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Tuesday, February 28, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed POR by 8 after the first quarter and won 120–113.

Final · Box score
Warriors108
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +4
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers113
Pistons120
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -4; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets125
Bulls107
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Suns112
Grizzlies130
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Lakers104
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 CHA +5
On this day · 2015–16Feb 28, 2016: 7 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Pacers), 33 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Pistons

Marcus Morris scores 37, Detroit wins in overtime

Julius Randle goes for 23 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-5-40+7DET AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers272230304113
Pistons1925313411120
Who led
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 14, 10, 11, 26, 6, 16, 16, 37DET37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 24, 12, 10, 21, 9, 12, 17, 19DET19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 29, 29, 28, 21, 13, 33, 28, 34POR34 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 19, 32, 20, 26, 18, 22, 17, 25POR25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Bulls17
Hornets-Lakers15
Warriors-Wizards12
Suns-Grizzlies10
Blazers-Pistons4
Jazz-Thunder2
Shot of the night

Westbrook's jumper with 15 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 109-106 final

The night in charts
Suns-Grizzlies combined for 242, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 112, Grizzlies 130
242
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 113, Pistons 120
233
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 125, Bulls 107
232
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 108, Wizards 112
220
Jazz-ThunderJazz 106, Thunder 109
215
Hornets-LakersHornets 109, Lakers 104
213
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-ThunderJazz 106, Thunder 109
+3 OKC
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 108, Wizards 112
+4 WAS
Hornets-LakersHornets 109, Lakers 104
+5 CHA
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 113, Pistons 120
+7 DET
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 125, Bulls 107
+18 DEN
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 112, Grizzlies 130
+18 MEM
DET rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-PistonsDET won · Blazers 113, Pistons 120
8 pts
Hornets-LakersCHA won · Hornets 109, Lakers 104
4 pts
Nuggets-BullsDEN won · Nuggets 125, Bulls 107
3 pts
Suns-GrizzliesMEM won · Suns 112, Grizzlies 130
2 pts
Randle shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandleLAL · 23 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
GallinariDEN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RandolphMEM · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
GasolMEM · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
WarrenPHX · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Jazz-Thunder
Jazz 106Thunder 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25282231106
Thunder31302523109
The story
Enes Kanter had 15 points as Oklahoma City beat Utah 109-106

George Hill led Utah with 15 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

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

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+8+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Lakers
Hornets 109Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27312229109
Lakers31242722104
The story
Charlotte beat Los Angeles 109-104 behind 30 points from Kemba Walker

Jordan Clarkson paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 9-18 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −4+3−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Pistons
Blazers 113Pistons 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers272230304113
Pistons1925313411120
The story
Ish Smith's 12 points carried Detroit past Portland, 120-113 in OT

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 7 AST, 7 STL, 1 REB · 5-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Pistons took it 11-4.

DET lead by quarter
200 −8−5−40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard was the fantasy play: 61.2 FPTS on 34 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg2.6Last 3

2.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Lakers

Lakers' skid reaches five

Charlotte won 109–104; the Lakers fall to 19–42. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
L@ WAS108–116L@ BOS107–113W@ NYK121–107L@ DET102–121W@ MIL122–114Lvs SAC96–97L@ PHX101–137L@ OKC93–110Lvs SAS98–119Lvs CHA104–109
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 43

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 38, 42, 27, 29, 47, 17, 38, 17, 41, 43Thunder-Jazz · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Johnson ATL, Dec 18, 2025: 43 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
43 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 14, 10, 11, 26, 6, 16, 16, 37Pistons-Blazers · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 29, 29, 28, 21, 13, 33, 28, 34Blazers-Pistons · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 14, 10, 29, 24, 34, 12, 34, 30Hornets-Lakers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 12, 23, 20, 32, 17, 10, 31, 29Grizzlies-Suns · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 19, 17, 19, 15, 12, 23, 28Grizzlies-Suns · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew WigginsMIN+6.8 30.2 last 10 · 23.4 season
Dario SaricPHI+6.7 18.0 last 10 · 11.3 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.1 17.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+5.2 17.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+5.2 18.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Ersan IlyasovaATL−4.5 9.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.3 10.5 last 10 · 14.8 season