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Tuesday, February 15, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHA by 9 after three quarters and won 126–120.

Final
CLE116
ATL124
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +8
Final
DAL107
MIA99
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +8
Final
BOS135
PHI87
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +27; Q3 BOS +43; Q4 BOS +48
Final
IND119
MIL128
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +9
Final · OT
CHA120
MIN126
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN -9; Q4 MIN 0; OT1 MIN +6
Final
MEM121
NOP109
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +12
Final
LAC96
PHX103
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +7
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2020–21Feb 15, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (NYK vs ATL), 44 points.
The lead · CHA @ MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 39, Minnesota wins in overtime

Tied 108–108 after regulation. Final: 126–120.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-6-90+6MIN AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHA2434292112120
MIN2725263018126
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 24, 21, 24, 25, 21, 27, 15, 39MIN39 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 22, 8, 22, 14, 29, 18, 23, 18MIN18 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 6, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25, 8, 28CHA28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 23, 24, 16, 20, 16, 25, 35, 25CHA25 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Boston by 48.

MIN over CHA6PHX over LAC7ATL over CLE8DAL over MIA8MIL over IND9MEM over NOP12BOS over PHI48Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 50

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 38, 29, 33, 29, 28, 44, 18, 50MIL vs IND · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: DeMar DeRozan CHI, Mar 17, 2023: 49 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Season high50 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 36, 43, 22, 17, 34, 18, 30, 41ATL vs CLE · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kemba Walker CHA, Feb 2, 2018: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 24, 21, 24, 25, 21, 27, 15, 39MIN vs CHA · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 2, 11, 18, 6, 9, 16, 13, 36IND @ MIL · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 21, 15, 19, 17, 15, 36, 23, 30NOP vs MEM · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 20, 23, 13, 19, 24, 27, 27, 30CLE @ ATL · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Reggie BullockDAL+7.7 15.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
DeMar DeRozanCHI+6.4 34.3 last 10 · 27.9 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+6.3 19.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Nikola VucevicCHI+6.3 24.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
Davion MitchellSAC+5.7 16.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderHOU−7.0 7.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cameron ReddishNYK−6.6 4.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Devonte' GrahamNOP−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Kemba WalkerNYK−4.5 7.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL−4.4 8.0 last 10 · 12.4 season