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Saturday, February 7, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed UTA by 11 at halftime and won 120–117.

Final · Box score
Wizards113
Nets127
Q1 BKN +26; Q2 BKN +33; Q3 BKN +19; Q4 BKN +14
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Thunder106
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Mavs125
Spurs138
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Jazz117
Magic120
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -11; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Hornets126
Hawks119
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets136
Bulls120
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Lakers105
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Suns103
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Blazers122
Q1 POR +1; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR -8; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Cavs132
Kings126
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +6
On this day · 2024–25Feb 7, 2025: 7 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Jazz), 47 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Magic

Orlando climbs back to beat Utah

Stephon Castle posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-11-7+3ORL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30352923117
Magic33213333120
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 27, 37, 31, 20, 19, 17, 22, 23ORL23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 20, 19, 23, 32, 25, 7, 23, 22ORL22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 33, 28, 19, 18, 27, 27, 18, 27UTA27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 30, 17, 17, 26, 17, 26, 16, 30, 22UTA22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Blazers

Portland climbs out of an 8-point hole against Memphis

Down 8 after three, the Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 34–19 and the game 122–115. Jerami Grant led Portland with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Grizzlies
Jerami Grant · POROlivier-Maxence Prosper · MEMPTS2925REB55AST30Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Hawks23
Grizzlies-Blazers18
Cavs-Kings17
Warriors-Lakers15
Nuggets-Bulls10
Rockets-Thunder5
Wizards-Nets4
Mavs-Spurs4
Jazz-Magic3
Sixers-Suns3
The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 263, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 125, Spurs 138
263
Cavs-KingsCavs 132, Kings 126
258
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 136, Bulls 120
256
Hornets-HawksHornets 126, Hawks 119
245
Wizards-NetsWizards 113, Nets 127
240
Jazz-MagicJazz 117, Magic 120
237
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 115, Blazers 122
237
Rockets-ThunderRockets 112, Thunder 106
218
Sixers-SunsSixers 109, Suns 103
212
Warriors-LakersWarriors 99, Lakers 105
204
ORL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Jazz-MagicJazz 117, Magic 120
+3 ORL
Rockets-ThunderRockets 112, Thunder 106
+6 HOU
Warriors-LakersWarriors 99, Lakers 105
+6 LAL
Sixers-SunsSixers 109, Suns 103
+6 PHI
Cavs-KingsCavs 132, Kings 126
+6 CLE
Hornets-HawksHornets 126, Hawks 119
+7 CHA
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 115, Blazers 122
+7 POR
Mavs-SpursMavs 125, Spurs 138
+13 SAS
Wizards-NetsWizards 113, Nets 127
+14 BKN
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 136, Bulls 120
+16 DEN
ORL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-MagicORL won · Jazz 117, Magic 120
11 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 115, Blazers 122
8 pts
Nuggets-BullsDEN won · Nuggets 136, Bulls 120
7 pts
Rockets-ThunderHOU won · Rockets 112, Thunder 106
6 pts
Cavs-KingsCLE won · Cavs 132, Kings 126
6 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
92% (11-12)
SharpeBKN · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
CastleSAS · 40 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST, 3 STL
79% (15-19)
Miles BridgesCHA · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
RisacherATL · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Magic
Jazz 117Magic 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30352923117
Magic33213333120
The story
Paolo Banchero had 23 points and 8 assists as Orlando beat Utah 120-117

Lauri Markkanen led Utah with 27 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 6-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 33-23.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3−11−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 112Thunder 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28183432112
Thunder28242232106
The story
Houston beat Oklahoma City 112-106 behind a 17-12-11 triple-double from Alperen Sengun

Cason Wallace paced Oklahoma City: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 6-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−6+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 125Spurs 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32352434125
Spurs39423324138
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 16 points and 11 rebounds carried San Antonio past Dallas, 138-125

For Dallas, Brandon Williams had 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-24, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +7+14+23+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Castle leads the day with 40

Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 13, 16, 5, 16, 16, 14, 18, 40Spurs-Mavs · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Nov 29, 2022: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Career high40 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 33, 36, 45, 25, 16, 14, 29, 35Cavs-Kings · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37, 40, 24, 35, 33Sixers-Suns · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 32, 23, 15, 19, 33, 29, 22, 31Hawks-Hornets · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Nique CliffordPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 15, 7, 2, 15, 6, 14, 16, 30Kings-Cavs · L
6.5 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 6, 22, 40, 18, 29, 14, 26, 29Sixers-Suns · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.5 33.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+5.6 22.3 last 10 · 16.7 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.4 15.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Jarace WalkerIND+5.4 15.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+5.1 25.3 last 10 · 20.2 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−5.6 10.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jeremiah FearsNOP−4.8 8.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−4.6 24.2 last 10 · 28.8 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season