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Friday, February 6, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 21 at halftime and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Heat96
Celtics98
Q1 BOS -14; Q2 BOS -21; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Pistons118
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +21; Q3 DET +30; Q4 DET +38
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Bucks105
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans119
Wolves115
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP -14; Q3 NOP -5; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Blazers135
Q1 POR -11; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +20
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Kings111
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2024–25Feb 6, 2025: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Warriors), 42 points.
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The lead · Heat-Celtics

Boston storms back from 21 down to beat Miami

Kawhi Leonard goes for 31 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-210+2BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2930152296
Celtics1523362498
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 41, 32, 30, 27, 33, 20, 21, 30, 33, 29BOS29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 32, 10, 23, 12, 29, 7, 26, 27, 24BOS24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 14, 17, 10, 16, 10, 17, 14, 26MIA26 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 21, 22, 18, 13, 16, 22, 21, 24MIA24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Wolves

New Orleans rallies from 14 down to beat Minnesota

Trailing by 14 at the half, New Orleans outscored the Timberwolves 63–45 the rest of the way. Final: 119–115. Saddiq Bey led New Orleans with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Wolves
Saddiq Bey · NOPAnthony Edwards · MINPTS3035REB95AST54Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Wolves17
Clippers-Kings11
Heat-Celtics5
Pacers-Bucks5
Knicks-Pistons4
Grizzlies-Blazers1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Blazers combined for 250, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 115, Blazers 135
250
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 119, Wolves 115
234
Clippers-KingsClippers 114, Kings 111
225
Pacers-BucksPacers 99, Bucks 105
204
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 80, Pistons 118
198
Heat-CelticsHeat 96, Celtics 98
194
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 96, Celtics 98
+2 BOS
Clippers-KingsClippers 114, Kings 111
+3 LAC
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 119, Wolves 115
+4 NOP
Pacers-BucksPacers 99, Bucks 105
+6 MIL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 115, Blazers 135
+20 POR
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 80, Pistons 118
+38 DET
BOS erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CelticsBOS won · Heat 96, Celtics 98
21 pts
Pelicans-WolvesNOP won · Pelicans 119, Wolves 115
14 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 115, Blazers 135
11 pts
Clippers-KingsLAC won · Clippers 114, Kings 111
10 pts
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 99, Bucks 105
6 pts
Zion shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
John CollinsLAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
JenkinsDET · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
CardwellSAC · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
WigginsMIA · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 96Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2930152296
Celtics1523362498
The story
Jaylen Brown's 29 points carried Boston past Miami, 98-96

For Miami, Norman Powell had 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-25 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 21 going into the third, then won it 36-15.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −14−210+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick White was the fantasy play: 49.1 FPTS on 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB

Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 114Kings 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers17313135114
Kings27222834111
The story
John Collins had 22 points as LA beat Sacramento 114-111

Dylan Cardwell led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 14 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Clippers took the second 31-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−1+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Wolves
Pelicans 119Wolves 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34223330119
Wolves32382421115
The story
New Orleans beat Minnesota 119-115 behind 30 points from Saddiq Bey

Rudy Gobert paced Minnesota: 16 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 10-21 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 third quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +2−14−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 46 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 35

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 55, 38, 20, 32, 20, 26, 33, 39, 30, 35Wolves-Pelicans · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 24, 28, 21, 21, 25, 29, 25, 31Clippers-Kings · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 36, 24, 16, 22, 34, 8, 22, 30Pelicans-Wolves · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 41, 32, 30, 27, 33, 20, 21, 30, 33, 29Celtics-Heat · W
29.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 24, 24, 21, 21, 11, 14, 20, 29Pelicans-Wolves · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 32, 17, 10, 8, 19, 27, 44, 26Pelicans-Wolves · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Saddiq BeyNOP+5.6 22.3 last 10 · 16.7 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.4 31.8 last 10 · 26.4 season
Jarace WalkerIND+5.4 15.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.3 16.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Naji MarshallDAL+5.1 19.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−5.6 10.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−5.5 23.3 last 10 · 28.8 season
Jeremiah FearsNOP−4.8 8.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Miles BridgesCHA−4.7 13.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−4.4 8.4 last 10 · 12.8 season