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Saturday, February 8, 2025Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CHI by 14 at halftime and won 132–111.

Final
HOU105
DAL116
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +11
Final
IND117
LAL124
Q1 LAL +22; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +7
Final
SAS111
ORL112
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 ORL +1
Final
ATL125
WAS111
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +14
Final
GSW132
CHI111
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -14; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +21
Final
OKC125
MEM112
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +13
Final
POR98
MIN114
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -13; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +16
Final
BOS131
NYK104
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +27
Final
DEN122
PHX105
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +17
Final
NOP118
SAC123
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -11; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +5
Final
UTA110
LAC130
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +20
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 · 2023–24Feb 8, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: Jerami Grant (POR vs DET), 49 points.
The lead · GSW @ CHI

Stephen Curry scores 34 as Golden State wins in Chicago

Final: 132–111. Stephen Curry made 10 of 19 shots from the field.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-14+3+21GSW AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW34214235132
CHI31382517111
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 13, 21, 14, 24, 32, 37, 34GSW34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 35, 0, 9, 9, 18, 8, 13, 25GSW25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 18, 9, 16, 25, 22, 22, 20, 27CHI27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Matas BuzelisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 6, 9, 12, 12, 12, 24, 14, 16CHI16 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · POR @ MIN

Minnesota climbs out of a 13-point hole against Portland

Down 13 at the half, the Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 38–14 and the game 114–98. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIN vs POR
Jaden McDaniels · MINAnfernee Simons · PORPTS3021REB103AST45Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Austin Reaves leads the day with 45

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.
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 16, 17, 13, 17, 27, 20, 23, 45LAL vs IND · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +26.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tim Hardaway MIA, Mar 7, 1997: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Season high45 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 24, 19, 16, 27, 35, 22, 17, 40BOS @ NYK · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Dickerson VAN, Feb 10, 2000: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 21, 24, 28, 31, 29, 14, 28, 40NOP @ SAC · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Lamond Murray CLE, Jan 2, 2002: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 17, 25, 20, 30, 17, 42, 28, 36NYK vs BOS · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 16, 21, 15, 34, 34, 32, 24, 35ATL @ WAS · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 13, 21, 14, 24, 32, 37, 34GSW @ CHI · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 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
Jaden McDanielsMIN+5.4 16.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+5.4 15.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.0 11.4 last 10 · 6.4 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI+5.0 32.8 last 10 · 27.8 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAS−6.5 18.1 last 10 · 24.6 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−5.6 4.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Karl-Anthony TownsNYK−5.1 18.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.9 14.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
LaMelo BallCHA−4.5 23.5 last 10 · 28.0 season