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Friday, March 4, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Jazz by 9 after the first quarter and won 94–88.

Final · Box score
Pacers101
Hornets108
Q1 Hornets +1; Q2 Hornets +5; Q3 Hornets -2; Q4 Hornets +7
Final · Box score
Suns102
Magic84
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 Suns +8; Q3 Suns +18; Q4 Suns +18
Final · Box score
Heat112
Sixers102
Q1 Heat +11; Q2 Heat +10; Q3 Heat +7; Q4 Heat +10
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Celtics105
Q1 Celtics -4; Q2 Celtics -5; Q3 Celtics -6; Q4 Celtics +1
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Raptors117
Q1 Raptors +1; Q2 Raptors +6; Q3 Raptors +13; Q4 Raptors +2
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Cavs108
Q1 Cavs +4; Q2 Cavs +17; Q3 Cavs +20; Q4 Cavs +25
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Grizzlies94
Q1 Grizzlies -9; Q2 Grizzlies +10; Q3 Grizzlies -5; Q4 Grizzlies +6
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Bucks116
Q1 Bucks -6; Q2 Bucks +6; Q3 Bucks +17; Q4 Bucks +15
Final · OT · Box score
Nets121
Nuggets120
Q1 Nets +6; Q2 Nets +6; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets +1
Final · Box score
Hawks106
Lakers77
Q1 Hawks +7; Q2 Hawks +18; Q3 Hawks +15; Q4 Hawks +29
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The lead · Jazz-Grizzlies

Memphis rallies from 9 down to beat Utah

Paul George goes for 35 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+10-5+6Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2811331688
Grizzlies1930182794
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 17, 18, 14, 15, 19, 22, 19, 25Grizzlies25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 12, 16, 8, 14, 12, 14, 7, 16Grizzlies16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 22, 21, 28, 11, 27, 16, 26, 18Jazz18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 23, 22, 19, 25, 13, 11, 15, 14Jazz14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hawks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Lakers by 29.

Celtics over Knicks1Nets over Nuggets1Raptors over Blazers2Grizzlies over Jazz6Hornets over Pacers7Heat over Sixers10Bucks over Wolves15Suns over Magic18Cavs over Wizards25Hawks over Lakers29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Nuggets17
Knicks-Celtics11
Pacers-Hornets9
Blazers-Raptors9
Jazz-Grizzlies9
Wolves-Bucks9
Hawks-Lakers8
Suns-Magic6
Heat-Sixers2
Wizards-Cavs2
Shot of the night

Lopez's tip-in at the buzzer of OT puts the Nets ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Nets-Nuggets combined for 241, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-NuggetsNets 121, Nuggets 120
241
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 115, Raptors 117
232
Wolves-BucksWolves 101, Bucks 116
217
Heat-SixersHeat 112, Sixers 102
214
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 104, Celtics 105
209
Pacers-HornetsPacers 101, Hornets 108
209
Wizards-CavsWizards 83, Cavs 108
191
Suns-MagicSuns 102, Magic 84
186
Hawks-LakersHawks 106, Lakers 77
183
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 88, Grizzlies 94
182
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 104, Celtics 105
+1 Celtics
Nets-NuggetsNets 121, Nuggets 120
+1 Nets
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 115, Raptors 117
+2 Raptors
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 88, Grizzlies 94
+6 Grizzlies
Pacers-HornetsPacers 101, Hornets 108
+7 Hornets
Heat-SixersHeat 112, Sixers 102
+10 Heat
Wolves-BucksWolves 101, Bucks 116
+15 Bucks
Suns-MagicSuns 102, Magic 84
+18 Suns
Wizards-CavsWizards 83, Cavs 108
+25 Cavs
Hawks-LakersHawks 106, Lakers 77
+29 Hawks
Grizzlies rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Jazz 88, Grizzlies 94
9 pts
Knicks-CelticsCeltics won · Knicks 104, Celtics 105
6 pts
Wolves-BucksBucks won · Wolves 101, Bucks 116
6 pts
Pacers-HornetsHornets won · Pacers 101, Hornets 108
2 pts
Stephenson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StephensonGrizzlies · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
KATMIN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
MiddletonBucks · 32 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Markel BrownNets · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
67% (8-12)
AfflaloKnicks · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 121Nuggets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets313227229121
Nuggets253233228120
The story
Markel Brown had 21 points as Brooklyn beat Denver 121-120 in OT

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 15 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +6+600+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Emmanuel Mudiay led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 104Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31272917104
Celtics27262824105
The story
Boston beat New York 105-104 behind 32 points and 8 assists from Isaiah Thomas

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −4−5−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Raptors
Blazers 115Raptors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30222538115
Raptors31273227117
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 38 points carried Toronto past Portland, 117-115

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 24 PTS, 5 AST 38 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-19 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-25, was where the Raptors built it.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +1+6+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 50

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 51, 30, 34, 23, 31, 33, 30, 20, 50Blazers-Raptors · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jaylen Brown Celtics, Jan 3, 2026: 50 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
50 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 22, 21, 22, 31, 6, 20, 31, 38Raptors-Blazers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 20, 31, 27, 32, 11, 23, 15, 35Pacers-Hornets · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 25, 28, 20, 22, 9, 26, 30, 33Hornets-Pacers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 15, 36, 25, 22, 18, 27, 12, 18, 30, 32Celtics-Knicks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 20, 12, 18, 21, 26, 30, 23, 32Bucks-Wolves · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardBlazers+7.5 33.3 last 10 · 25.8 season
Alex LenSuns+7.3 15.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Jabari ParkerBucks+7.1 19.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Chandler ParsonsMavs+6.6 20.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Doug McDermottBulls+6.2 15.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Trey BurkeJazz−5.7 5.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Luis ScolaRaptors−4.9 3.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Terrence JonesRockets−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Allen CrabbeBlazers−4.3 6.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Gerald GreenHeat−3.8 5.7 last 10 · 9.5 season