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Friday, March 2, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by PHI (vs CHA) and CHI (vs DAL) and TOR (vs WAS).

Final · OT · Box score
Pistons106
Magic115
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Sixers110
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI -6; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Hawks109
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Bulls108
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -7; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Grizzlies102
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Bucks96
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Wizards95
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Thunder124
Suns116
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Clippers128
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +23
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Jazz116
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2016–17Mar 2, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Blazers), 45 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Wizards

Toronto rallies from 8 down to beat Washington

Russell Westbrook goes for 43 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+3+7TOR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors19322625102
Wizards2720272195
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 8, 25, 27, 7, 33, 20, 21, 23TOR23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 11, 24, 11, 4, 7, 9, 8, 20TOR20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 27, 14, 22, 15, 16, 23, 17, 29, 24WAS24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 7, 36, 18, 33, 24, 21, 8, 23WAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Clippers by 23.

GSW over ATL5DEN over MEM6IND over MIL7TOR over WAS7CHI over DAL8OKC over PHX8UTA over MIN8ORL over DET9PHI over CHA11LAC over NYK23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Jazz12
Pacers-Bucks10
Warriors-Hawks5
Raptors-Wizards5
Thunder-Suns4
Knicks-Clippers4
Nuggets-Grizzlies2
Mavs-Bulls1
The night in charts
Thunder-Suns combined for 240, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SunsThunder 124, Suns 116
240
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 105, Clippers 128
233
Wolves-JazzWolves 108, Jazz 116
224
Warriors-HawksWarriors 114, Hawks 109
223
Pistons-MagicPistons 106, Magic 115
221
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 108, Grizzlies 102
210
Hornets-SixersHornets 99, Sixers 110
209
Mavs-BullsMavs 100, Bulls 108
208
Pacers-BucksPacers 103, Bucks 96
199
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 102, Wizards 95
197
GSW won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-HawksWarriors 114, Hawks 109
+5 GSW
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 108, Grizzlies 102
+6 DEN
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 102, Wizards 95
+7 TOR
Pacers-BucksPacers 103, Bucks 96
+7 IND
Mavs-BullsMavs 100, Bulls 108
+8 CHI
Wolves-JazzWolves 108, Jazz 116
+8 UTA
Thunder-SunsThunder 124, Suns 116
+8 OKC
Pistons-MagicPistons 106, Magic 115
+9 ORL
Hornets-SixersHornets 99, Sixers 110
+11 PHI
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 105, Clippers 128
+23 LAC
PHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-SixersPHI won · Hornets 99, Sixers 110
8 pts
Mavs-BullsCHI won · Mavs 100, Bulls 108
8 pts
Raptors-WizardsTOR won · Raptors 102, Wizards 95
8 pts
Thunder-SunsOKC won · Thunder 124, Suns 116
7 pts
Pacers-BucksIND won · Pacers 103, Bucks 96
3 pts
Jordan shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 20 REB, 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BartonDEN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MilesTOR · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Jarell MartinMEM · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 114Hawks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33292824114
Hawks31193425109
The story
Golden State beat Atlanta 114-109 behind 28 points from Kevin Durant

Kent Bazemore paced Atlanta: 29 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 12-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2+12+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dennis Schroder topped the game at 46.5 FPTS: 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 124Suns 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32283727124
Suns37303217116
The story
Devin Booker had 39 points and 8 assists, but Oklahoma City won 124-116

For Oklahoma City, Paul George had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 39 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 16-28 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 27-17.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5−7−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 106Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons292330222106
Magic3122292211115
The story
Aaron Gordon had 27 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Detroit 115-106 in OT

Blake Griffin led Detroit with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the overtime 11-2.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2+100+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.9Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.9 in 48 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 43

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 34, 21, 23, 17, 15, 8, 30, 43Thunder-Suns · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Mar 2, 2019: 43 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
43 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 18, 18, 28, 27, 30, 40, 34, 39Suns-Thunder · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 40, 19, 23, 20, 31, 24, 17, 31, 23, 31Hornets-Sixers · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 21, 21, 17, 21, 25, 17, 17, 30Bucks-Pacers · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 6, 13, 10, 17, 12, 12, 6, 29Hawks-Warriors · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 10, 17, 50, 24, 28, 22, 32, 28Warriors-Hawks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Anthony DavisNOP+6.1 34.2 last 10 · 28.1 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Allen CrabbeBKN+5.5 18.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS+5.3 20.4 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Eric GordonHOU−4.6 13.9 last 10 · 18.5 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.6 1.4 last 10 · 6.0 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.5 19.2 last 10 · 23.7 season