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Tuesday, February 27, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Nuggets by 9 after the first quarter and won 122–120.

Final · Box score
Bulls103
Hornets118
Q1 Hornets -3; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 Hornets +9; Q4 Hornets +15
Final · Box score
Nets123
Cavs129
Q1 Cavs -4; Q2 Cavs -1; Q3 Cavs +3; Q4 Cavs +6
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Heat102
Q1 Heat -7; Q2 Heat -3; Q3 Heat -2; Q4 Heat +1
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Bucks104
Q1 Wizards +18; Q2 Wizards +14; Q3 Wizards +3; Q4 Wizards +3
Final · Box score
Kings99
Blazers116
Q1 Blazers +10; Q2 Blazers +13; Q3 Blazers +8; Q4 Blazers +17
Final · Box score
Clippers122
Nuggets120
Q1 Clippers -9; Q2 Clippers -6; Q3 Clippers -7; Q4 Clippers +2
On this day · 2016–17Feb 27, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Knicks), 37 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Nuggets

Clippers climb out of a 9-point hole against Denver

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 23 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-7+2Clippers AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24282941122
Nuggets33253032120
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 26, 23, 20, 19, 21, 35, 25Clippers25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Boban MarjanovicPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 2, 10, 2, 7, 4, 14, 0, 18Clippers18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 27, 8, 13, 15, 28, 23, 6, 23Nuggets23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 18, 6, 25, 20, 19, 15, 25, 19Nuggets19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 17.

Heat over Sixers1Clippers over Nuggets2Wizards over Bucks3Cavs over Nets6Hornets over Bulls15Blazers over Kings17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Bulls-Hornets11
Sixers-Heat11
Clippers-Nuggets5
Wizards-Bucks0
Kings-Blazers0
Shot of the night

D Wade's jumper with 5.9 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Nets-Cavs combined for 252, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-CavsNets 123, Cavs 129
252
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 122, Nuggets 120
242
Bulls-HornetsBulls 103, Hornets 118
221
Kings-BlazersKings 99, Blazers 116
215
Wizards-BucksWizards 107, Bucks 104
211
Sixers-HeatSixers 101, Heat 102
203
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HeatSixers 101, Heat 102
+1 Heat
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 122, Nuggets 120
+2 Clippers
Wizards-BucksWizards 107, Bucks 104
+3 Wizards
Nets-CavsNets 123, Cavs 129
+6 Cavs
Bulls-HornetsBulls 103, Hornets 118
+15 Hornets
Kings-BlazersKings 99, Blazers 116
+17 Blazers
Clippers rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-NuggetsClippers won · Clippers 122, Nuggets 120
9 pts
Sixers-HeatHeat won · Sixers 101, Heat 102
7 pts
Nets-CavsCavs won · Nets 123, Cavs 129
4 pts
Bulls-HornetsHornets won · Bulls 103, Hornets 118
3 pts
Dwight shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHornets · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
HarrellClippers · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
MurrayNuggets · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
D WadeHeat · 27 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
Cauley-SteinKings · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 101Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24242726101
Heat17282829102
The story
Miami beat Philadelphia 102-101 behind 27 points from Dwyane Wade

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −7−3−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside topped the game at 49.7 FPTS: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 107Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards40242023107
Bucks22283123104
The story
Bradley Beal had 21 points and 8 assists as Washington beat Milwaukee 107-104

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 40-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +18+14+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 123Cavs 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29323032123
Cavs25353435129
The story
George Hill's 26 points carried Cleveland past Brooklyn, 129-123

For Brooklyn, D'Angelo Russell had 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 34-30.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −4−1+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.3Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.3 in 53 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg26.3Today

26 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 37, 22, 24, 37, 32, 18, 33, 31Cavs-Nets · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook Thunder, Mar 13, 2019: 31 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
31 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 40, 19, 23, 20, 31, 24, 17, 31Hornets-Bulls · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 10, 11, 3, 10, 8, 16, 6, 27Heat-Sixers · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 20, 18, 50, 39, 44, 24, 40, 26Blazers-Kings · W
26.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 4, 14, 12, 7, 6, 18, 2, 26Cavs-Nets · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 3, 10, 4, 21, 16, 18, 19, 6, 25Nets-Cavs · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony DavisPelicans+7.7 35.9 last 10 · 28.2 season
Andrew HarrisonGrizzlies+5.9 14.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Josh HartLakers+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Terry RozierCeltics+5.3 15.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Josh JacksonSuns+5.2 16.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCavs−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Eric GordonRockets−6.2 12.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Avery BradleyClippers−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Russell WestbrookThunder−4.5 20.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Rudy GaySpurs−4.4 6.7 last 10 · 11.1 season