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Thursday, February 5, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHI by 8 at halftime and won 119–115.

Final · Box score
Wizards126
Pistons117
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Nets98
Magic118
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Jazz119
Hawks121
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Raptors123
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Rockets99
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Spurs135
Mavs123
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Sixers115
Lakers119
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Suns97
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2024–25Feb 5, 2025: 11 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Suns), 50 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Lakers

Austin Reaves goes for 35 in Lakers win over Philadelphia

Jalen Johnson posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-2+4LAL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27322828115
Lakers21303434119
Who led
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 44, 36, 11, 15, 17, 12, 15, 35LAL35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 23, 17, 24, 11, 20, 22, 25, 17LAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37, 40, 24, 35PHI35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 22, 6, 22, 40, 18, 29, 14, 26PHI26 PTS · 0 REB · 13 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 20.

ATL over UTA2LAL over PHI4GSW over PHX4WAS over DET9CHA over HOU10SAS over DAL12TOR over CHI16ORL over BKN20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Jazz-Hawks22
Spurs-Mavs9
Warriors-Suns7
Bulls-Raptors4
Hornets-Rockets2
Sixers-Lakers1
Wizards-Pistons0
Nets-Magic0
Shot of the night

Alexander-Walker's jumper with 3.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 121-119 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 258, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 135, Mavs 123
258
Wizards-PistonsWizards 126, Pistons 117
243
Jazz-HawksJazz 119, Hawks 121
240
Sixers-LakersSixers 115, Lakers 119
234
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 107, Raptors 123
230
Nets-MagicNets 98, Magic 118
216
Hornets-RocketsHornets 109, Rockets 99
208
Warriors-SunsWarriors 101, Suns 97
198
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-HawksJazz 119, Hawks 121
+2 ATL
Warriors-SunsWarriors 101, Suns 97
+4 GSW
Sixers-LakersSixers 115, Lakers 119
+4 LAL
Wizards-PistonsWizards 126, Pistons 117
+9 WAS
Hornets-RocketsHornets 109, Rockets 99
+10 CHA
Spurs-MavsSpurs 135, Mavs 123
+12 SAS
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 107, Raptors 123
+16 TOR
Nets-MagicNets 98, Magic 118
+20 ORL
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-LakersLAL won · Sixers 115, Lakers 119
8 pts
Warriors-SunsGSW won · Warriors 101, Suns 97
6 pts
Jazz-HawksATL won · Jazz 119, Hawks 121
4 pts
Landale shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandaleATL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
71% (10-14)
ReavesLAL · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
Jabari Smith Jr.HOU · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
EmbiidPHI · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
CooperWAS · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Jazz-Hawks
Jazz 119Hawks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz31293623119
Hawks30313129121
The story
Jock Landale had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta beat Utah 121-119

Isaiah Collier led Utah with 25 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 10-14 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 29-23.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1+1−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 115Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27322828115
Lakers21303434119
The story
LeBron James' 17 points and 10 assists carried Los Angeles past Philadelphia, 119-115

For Philadelphia, VJ Edgecombe had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 7-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 34-28.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−8−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 135Mavs 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs38362536135
Mavs35283327123
The story
San Antonio beat Dallas 135-123 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Victor Wembanyama

Cooper Flagg paced Dallas: 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+11+3+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg33.4Last 5

33.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 35

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37, 40, 24, 35Sixers-Lakers · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 44, 36, 11, 15, 17, 12, 15, 35Lakers-Sixers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 20, 13, 27, 35, 19, 25, 33Raptors-Bulls · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Cooper FlaggPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 6, 18, 21, 16, 49, 34, 36, 32Mavs-Spurs · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Naji MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 16, 19, 30, 21, 18, 8, 9, 32Mavs-Spurs · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 36, 32, 33, 24, 31, 13, 15, 31Rockets-Hornets · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.4 31.8 last 10 · 26.4 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.3 16.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Naji MarshallDAL+5.1 19.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+4.9 21.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jaylon TysonCLE+4.8 18.8 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−5.6 10.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−5.5 23.3 last 10 · 28.8 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK−5.5 21.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Miles BridgesCHA−4.7 13.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−4.4 8.4 last 10 · 12.8 season