3
Cavs-Pistons2
Magic-Kings2
Shot of the night

Garland's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 118-115 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Nuggets combined for 263, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 119, Nuggets 144
263
Warriors-JazzWarriors 128, Jazz 131
259
Spurs-HawksSpurs 126, Hawks 125
251
Suns-ThunderSuns 109, Thunder 140
249
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 138, Raptors 107
245
Magic-KingsMagic 130, Kings 111
241
Bulls-WolvesBulls 108, Wolves 127
235
Cavs-PistonsCavs 118, Pistons 115
233
Wizards-NetsWizards 119, Nets 102
221
Bucks-HornetsBucks 112, Hornets 102
214
Heat-SixersHeat 108, Sixers 101
209
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-HawksSpurs 126, Hawks 125
+1 SAS
Cavs-PistonsCavs 118, Pistons 115
+3 CLE
Warriors-JazzWarriors 128, Jazz 131
+3 UTA
Heat-SixersHeat 108, Sixers 101
+7 MIA
Bucks-HornetsBucks 112, Hornets 102
+10 MIL
Wizards-NetsWizards 119, Nets 102
+17 WAS
Bulls-WolvesBulls 108, Wolves 127
+19 MIN
Magic-KingsMagic 130, Kings 111
+19 ORL
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 119, Nuggets 144
+25 DEN
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 138, Raptors 107
+31 MEM
Suns-ThunderSuns 109, Thunder 140
+31 OKC
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-RaptorsMEM won · Grizzlies 138, Raptors 107
7 pts
Suns-ThunderOKC won · Suns 109, Thunder 140
2 pts
Warriors-JazzUTA won · Warriors 128, Jazz 131
2 pts
Okongwu shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkongwuATL · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
81% (13-16)
SabonisSAC · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
MPJDEN · 39 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (16-23)
BraunDEN · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
JaMEM · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 126Hawks 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35373123126
Hawks25294328125
The story
De'Aaron Fox's 24 points and 13 assists carried San Antonio past Atlanta, 126-125

For Atlanta, Onyeka Okongwu had 30 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 11-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-25, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+18+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 118Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34312132118
Pistons26302732115
The story
Evan Mobley had 30 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 118-115

Ausar Thompson led Detroit with 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 4 BLK · 10-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +8+9+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cade Cunningham led the game in fantasy with 72.4 FPTS (38 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 128Jazz 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25332941128
Jazz28283144131
The story
Utah beat Golden State 131-128 behind 31 points from Jordan Clarkson

Brandin Podziemski paced Golden State: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-19 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 28-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephen Curry topped the game at 46.7 FPTS: 32 PTS, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 49 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 49 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 50

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 27, 54, 31, 35, 52, 29, 34, 50Thunder-Suns · W
32.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 4, 2006: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 32, 21, 34, 23, 33, 36, 21, 49Wolves-Bulls · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Charlie Villanueva TOR, Mar 26, 2006: 48 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
49 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 19, 20, 11, 18, 9, 24, 15, 36, 39Nuggets-Pelicans · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 35, 20, 33, 17, 28, 28, 27, 38Nuggets-Pelicans · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 29, 35, 22, 32, 40, 22, 30, 38Pistons-Cavs · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 13, 18, 16, 21, 15, 34, 34, 32Hawks-Spurs · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.0 12.2 last 10 · 6.2 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+5.9 33.8 last 10 · 27.9 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+5.6 15.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC+5.6 38.4 last 10 · 32.8 season
Daniel GaffordDAL+5.2 17.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.1 18.9 last 10 · 25.0 season
Jordan PooleWAS−5.3 15.0 last 10 · 20.3 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−4.9 5.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Jeremy SochanSAS−4.5 7.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Caris LeVertCLE−4.4 5.8 last 10 · 10.2 season