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Friday, March 3, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed NYK by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–102.

Final · Box score
Cavs135
Hawks130
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Heat99
Magic110
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Sixers105
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Wizards106
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Mavs104
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Suns118
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Nets97
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +15
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs101
Pelicans98
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Lakers95
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +20
On this day · 2015–16Mar 3, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Heat), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Sixers

Philadelphia wins a tight one over New York

Russell Westbrook goes for 48 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+10-2+3PHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks35182821102
Sixers29341626105
Who led
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 19, 18, 20, 20, 19, 21, 10, 21PHI21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Justin AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 2, 9, 2, 0, 0, 7, 6, 19PHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lance ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 0, 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 11, 21NYK21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 13, 18, 25, 13, 18, 16, 19, 20NYK20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Mavs16
Raptors-Wizards9
Clippers-Bucks3
Thunder-Suns3
Heat-Magic1
Cavs-Hawks0
Nets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Cavs-Hawks combined for 265, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HawksCavs 135, Hawks 130
265
Thunder-SunsThunder 111, Suns 118
229
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 114, Wizards 106
220
Clippers-BucksClippers 101, Bucks 112
213
Celtics-LakersCeltics 115, Lakers 95
210
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 110
209
Nets-JazzNets 97, Jazz 112
209
Knicks-SixersKnicks 102, Sixers 105
207
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 100, Mavs 104
204
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 101, Pelicans 98
199
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SixersKnicks 102, Sixers 105
+3 PHI
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 101, Pelicans 98
+3 SAS
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 100, Mavs 104
+4 DAL
Cavs-HawksCavs 135, Hawks 130
+5 CLE
Thunder-SunsThunder 111, Suns 118
+7 PHX
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 114, Wizards 106
+8 TOR
Clippers-BucksClippers 101, Bucks 112
+11 MIL
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 110
+11 ORL
Nets-JazzNets 97, Jazz 112
+15 UTA
Celtics-LakersCeltics 115, Lakers 95
+20 BOS
PHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 102, Sixers 105
6 pts
Thunder-SunsPHX won · Thunder 111, Suns 118
5 pts
Spurs-PelicansSAS won · Spurs 101, Pelicans 98
3 pts
Grizzlies-MavsDAL won · Grizzlies 100, Mavs 104
2 pts
George Hill shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
George HillUTA · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
83% (10-12)
RandolphMEM · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
GiannisMIL · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
MonroeMIL · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
KyrieCLE · 43 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
67% (14-21)
Final · Spurs-Pelicans
Spurs 101Pelicans 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2722182212101
Pelicans30181823998
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 31 points as San Antonio beat New Orleans 101-98 in OT

DeMarcus Cousins led New Orleans with 24 REB, 19 PTS, 4 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 11-26 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Spurs took the second 22-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+1+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 135Hawks 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs39382929135
Hawks33272842130
The story
Kyrie Irving's 43 points and 9 assists carried Cleveland past Atlanta, 135-130

For Atlanta, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 36 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 43 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 14-21 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-27, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+17+18+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 111Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28272432111
Suns23352931118
The story
Phoenix beat Oklahoma City 118-111 behind 18 points from Eric Bledsoe

Steven Adams paced Oklahoma City: 10 REB, 9 PTS 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 4-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −5+3+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 56 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
26.62015–16 avg10.6Last 2

10.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.6 in 2015–16 (45 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Lakers by 20.

PHI over NYK3SAS over NOP3DAL over MEM4CLE over ATL5PHX over OKC7TOR over WAS8ORL over MIA11MIL over LAC11UTA over BKN15BOS over LAL20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 48

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 47, 17, 38, 17, 41, 43, 45, 48Thunder-Suns · L
31.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant BKN, Jun 15, 2021: 49 PTS · 17 REB · 10 AST
48 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 27, 25, 26, 23, 34, 25, 28, 43Cavs-Hawks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury PHX, Feb 14, 2003: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 18, 27, 25, 31, 18, 24, 28, 38Cavs-Hawks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 14, 28, 25, 11, 11, 15, 10, 10, 36Hawks-Cavs · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 22, 6, 19, 19, 21, 15, 2, 34Jazz-Nets · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 26, 18, 10, 43, 33, 37, 24, 32Raptors-Wizards · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+8.0 19.4 last 10 · 11.4 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+5.1 17.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Seth CurryDAL+4.6 17.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−4.6 8.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.5 3.6 last 10 · 8.1 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.2 19.7 last 10 · 23.9 season