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Sunday, February 28, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Raptors by 2 after the first quarter and won 114–101.

Final · Box score
Cavs99
Wizards113
Q1 Wizards +7; Q2 Wizards +9; Q3 Wizards +26; Q4 Wizards +14
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Hawks87
Q1 Hawks +16; Q2 Hawks +14; Q3 Hawks +11; Q4 Hawks +11
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Pistons114
Q1 Pistons -2; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 Pistons +17; Q4 Pistons +13
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Pacers102
Q1 Blazers +12; Q2 Blazers +11; Q3 Blazers +10; Q4 Blazers +9
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Magic130
Q1 Magic +14; Q2 Magic +26; Q3 Magic +15; Q4 Magic +14
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Mavs128
Q1 Mavs +15; Q2 Mavs +11; Q3 Mavs +25; Q4 Mavs +27
Final · Box score
Heat98
Knicks81
Q1 Heat +4; Q2 Heat +5; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +17
On this day · 2014–15Feb 28, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Marc Gasol (Grizzlies-Wolves), 27 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pistons

Detroit keeps rolling, beats Toronto

Dwyane Wade goes for 26 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+17+13Pistons AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25272029101
Pistons23293725114
Who led
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 26, 13, 16, 34, 23, 17, 22, 19Pistons19 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 16, 4, 4, 14, 19, 11, 12, 16Pistons16 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 18, 11, 2, 9, 12, 9, 15, 27Raptors27 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 17, 35, 22, 21, 22, 31, 6, 20Raptors20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Minnesota by 27, the widest margin of 7 games.

Blazers over Pacers9Hawks over Hornets11Pistons over Raptors13Wizards over Cavs14Magic over Sixers14Heat over Knicks17Mavs over Wolves27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Pistons10
Blazers-Pacers6
Cavs-Wizards3
Hornets-Hawks0
Sixers-Magic0
Wolves-Mavs0
Heat-Knicks0
The night in charts
Sixers-Magic combined for 246, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MagicSixers 116, Magic 130
246
Wolves-MavsWolves 101, Mavs 128
229
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 101, Pistons 114
215
Blazers-PacersBlazers 111, Pacers 102
213
Cavs-WizardsCavs 99, Wizards 113
212
Heat-KnicksHeat 98, Knicks 81
179
Hornets-HawksHornets 76, Hawks 87
163
Blazers won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Blazers-PacersBlazers 111, Pacers 102
+9 Blazers
Hornets-HawksHornets 76, Hawks 87
+11 Hawks
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 101, Pistons 114
+13 Pistons
Sixers-MagicSixers 116, Magic 130
+14 Magic
Cavs-WizardsCavs 99, Wizards 113
+14 Wizards
Heat-KnicksHeat 98, Knicks 81
+17 Heat
Wolves-MavsWolves 101, Mavs 128
+27 Mavs
Wall shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WallWizards · 21 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB
73% (8-11)
VucevicMagic · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Aaron GordonMagic · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
KCPPistons · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OkaforSixers · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
67% (12-18)
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 116Magic 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers26253629116
Magic40372528130
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 130-116 behind 28 points from Victor Oladipo

Jerami Grant paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 1 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 40-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
300 +14+26+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 98Knicks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2321252998
Knicks1920261681
The story
Hassan Whiteside had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat New York 98-81

Robin Lopez led New York with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Heat won the fourth 29-16, their biggest quarter edge.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +4+5+4+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 101Mavs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24302027101
Mavs39263429128
The story
Chandler Parsons' 29 points carried Dallas past Minnesota, 128-101

For Minnesota, Shabazz Muhammad had 24 PTS, 5 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-24, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
300 +15+11+25+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 56 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg13.2Last 3

13.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.8Season avg30.8Today

31 minutes today, against 2.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 33

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 33, 31, 51, 30, 34, 23, 31, 33Blazers-Pacers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 6, 26, 24, 24, 15, 6, 27, 29Mavs-Wolves · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 32, 35, 19, 2, 30, 23, 10, 28Cavs-Wizards · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 28, 20, 21, 19, 35, 17, 18, 28Magic-Sixers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 9, 14, 17, 17, 22, 14, 16, 28Magic-Sixers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 18, 11, 2, 9, 12, 9, 15, 27Raptors-Pistons · L
9.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Doug McDermottBulls+6.3 15.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Damian LillardBlazers+6.0 31.4 last 10 · 25.4 season
Stephen CurryWarriors+6.0 36.7 last 10 · 30.7 season
Archie GoodwinSuns+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Chandler ParsonsMavs+5.5 18.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Trey BurkeJazz−5.2 6.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Luis ScolaRaptors−4.2 4.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Al JeffersonHornets−3.8 8.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Gerald GreenHeat−3.8 5.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Terrence JonesRockets−3.8 5.1 last 10 · 8.9 season