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Sunday, February 1, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Lakers by 6 after the first quarter and won 112–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks79
Celtics107
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics +14; Q3 Celtics +17; Q4 Celtics +28
Final · Box score
Nets77
Pistons130
Q1 Pistons +9; Q2 Pistons +23; Q3 Pistons +38; Q4 Pistons +53
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Heat134
Q1 Heat +21; Q2 Heat +22; Q3 Heat +39; Q4 Heat +43
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Raptors107
Q1 Raptors +5; Q2 Raptors -5; Q3 Raptors +2; Q4 Raptors +7
Final · Box score
Kings112
Wizards116
Q1 Wizards +9; Q2 Wizards +5; Q3 Wizards +6; Q4 Wizards +4
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Knicks112
Q1 Knicks -6; Q2 Knicks -4; Q3 Knicks +8; Q4 Knicks +12
Final · Box score
Clippers117
Suns93
Q1 Clippers +4; Q2 Clippers +6; Q3 Clippers +14; Q4 Clippers +24
Final · Box score
Cavs130
Blazers111
Q1 Cavs +5; Q2 Cavs +9; Q3 Cavs +20; Q4 Cavs +19
Final · Box score
Magic103
Spurs112
Q1 Spurs +16; Q2 Spurs -1; Q3 Spurs +7; Q4 Spurs +9
Final · Box score
Thunder121
Nuggets111
Q1 Thunder +6; Q2 Thunder +7; Q3 Thunder +16; Q4 Thunder +10
On this day · 2024–25Feb 1, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Aaron Wiggins (Thunder-Kings), 41 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Knicks

New York makes it six straight

Jarrett Allen goes for 40 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-4+8+12Knicks AHEAD ↑Lakers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33232618100
Knicks27253822112
Who led
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 21, 9, 5, 23, 15, 26, 24, 25Knicks25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Landry ShametPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 5, 6, 18, 12, 2, 9, 3, 23Knicks23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 39, 25, 38, 32, 33, 46, 29, 37, 30Lakers30 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 24, 19, 23, 17, 24, 11, 20, 22Lakers22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Brooklyn by 53, the widest margin of 10 games.

Wizards over Kings4Raptors over Jazz7Spurs over Magic9Thunder over Nuggets10Knicks over Lakers12Cavs over Blazers19Clippers over Suns24Celtics over Bucks28Heat over Bulls43Pistons over Nets53Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Knicks15
Jazz-Raptors12
Clippers-Suns7
Magic-Spurs6
Kings-Wizards3
Cavs-Blazers3
Bucks-Celtics1
Nets-Pistons1
Bulls-Heat0
Thunder-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Cavs-Blazers combined for 241, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BlazersCavs 130, Blazers 111
241
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 121, Nuggets 111
232
Kings-WizardsKings 112, Wizards 116
228
Bulls-HeatBulls 91, Heat 134
225
Magic-SpursMagic 103, Spurs 112
215
Lakers-KnicksLakers 100, Knicks 112
212
Clippers-SunsClippers 117, Suns 93
210
Nets-PistonsNets 77, Pistons 130
207
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 100, Raptors 107
207
Bucks-CelticsBucks 79, Celtics 107
186
Wizards won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Kings-WizardsKings 112, Wizards 116
+4 Wizards
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 100, Raptors 107
+7 Raptors
Magic-SpursMagic 103, Spurs 112
+9 Spurs
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 121, Nuggets 111
+10 Thunder
Lakers-KnicksLakers 100, Knicks 112
+12 Knicks
Cavs-BlazersCavs 130, Blazers 111
+19 Cavs
Clippers-SunsClippers 117, Suns 93
+24 Clippers
Bucks-CelticsBucks 79, Celtics 107
+28 Celtics
Bulls-HeatBulls 91, Heat 134
+43 Heat
Nets-PistonsNets 77, Pistons 130
+53 Pistons
Knicks rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KnicksKnicks won · Lakers 100, Knicks 112
6 pts
Jazz-RaptorsRaptors won · Jazz 100, Raptors 107
5 pts
Magic-SpursSpurs won · Magic 103, Spurs 112
1 pt
Bam shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamHeat · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LarssonHeat · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HartKnicks · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
QuetaCeltics · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Jarrett AllenCavs · 40 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
70% (16-23)
Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 112Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings14343430112
Wizards23303528116
The story
Zach LaVine had 35 points, but Washington won 116-112

For Washington, Will Riley had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 13-26 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-14, was where the Wizards built it.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +9+5+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 121Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32303920121
Nuggets26293026111
The story
Oklahoma City beat Denver 121-111 behind 34 points and 13 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Peyton Watson paced Denver: 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 34 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 11-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 39-30 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +6+7+16+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Blazers
Cavs 130Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29284132130
Blazers24243033111
The story
Craig Porter had 12 assists and 3 points as Cleveland beat Portland 130-111

Donovan Clingan led Portland with 12 REB, 8 PTS, 5 AST 12 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 PTS · 1-5 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 41-30, their biggest quarter edge.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +5+9+20+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
4.32024–25 avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 4.3 a game in 2024–25 (21 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jarrett Allen leads the day with 40

Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 16, 13, 15, 8, 9, 17, 12, 40Cavs-Blazers · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +26.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant Thunder, Mar 23, 2012: 40 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Career high40 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 16, 18, 18, 19, 10, 17, 17, 35Kings-Wizards · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 39, 30, 40, 47, 24, 29, 30, 34Thunder-Nuggets · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 23, 9, 20, 16, 34, 25, 6, 32Kings-Wizards · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 39, 25, 38, 32, 33, 46, 29, 37, 30Lakers-Knicks · L
33.6 PPG season to date · −3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 41, 32, 30, 27, 33, 20, 21, 30Celtics-Bucks · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonNuggets+6.6 21.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Brice SensabaughJazz+6.2 18.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jusuf NurkicJazz+5.3 16.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Sam HauserCeltics+5.2 14.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
Naji MarshallMavs+4.8 19.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
Jalen BrunsonKnicks−6.3 20.9 last 10 · 27.2 season
Tyrese MaxeySixers−6.3 22.9 last 10 · 29.2 season
Cam ThomasNets−5.5 10.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Derrick WhiteCeltics−5.4 11.8 last 10 · 17.2 season
Karl-Anthony TownsKnicks−4.9 14.9 last 10 · 19.8 season