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Wednesday, February 28, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed SAS by 9 at halftime and won 121–116.

Final · Box score
Bucks87
Pistons110
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +23
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Magic104
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Hawks107
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Celtics134
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +24; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Suns110
Grizzlies102
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Wizards101
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +8
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder111
Mavs110
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans121
Spurs116
Q1 NOP -5; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP -8; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Clippers92
Q1 HOU +22; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +13
On this day · 2016–17Feb 28, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Jazz), 43 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Spurs

New Orleans climbs back to beat San Antonio

Russell Westbrook goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9-8+5NOP AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans24273634121
Spurs29313521116
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 15, 14, 44, 38, 42, 45, 27, 53, 26NOP26 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 9, 22, 21, 24, 29, 36, 20, 25NOP25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 8, 5, 7, 4, 6, 5, 4, 19SAS19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 6, 10, 14, 12, 12, 12, 13, 18SAS18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Magic18
Thunder-Mavs13
Pacers-Hawks7
Bucks-Pistons6
Warriors-Wizards4
Pelicans-Spurs3
Suns-Grizzlies2
Rockets-Clippers1
Hornets-Celtics0
The night in charts
Hornets-Celtics combined for 240, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-CelticsHornets 106, Celtics 134
240
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 121, Spurs 116
237
Thunder-MavsThunder 111, Mavs 110
221
Raptors-MagicRaptors 117, Magic 104
221
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 110, Grizzlies 102
212
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 109, Wizards 101
210
Pacers-HawksPacers 102, Hawks 107
209
Rockets-ClippersRockets 105, Clippers 92
197
Bucks-PistonsBucks 87, Pistons 110
197
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-MavsThunder 111, Mavs 110
+1 OKC
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 121, Spurs 116
+5 NOP
Pacers-HawksPacers 102, Hawks 107
+5 ATL
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 110, Grizzlies 102
+8 PHX
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 109, Wizards 101
+8 GSW
Rockets-ClippersRockets 105, Clippers 92
+13 HOU
Raptors-MagicRaptors 117, Magic 104
+13 TOR
Bucks-PistonsBucks 87, Pistons 110
+23 DET
Hornets-CelticsHornets 106, Celtics 134
+28 BOS
NOP rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-SpursNOP won · Pelicans 121, Spurs 116
9 pts
Suns-GrizzliesPHX won · Suns 110, Grizzlies 102
6 pts
Powell shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellDAL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
KyrieBOS · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
KembaCHA · 23 PTS, 5 AST
69% (9-13)
DwightCHA · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
CapelaHOU · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 111Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder3222232311111
Mavs2122332410110
The story
Paul George had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 111-110 in OT

Dwight Powell led Dallas with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 8-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +11+11+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 102Hawks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27231537102
Hawks28273022107
The story
Atlanta beat Indiana 107-102 behind 15 points from Dewayne Dedmon

Bojan Bogdanovic paced Indiana: 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 6-8 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +1+5+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Oladipo topped the game at 54.0 FPTS: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 110Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21362528110
Grizzlies27271830102
The story
Josh Jackson's 29 points carried Phoenix past Memphis, 110-102

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 36-27.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6+3+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.2Season avg38.6Last 5

38.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Suns-Grizzlies

Phoenix handles Memphis by 8

The Suns won the second quarter 36–27. Final: 110–102. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over DAL1ATL over IND5NOP over SAS5PHX over MEM8GSW over WAS8TOR over ORL13HOU over LAC13DET over MIL23BOS over CHA28Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MEM.
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 34

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 28, 21, 18, 33, 18, 31, 25, 34Celtics-Hornets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 15, 18, 18, 28, 27, 30, 40, 34Suns-Grizzlies · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 24, 10, 17, 50, 24, 28, 22, 32Warriors-Wizards · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 36, 34, 21, 23, 17, 15, 8, 30Thunder-Mavs · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 17, 27, 14, 22, 15, 16, 23, 17, 29Wizards-Warriors · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Josh JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 13, 20, 8, 22, 19, 5, 20, 29Suns-Grizzlies · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Dwight PowellDAL+6.1 14.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Anthony DavisNOP+6.1 34.2 last 10 · 28.1 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.8 17.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−4.7 22.5 last 10 · 27.2 season
Eric GordonHOU−4.6 13.9 last 10 · 18.5 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.6 1.5 last 10 · 6.1 season