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Sunday, February 26, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHX by 5 at halftime and won 100–96.

Final · Box score
Spurs119
Lakers98
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Suns96
Bucks100
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Nuggets98
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Wizards92
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Pistons98
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Raptors112
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Thunder118
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +8
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets121
Clippers124
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +3
On this day · 2015–16Feb 26, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Kyle Lowry (Raptors-Cavs), 43 points.
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The lead · Suns-Bucks

Milwaukee handles Phoenix by 4

Blake Griffin goes for 43 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5+4+4MIL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2324262396
Bucks21213523100
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 30, 22, 41, 20, 8, 33, 33, 28MIL28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 6, 11, 15, 7, 23, 14, 22, 17MIL17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 20, 4, 16, 14, 0, 11, 17, 23PHX23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Alan WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 6, 1, 0, 14, 2, 2, 16, 17PHX17 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Raptors

Toronto gets past Portland

112–106, with Toronto ahead 53–52 at halftime. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over CHA3MIL over PHX4BOS over DET6TOR over POR6MEM over DEN7OKC over NOP8UTA over WAS10SAS over LAL21Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over POR.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Thunder20
Hornets-Clippers16
Grizzlies-Nuggets14
Blazers-Raptors14
Celtics-Pistons11
Suns-Bucks8
Jazz-Wizards4
Spurs-Lakers2
The night in charts
Hornets-Clippers combined for 245, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-ClippersHornets 121, Clippers 124
245
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 110, Thunder 118
228
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 106, Raptors 112
218
Spurs-LakersSpurs 119, Lakers 98
217
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 105, Nuggets 98
203
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 104, Pistons 98
202
Suns-BucksSuns 96, Bucks 100
196
Jazz-WizardsJazz 102, Wizards 92
194
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-ClippersHornets 121, Clippers 124
+3 LAC
Suns-BucksSuns 96, Bucks 100
+4 MIL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 104, Pistons 98
+6 BOS
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 106, Raptors 112
+6 TOR
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 105, Nuggets 98
+7 MEM
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 110, Thunder 118
+8 OKC
Jazz-WizardsJazz 102, Wizards 92
+10 UTA
Spurs-LakersSpurs 119, Lakers 98
+21 SAS
MIL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BucksMIL won · Suns 96, Bucks 100
5 pts
Blazers-RaptorsTOR won · Blazers 106, Raptors 112
3 pts
Pelicans-ThunderOKC won · Pelicans 110, Thunder 118
3 pts
Jordan shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 20 PTS, 19 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
GiannisMIL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
BeasleyMIL · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
WarrenPHX · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
IngramLAL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 121Clippers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets242729338121
Clippers3227252911124
The story
DeAndre Jordan had 20 points and 19 rebounds as LA beat Charlotte 124-121 in OT

Nicolas Batum led Charlotte with 31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 19 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the first 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+8+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Bucks
Suns 96Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2324262396
Bucks21213523100
The story
Milwaukee beat Phoenix 100-96 behind 28 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Alan Williams paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-13 FG

The swing

A 35-26 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−5+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Thunder
Pelicans 110Thunder 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans35242526110
Thunder32272831118
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 41-11-11 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past New Orleans, 118-110

For New Orleans, Anthony Davis had 38 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 41 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 14-29 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-26, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −30+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 56 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.5Season avg33.9Today

34 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 43

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 26, 32, 20, 26, 17, 12, 29, 43Clippers-Hornets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Feb 2, 2011: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Season high43 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 42, 27, 29, 47, 17, 38, 17, 41Thunder-Pelicans · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Dec 12, 2019: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
41 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 12, 42, 32, 24, 18, 29, 39, 38Pelicans-Thunder · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 17, 14, 10, 29, 24, 34, 12, 34Hornets-Clippers · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 22, 31, 30, 26, 18, 10, 43, 33Raptors-Blazers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 26, 34, 29, 29, 33, 29, 20, 33Celtics-Pistons · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.3 17.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+6.2 29.6 last 10 · 23.4 season
Dario SaricPHI+6.2 17.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+5.8 18.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kyle KorverCLE+5.4 15.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.5 10.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Al HorfordBOS−3.8 10.4 last 10 · 14.2 season