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Sunday, March 1, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Celtics by 16 at halftime and won 106–101.

Final · Box score
Clippers96
Bulls86
Q1 Clippers +8; Q2 Clippers +2; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 Clippers +10
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs103
Rockets105
Q1 Rockets +3; Q2 Rockets +3; Q3 Rockets +8; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets +2
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Celtics101
Q1 Warriors -13; Q2 Warriors -16; Q3 Warriors -11; Q4 Warriors +5
Final · Box score
Sixers74
Pacers94
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +13; Q3 Pacers +9; Q4 Pacers +20
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Magic83
Q1 Hornets +6; Q2 Hornets +1; Q3 Hornets +11; Q4 Hornets +15
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Kings99
Q1 Blazers +11; Q2 Blazers +14; Q3 Blazers +10; Q4 Blazers +11
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Lakers101
Q1 Thunder +9; Q2 Thunder +8; Q3 Thunder +12; Q4 Thunder +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans99
Nuggets92
Q1 Pelicans +5; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 Pelicans +7
On this day · 2013–14Mar 1, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Trevor Ariza (Wizards-Sixers), 40 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Celtics

Stephen Curry drops 37 in 16-point comeback win over Boston

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-16-11+5Warriors AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25242631106
Celtics38272115101
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 51, 26, 22, 20, 25, 25, 32, 18, 22, 37Warriors37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 13, 14, 20, 39, 17, 13, 25, 20Warriors20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 10, 26, 14, 21, 21, 19, 28, 20Celtics20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tyler ZellerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 10, 6, 22, 8, 12, 8, 7, 17Celtics17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Bulls14
Cavs-Rockets11
Blazers-Kings5
Hornets-Magic4
Sixers-Pacers2
Thunder-Lakers0
The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 209
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 108, Lakers 101
209
Blazers-KingsBlazers 110, Kings 99
209
Cavs-RocketsCavs 103, Rockets 105
208
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 106, Celtics 101
207
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 99, Nuggets 92
191
Clippers-BullsClippers 96, Bulls 86
182
Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 83
181
Sixers-PacersSixers 74, Pacers 94
168
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-RocketsCavs 103, Rockets 105
+2 Rockets
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 106, Celtics 101
+5 Warriors
Thunder-LakersThunder 108, Lakers 101
+7 Thunder
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 99, Nuggets 92
+7 Pelicans
Clippers-BullsClippers 96, Bulls 86
+10 Clippers
Blazers-KingsBlazers 110, Kings 99
+11 Blazers
Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 83
+15 Hornets
Sixers-PacersSixers 74, Pacers 94
+20 Pacers
Zeller shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerHornets · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
StephWarriors · 37 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (14-22)
CP3Clippers · 28 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
Terrence JonesRockets · 19 PTS, 7 REB
60% (6-10)
KanterThunder · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Cavs-Rockets
Cavs 103Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs262127245103
Rockets292132167105
The story
Terrence Jones had 19 points as Houston beat Cleveland 105-103 in OT

JR Smith led Cleveland with 10 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB · 6-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the third 32-27, their biggest quarter edge.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +3+3+80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Celtics
Warriors 106Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25242631106
Celtics38272115101
The story
Draymond Green's 14 points and 11 rebounds carried Golden State past Boston, 106-101

For Boston, Jae Crowder had 17 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 4-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 31-15.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 −13−16−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bulls
Clippers 96Bulls 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2617262796
Bulls1823281786
The story
Los Angeles beat Chicago 96-86 behind 28 points and 12 assists from Chris Paul

Nikola Mirotic paced Chicago: 29 PTS, 9 REB 28 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 12-19 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +8+20+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.6Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.6 in 34 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg50.8Today

51 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 20.

Rockets over Cavs2Warriors over Celtics5Thunder over Lakers7Pelicans over Nuggets7Clippers over Bulls10Blazers over Kings11Hornets over Magic15Pacers over Sixers20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 22, 18, 31, 28, 18, 19, 42, 37Cavs-Rockets · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 51, 26, 22, 20, 25, 25, 32, 18, 22, 37Warriors-Celtics · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 45, 40, 9, 26, 20, 31, 21, 15, 33Rockets-Cavs · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 26, 23, 15, 19, 18, 18, 29, 31Blazers-Kings · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 3, 7, 3, 8, 16, 6, 8, 29Bulls-Clippers · L
7.6 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 25, 12, 22, 10, 30, 22, 19, 28Clippers-Bulls · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
DeAndre JordanClippers+4.3 15.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jarrett JackNets+4.2 16.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Quincy PondexterPelicans+4.2 10.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Alan AndersonNets+4.2 11.2 last 10 · 7.0 season
Jamal CrawfordClippers+4.1 20.6 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLakers−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kyle LowryRaptors−6.1 11.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Monta EllisMavs−5.2 14.1 last 10 · 19.3 season
Gerald GreenSuns−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Arron AfflaloBlazers−4.5 9.7 last 10 · 14.2 season