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Thursday, March 2, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed GSW by 7 after the first quarter and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Warriors87
Bulls94
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Suns120
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Blazers114
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +5
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The lead · Warriors-Bulls

Chicago upsets Golden State

Russell Westbrook goes for 45 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4+6+7CHI AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2625221487
Bulls1928321594
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 28, 28, 20, 19, 29, 22, 18, 8, 22CHI22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 4, 16, 6, 19, 9, 7, 12, 17CHI17 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 26, 11, 13, 35, 27, 19, 25, 23GSW23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 36, 26, 35, 18, 24, 21, 16, 13GSW13 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Thunder-Blazers

Portland takes care of OKC

A 5-point win, 114–109. Damian Lillard led Portland with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over OKC5CHI over GSW7PHX over CHA17Final margin, points. Pink = POR over OKC.
Lead changes
Thunder-Blazers12
Warriors-Bulls8
The night in charts
Thunder-Blazers combined for 223
Points by game
Thunder-BlazersThunder 109, Blazers 114
223
Hornets-SunsHornets 103, Suns 120
223
Warriors-BullsWarriors 87, Bulls 94
181
POR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-BlazersThunder 109, Blazers 114
+5 POR
Warriors-BullsWarriors 87, Bulls 94
+7 CHI
Hornets-SunsHornets 103, Suns 120
+17 PHX
CHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BullsCHI won · Warriors 87, Bulls 94
7 pts
Thunder-BlazersPOR won · Thunder 109, Blazers 114
4 pts
Hornets-SunsPHX won · Hornets 103, Suns 120
4 pts
Warren shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WarrenPHX · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
NurkicPOR · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 5 BLK
70% (7-10)
BarbosaPHX · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
KaminskyCHA · 16 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB
50% (7-14)
PortisCHI · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
50% (6-12)
Final · Thunder-Blazers
Thunder 109Blazers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24362524109
Blazers26312433114
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Portland beat Oklahoma City 114-109

Taj Gibson led Oklahoma City with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 5 BLK · 7-10 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 33-24.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2−3−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 87Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2625221487
Bulls1928321594
The story
Jimmy Butler's 22 points carried Chicago past Golden State, 94-87

For Golden State, Stephen Curry had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 6-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 32-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −7−4+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 103Suns 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32263312103
Suns28333326120
The story
Phoenix beat Charlotte 120-103 behind 16 points and 12 rebounds from Alan Williams

Frank Kaminsky paced Charlotte: 16 PTS 16 PTS, 12 REB · 7-9 FG

The swing

A 26-12 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −4+3+3+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker topped the game at 49.3 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.5Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 26 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 45

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 42, 27, 29, 47, 17, 38, 17, 41, 43, 45Thunder-Blazers · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, May 2, 2003: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 29, 28, 21, 13, 33, 28, 34, 33Blazers-Thunder · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 10, 29, 24, 34, 12, 34, 30, 26Hornets-Suns · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 26, 11, 13, 35, 27, 19, 25, 23Warriors-Bulls · L
24.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 28, 28, 20, 19, 29, 22, 18, 8, 22Bulls-Warriors · W
23.9 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 9, 4, 5, 13, 16, 8, 16, 19Hornets-Suns · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.3 18.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+6.5 29.9 last 10 · 23.4 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.1 17.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+4.7 17.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+4.5 28.5 last 10 · 24.0 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Ersan IlyasovaATL−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Al HorfordBOS−4.5 9.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.2 19.7 last 10 · 23.9 season