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Saturday, February 27, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by GSW (vs OKC) and MIN (vs NOP).

Final · Box score
Heat89
Celtics101
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Pelicans110
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Bulls95
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Rockets94
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Bucks91
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +11
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors121
Thunder118
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -11; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Suns111
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Nets98
Jazz96
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +2
On this day · 2014–15Feb 27, 2015: 14 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Pelicans

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 30, Minnesota rallies past New Orleans

Pau Gasol posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-11-10+2MIN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25203136112
Pelicans26303024110
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 26, 19, 35, 11, 24, 28, 16, 30MIN30 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 13, 12, 13, 22, 14, 16, 7, 25MIN25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 26, 7, 4, 26, 6, 16, 26, 31NOP31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 8, 7, 14, 24, 10, 10, 11, 31NOP31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Boston by 12.

MIN over NOP2BKN over UTA2GSW over OKC3PHX over MEM5POR over CHI8SAS over HOU10DET over MIL11BOS over MIA12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Nets-Jazz11
Heat-Celtics10
Wolves-Pelicans6
Blazers-Bulls4
Pistons-Bucks3
Warriors-Thunder3
Spurs-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Steph's three at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 121-118 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Thunder combined for 239, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 121, Thunder 118
239
Wolves-PelicansWolves 112, Pelicans 110
222
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 106, Suns 111
217
Blazers-BullsBlazers 103, Bulls 95
198
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 104, Rockets 94
198
Nets-JazzNets 98, Jazz 96
194
Pistons-BucksPistons 102, Bucks 91
193
Heat-CelticsHeat 89, Celtics 101
190
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-JazzNets 98, Jazz 96
+2 BKN
Wolves-PelicansWolves 112, Pelicans 110
+2 MIN
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 121, Thunder 118
+3 GSW
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 106, Suns 111
+5 PHX
Blazers-BullsBlazers 103, Bulls 95
+8 POR
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 104, Rockets 94
+10 SAS
Pistons-BucksPistons 102, Bucks 91
+11 DET
Heat-CelticsHeat 89, Celtics 101
+12 BOS
GSW erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-ThunderGSW won · Warriors 121, Thunder 118
11 pts
Wolves-PelicansMIN won · Wolves 112, Pelicans 110
11 pts
Heat-CelticsBOS won · Heat 89, Celtics 101
8 pts
Nets-JazzBKN won · Nets 98, Jazz 96
2 pts
KAT shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
LaVineMIN · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
LenPHX · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
KawhiSAS · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Wolves-Pelicans
Wolves 112Pelicans 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25203136112
Pelicans26303024110
The story
Zach LaVine's 25 points carried Minnesota past New Orleans, 112-110

For New Orleans, Eric Gordon had 31 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 11-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 36-24.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −1−11−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Jazz
Nets 98Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2028222898
Jazz2221183596
The story
Brooklyn beat Utah 98-96 behind 21 points from Thaddeus Young

Derrick Favors paced Utah: 13 PTS, 11 REB 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −2+5+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert topped the game at 51.8 FPTS: 19 REB, 12 PTS

Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 121Thunder 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2026322518121
Thunder3027262015118
The story
Kevin Durant had 37 points and 12 rebounds in a 121-118 in OT loss to Golden State

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 32 PTS, 3 REB 37 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 13-26 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Warriors took the third 32-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −10−11−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 46

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 51, 26, 35, 26, 31, 23, 36, 42, 51, 46Warriors-Thunder · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Donovan Mitchell UTA, Mar 2, 2019: 46 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
46 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 40, 32, 23, 31, 26, 24, 32, 37Thunder-Warriors · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 13, 24, 23, 32, 27, 33, 9, 32Warriors-Thunder · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 26, 7, 4, 26, 6, 16, 26, 31Pelicans-Wolves · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 21, 33, 31, 51, 30, 34, 23, 31Blazers-Bulls · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 8, 7, 14, 24, 10, 10, 11, 31Pelicans-Wolves · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Doug McDermottCHI+6.3 15.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.0 36.7 last 10 · 30.7 season
Archie GoodwinPHX+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
E'Twaun MooreCHI+5.3 12.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.3 22.4 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−5.2 6.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jeremy LambCHA−4.1 6.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Luis ScolaTOR−4.0 5.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.8 5.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Terrence JonesHOU−3.8 5.1 last 10 · 8.9 season