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Sunday, February 9, 2025Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed TOR by 5 at halftime and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Hornets102
Pistons112
Q1 DET +24; Q2 DET +20; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Rockets94
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Sixers127
Bucks135
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +8
On this day · 2023–24Feb 9, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Rockets

Toronto's skid reaches four

Damian Lillard goes for 43 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-5-5+7HOU AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2220212487
Rockets1819213694
Who led
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 13, 36, 11, 22, 16, 11, 16, 15, 9, 19HOU19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 25, 25, 29, 21, 13, 28, 24, 18HOU18 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 22, 10, 25, 14, 11, 9, 6, 20TOR20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 21, 24, 20, 15, 23, 11, 21, 15TOR15 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bucks

Milwaukee leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 135–127. Best quarter: the first, 40–39. Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 43 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over TOR7MIL over PHI8DET over CHA10Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over PHI.
Lead changes
Raptors-Rockets5
Hornets-Pistons0
The night in charts
Sixers-Bucks combined for 262, 48 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BucksSixers 127, Bucks 135
262
Hornets-PistonsHornets 102, Pistons 112
214
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 87, Rockets 94
181
HOU won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 87, Rockets 94
+7 HOU
Sixers-BucksSixers 127, Bucks 135
+8 MIL
Hornets-PistonsHornets 102, Pistons 112
+10 DET
Yabusele shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YabuselePHI · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MaxeyPHI · 39 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (16-23)
Tobias HarrisDET · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
DurenDET · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
CurryCHA · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Raptors-Rockets
Raptors 87Rockets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2220212487
Rockets1819213694
The story
Houston beat Toronto 94-87 behind 18 points from Jalen Green

Immanuel Quickley paced Toronto: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 7-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-24 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −4−5−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Scottie Barnes topped the game at 45.3 FPTS: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 127Bucks 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers39242836127
Bucks40253832135
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 39 points in a 135-127 loss to Milwaukee

Gary Trent Jr. led Milwaukee with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 39 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 16-23 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the third 38-28, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1+2+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 102Pistons 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets15312729102
Pistons39272422112
The story
Cade Cunningham's a 19-10-12 triple-double carried Detroit past Charlotte, 112-102

For Charlotte, Miles Bridges had 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 7-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-15, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +24+20+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 43

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 29, 35, 20, 22, 15, 29, 23, 43Bucks-Sixers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Jan 3, 2000: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 43, 30, 42, 34, 33, 31, 27, 39Sixers-Bucks · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 26, 23, 27, 24, 24, 15, 25, 30Hornets-Pistons · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 9, 27, 32, 37, 28, 28, 29, 23, 27Sixers-Bucks · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 0, 6, 7, 10, 0, 3, 12, 26Hornets-Pistons · L
6.2 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 19, 8, 11, 2, 0, 10, 13, 19, 23Bucks-Sixers · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+5.8 33.9 last 10 · 28.1 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+5.4 16.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+5.4 15.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.0 11.4 last 10 · 6.4 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.5 18.1 last 10 · 24.6 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−5.6 4.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Karl-Anthony TownsNYK−5.1 18.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.9 14.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
LaMelo BallCHA−4.5 23.5 last 10 · 28.0 season