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Saturday, March 5, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 13 after the first quarter and won 120–103.

Final · Box score
Celtics103
Cavs120
Q1 CLE -13; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Pelicans94
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Wizards99
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Nets118
Wolves132
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Bulls108
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Kings94
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Clippers97
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +10
On this day · 2014–15Mar 5, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Bulls), 43 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Cavs

Cleveland climbs out of a 13-point hole against Boston

Derrick Favors goes for 28 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+1+8+17CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics35192920103
Cavs22333629120
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 25, 25, 12, 23, 25, 33, 19, 28CLE28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 2, 30, 23, 10, 28, 22, 21, 20CLE20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 22, 18, 27, 12, 18, 30, 32, 27BOS27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 16, 12, 14, 12, 8, 15, 9, 17BOS17 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hawks-Clippers

Atlanta climbs back to beat Clippers

Clippers led by 12 after one. Atlanta won it 107–97. Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Hawks-Clippers
Jeff Teague · ATLChris Paul · LACPTS2217REB66AST711Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Wizards15
Hawks-Clippers11
Celtics-Cavs8
Rockets-Bulls4
Kings-Spurs4
Pistons-Knicks3
Nets-Wolves0
The night in charts
Nets-Wolves combined for 250, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-WolvesNets 118, Wolves 132
250
Celtics-CavsCeltics 103, Cavs 120
223
Rockets-BullsRockets 100, Bulls 108
208
Hawks-ClippersHawks 107, Clippers 97
204
Jazz-PelicansJazz 106, Pelicans 94
200
Pacers-WizardsPacers 100, Wizards 99
199
Kings-SpursKings 94, Spurs 104
198
Pistons-KnicksPistons 89, Knicks 102
191
IND won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pacers-WizardsPacers 100, Wizards 99
+1 IND
Rockets-BullsRockets 100, Bulls 108
+8 CHI
Kings-SpursKings 94, Spurs 104
+10 SAS
Hawks-ClippersHawks 107, Clippers 97
+10 ATL
Jazz-PelicansJazz 106, Pelicans 94
+12 UTA
Pistons-KnicksPistons 89, Knicks 102
+13 NYK
Nets-WolvesNets 118, Wolves 132
+14 MIN
Celtics-CavsCeltics 103, Cavs 120
+17 CLE
CLE erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 103, Cavs 120
13 pts
Hawks-ClippersATL won · Hawks 107, Clippers 97
12 pts
Pacers-WizardsIND won · Pacers 100, Wizards 99
8 pts
KAT shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 BLK
78% (14-18)
Robin LopezNYK · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
AfflaloNYK · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
LaVineMIN · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
ManuSAS · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 100Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31252222100
Wizards3727161999
The story
Monta Ellis had 17 points as Indiana beat Washington 100-99

Marcin Gortat led Washington with 17 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 8-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Pacers took the third 22-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 −6−8−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 107Clippers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25253027107
Clippers3718241897
The story
Atlanta beat LA 107-97 behind 22 points from Jeff Teague

Kent Bazemore backed him with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 8-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −12−5+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeAndre Jordan topped the game at 57.2 FPTS: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 103Cavs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics35192920103
Cavs22333629120
The story
LeBron James' 28 points and 11 rebounds carried Cleveland past Boston, 120-103

For Boston, Isaiah Thomas had 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 33-19.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −13+1+8+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.8Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.8 in 56 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg9.5Last 3

9.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 38

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 31, 27, 32, 11, 23, 15, 35, 38Pacers-Wizards · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 34, 27, 42, 46, 27, 26, 39, 36Rockets-Bulls · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 37, 39, 22, 26, 35, 18, 22, 31Kings-Spurs · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 23, 34, 59, 9, 30, 12, 17, 29Pelicans-Jazz · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 18, 21, 10, 16, 22, 15, 12, 28Bulls-Rockets · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 25, 25, 12, 23, 25, 33, 19, 28Cavs-Celtics · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+7.5 33.3 last 10 · 25.8 season
Alex LenPHX+7.3 15.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+7.1 19.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+6.6 20.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
James HardenHOU+5.9 34.7 last 10 · 28.8 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−5.7 5.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Luis ScolaTOR−4.9 3.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Allen CrabbePOR−4.3 6.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.8 5.7 last 10 · 9.5 season