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Thursday, February 6, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed LAC by 20 after the first quarter and won 119–112.

Final · Box score
Mavs127
Celtics120
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Wolves127
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Magic90
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +22
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Lakers120
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Kings102
Blazers108
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Clippers112
Q1 IND -20; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +7
On this day · 2023–24Feb 6, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Bulls), 38 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Clippers

Pascal Siakam posts 33 and 11 as Indiana beats Clippers

LeBron James goes for 42 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+3-4+7IND AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers22422035119
Clippers42192724112
Who led
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 21, 18, 23, 37, 20, 22, 16, 33IND33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 19, 8, 24, 13, 17, 9, 12, 25IND25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 40, 24, 21, 14, 25, 7, 22LAC22 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 27, 22, 33, 23, 27, 27, 20, 22LAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Wolves

Minnesota handles Houston by 13

The Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 35–16. Final: 127–114. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over SAC6DAL over BOS7IND over LAC7LAL over GSW8MIN over HOU13DEN over ORL22Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over HOU.
Lead changes
Kings-Blazers18
Rockets-Wolves17
Magic-Nuggets6
Mavs-Celtics3
Pacers-Clippers3
Warriors-Lakers0
The night in charts
Mavs-Celtics combined for 247, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-CelticsMavs 127, Celtics 120
247
Rockets-WolvesRockets 114, Wolves 127
241
Warriors-LakersWarriors 112, Lakers 120
232
Pacers-ClippersPacers 119, Clippers 112
231
Kings-BlazersKings 102, Blazers 108
210
Magic-NuggetsMagic 90, Nuggets 112
202
POR won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Kings-BlazersKings 102, Blazers 108
+6 POR
Mavs-CelticsMavs 127, Celtics 120
+7 DAL
Pacers-ClippersPacers 119, Clippers 112
+7 IND
Warriors-LakersWarriors 112, Lakers 120
+8 LAL
Rockets-WolvesRockets 114, Wolves 127
+13 MIN
Magic-NuggetsMagic 90, Nuggets 112
+22 DEN
IND erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-ClippersIND won · Pacers 119, Clippers 112
20 pts
Rockets-WolvesMIN won · Rockets 114, Wolves 127
6 pts
Magic-NuggetsDEN won · Magic 90, Nuggets 112
1 pt
Zubac shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DinwiddieDAL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MPJDEN · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
JokicDEN · 28 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
SiakamIND · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 119Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers22422035119
Clippers42192724112
The story
Tyrese Haliburton's 14 points and 8 assists carried Indiana past LA, 119-112

For LA, Ivica Zubac had 18 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 5-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 20 going into the second, then won it 42-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −20+3−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 112Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21283033112
Lakers34352130120
The story
Stephen Curry had 37 points in a 120-112 loss to Los Angeles

Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 37 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 13-35 FG, 6-20 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 34-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+20+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Nuggets
Magic 90Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2624172390
Nuggets25343320112
The story
Denver beat Orlando 112-90 behind a 28-10-12 triple-double from Nikola Jokic

Paolo Banchero paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 11-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 −1+9+25+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 48 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 42

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 20, 25, 22, 31, 24, 33, 26, 42Lakers-Warriors · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Yao Ming HOU, Feb 22, 2004: 41 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Season high42 PTS · 17 REB · 8 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 21, 34, 23, 33, 36, 21, 49, 41Wolves-Rockets · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 3, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 14, 21, 13, 21, 14, 24, 32, 37Warriors-Lakers · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 21, 18, 23, 37, 20, 22, 16, 33Pacers-Clippers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 27, 14, 25, 8, 16, 13, 22, 30Blazers-Kings · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 20, 11, 18, 9, 24, 15, 36, 39, 30Nuggets-Magic · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 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
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 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