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Sunday, March 5, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed ORL by 16 at halftime and won 115–114.

Final · Box score
Pacers97
Hawks96
Q1 IND -11; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Knicks105
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Suns109
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Magic114
Wizards115
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -16; Q3 WAS -11; Q4 WAS +1
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz110
Kings109
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -14; Q3 UTA -12; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Thunder89
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Lakers97
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP -4; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +8
On this day · 2015–16Mar 5, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Wizards), 38 points.
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The lead · Magic-Wizards

Bradley Beal drops 32 in 16-point comeback win over Orlando

Rudy Gobert goes for 23 rebounds

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-16-11+1WAS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28332924114
Wizards25203436115
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 22, 19, 40, 22, 25, 23, 27, 32WAS32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 11, 14, 2, 15, 16, 27, 6, 27WAS27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 3, 11, 7, 13, 24, 6, 10, 20ORL20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 14, 24, 9, 20, 7, 22, 11, 18ORL18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 15.

IND over ATL1WAS over ORL1UTA over SAC1PHX over BOS3GSW over NYK7NOP over LAL8DAL over OKC15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Warriors-Knicks12
Pelicans-Lakers11
Jazz-Kings9
Magic-Wizards7
Pacers-Hawks3
Thunder-Mavs3
Shot of the night

Gobert's tip-in at the buzzer of OT puts the Jazz ahead, 110-109 final

The night in charts
Magic-Wizards combined for 229, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WizardsMagic 114, Wizards 115
229
Jazz-KingsJazz 110, Kings 109
219
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 112, Knicks 105
217
Celtics-SunsCeltics 106, Suns 109
215
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 105, Lakers 97
202
Pacers-HawksPacers 97, Hawks 96
193
Thunder-MavsThunder 89, Mavs 104
193
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-WizardsMagic 114, Wizards 115
+1 WAS
Pacers-HawksPacers 97, Hawks 96
+1 IND
Jazz-KingsJazz 110, Kings 109
+1 UTA
Celtics-SunsCeltics 106, Suns 109
+3 PHX
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 112, Knicks 105
+7 GSW
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 105, Lakers 97
+8 NOP
Thunder-MavsThunder 89, Mavs 104
+15 DAL
WAS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-WizardsWAS won · Magic 114, Wizards 115
16 pts
Jazz-KingsUTA won · Jazz 110, Kings 109
14 pts
Pacers-HawksIND won · Pacers 97, Hawks 96
11 pts
Pelicans-LakersNOP won · Pelicans 105, Lakers 97
4 pts
Celtics-SunsPHX won · Celtics 106, Suns 109
3 pts
Adams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BogdanovicWAS · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
GobertUTA · 23 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
UlisPHX · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
GeorgeIND · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 110Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2520242813110
Kings3128221612109
The story
Rodney Hood had 28 points as Utah beat Sacramento 110-109 in OT

Willie Cauley-Stein led Sacramento with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 28-16.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −6−14−120+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 114Wizards 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28332924114
Wizards25203436115
The story
John Wall's 19 points and 10 assists carried Washington past Orlando, 115-114

For Orlando, Terrence Ross had 20 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 6-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 36-24.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3−16−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 97Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1931311697
Hawks3020242296
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 97-96 behind 34 points from Paul George

Dennis Schroder paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 7 AST 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 12-19 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −110+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.7Season avg41.2Last 5

41.2 points a game over his last five games, against 31.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg11.6Last 3

11.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 46 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 35

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 33, 29, 20, 33, 19, 31, 18, 35Celtics-Suns · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 27, 13, 17, 9, 10, 15, 22, 34Pacers-Hawks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 22, 19, 40, 22, 25, 23, 27, 32Wizards-Magic · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 11, 13, 35, 27, 19, 25, 23, 31Warriors-Knicks · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 42, 32, 24, 18, 29, 39, 38, 33, 29, 31Pelicans-Lakers · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 47, 17, 38, 17, 41, 43, 45, 48, 29Thunder-Mavs · L
31.7 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.7 19.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Seth CurryDAL+6.2 19.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.1 17.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+5.6 28.9 last 10 · 23.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+4.9 18.4 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−4.6 7.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Ersan IlyasovaATL−4.6 9.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 3.7 last 10 · 8.0 season