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Thursday, March 5, 2015Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed OKC by 12 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · Box score
Thunder105
Bulls108
Q1 CHI -12; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Mavs75
Blazers94
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +19
On this day · 2013–14Mar 5, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Al Jefferson (Hornets-Pacers), 34 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Bulls

Chicago fights back from 12 down against OKC

Russell Westbrook goes for 43 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-2-7+3CHI AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30202926105
Bulls18302436108
Who led
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 3, 8, 16, 6, 8, 29, 23, 26CHI26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 18, 12, 22, 15, 25, 4, 20, 21CHI21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 34, 33, 21, 20, 39, 40, 49, 43OKC43 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 16, 20, 23, 13, 14, 18, 2, 25OKC25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Mavs-Blazers

Portland extends win streak to 5

94–75 over Dallas. Record: 41–19. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · POR
L@ DAL101–111W@ HOU109–98Wvs LAL102–86L@ UTA76–92Lvs MEM92–98Wvs SAS111–95Wvs OKC115–112W@ SAC110–99W@ LAC98–93Wvs DAL94–75
Lead changes
Thunder-Bulls9
Mavs-Blazers8
Shot of the night

Moore's three with 2 seconds left puts the Bulls ahead, 108-105 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Bulls combined for 213, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-BullsThunder 105, Bulls 108
213
Mavs-BlazersMavs 75, Blazers 94
169
CHI won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Thunder-BullsThunder 105, Bulls 108
+3 CHI
Mavs-BlazersMavs 75, Blazers 94
+19 POR
CHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-BullsCHI won · Thunder 105, Bulls 108
12 pts
Mavs-BlazersPOR won · Mavs 75, Blazers 94
6 pts
E'Twaun Moore shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
E'Twaun MooreCHI · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
IbakaOKC · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
63% (12-19)
BatumPOR · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
50% (6-12)
Robin LopezPOR · 13 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
50% (5-10)
PauCHI · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
47% (9-19)
Final · Thunder-Bulls
Thunder 105Bulls 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30202926105
Bulls18302436108
The story
Nikola Mirotic had 26 points as Chicago beat Oklahoma City 108-105

Pau Gasol added 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 5-15 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Bulls took the second 30-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −12−2−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 75Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2313211875
Blazers1723312394
The story
Nicolas Batum's 15 points and 12 rebounds carried Portland past Dallas, 94-75

For Dallas, Monta Ellis had 12 PTS, 5 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 23-13.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6+4+14+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.0Season avg38.2Last 5

38.2 points a game over his last five games, against 27.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 43

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 34, 33, 21, 20, 39, 40, 49, 43Thunder-Bulls · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: De'Aaron Fox SAC, Nov 17, 2023: 43 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
43 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 3, 8, 16, 6, 8, 29, 23, 26Bulls-Thunder · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 16, 20, 23, 13, 14, 18, 2, 25Thunder-Bulls · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 18, 12, 22, 15, 25, 4, 20, 21Bulls-Thunder · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 0, 15, 4, 0, 21, 3, 5, 21Bulls-Thunder · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 0, 2, 5, 0, 1, 0, 2, 19Bulls-Thunder · W
2.5 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.6 14.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.5 32.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+5.1 15.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
PJ TuckerPHX+4.8 13.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
DeAndre JordanLAC+4.5 15.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kyle LowryTOR−6.1 11.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Monta EllisDAL−6.0 13.2 last 10 · 19.2 season
Arron AfflaloPOR−5.1 8.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Gerald GreenPHX−4.7 7.3 last 10 · 12.0 season