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Monday, February 25, 2019Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 117–106.

Final · Box score
Warriors121
Hornets110
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Blazers123
Cavs110
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +23; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Pistons113
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Nets101
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +14; Q3 BKN +22; Q4 BKN +16
Final · Box score
Suns124
Heat121
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Bulls106
Q1 MIL -13; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Rockets119
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Kings105
Wolves112
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Pelicans110
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Clippers121
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2017–18Feb 25, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Bulls

Milwaukee fights back from 13 down against Chicago

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+9+10+11MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25382727117
Bulls38162626106
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 12, 16, 11, 16, 15, 15, 28, 22MIL22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 18, 18, 14, 17, 17, 15, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 30, 31, 20, 20, 21, 25, 35, 26CHI26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 11, 12, 18, 17, 25, 18, 17, 26CHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Grizzlies13
Mavs-Clippers10
Warriors-Hornets9
Hawks-Rockets9
Suns-Heat7
Bucks-Bulls6
Spurs-Nets2
Kings-Wolves2
Pacers-Pistons1
Blazers-Cavs0
The night in charts
Suns-Heat combined for 245, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HeatSuns 124, Heat 121
245
Blazers-CavsBlazers 123, Cavs 110
233
Mavs-ClippersMavs 112, Clippers 121
233
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 121, Hornets 110
231
Hawks-RocketsHawks 111, Rockets 119
230
Bucks-BullsBucks 117, Bulls 106
223
Pacers-PistonsPacers 109, Pistons 113
222
Sixers-PelicansSixers 111, Pelicans 110
221
Kings-WolvesKings 105, Wolves 112
217
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 105, Grizzlies 110
215
Spurs-NetsSpurs 85, Nets 101
186
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-PelicansSixers 111, Pelicans 110
+1 PHI
Suns-HeatSuns 124, Heat 121
+3 PHX
Pacers-PistonsPacers 109, Pistons 113
+4 DET
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 105, Grizzlies 110
+5 MEM
Kings-WolvesKings 105, Wolves 112
+7 MIN
Hawks-RocketsHawks 111, Rockets 119
+8 HOU
Mavs-ClippersMavs 112, Clippers 121
+9 LAC
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 121, Hornets 110
+11 GSW
Bucks-BullsBucks 117, Bulls 106
+11 MIL
Blazers-CavsBlazers 123, Cavs 110
+13 POR
Spurs-NetsSpurs 85, Nets 101
+16 BKN
MIL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-BullsMIL won · Bucks 117, Bulls 106
13 pts
Suns-HeatPHX won · Suns 124, Heat 121
11 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 105, Wolves 112
11 pts
Zeller shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerCHA · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
93% (13-14)
PowellDAL · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
91% (10-11)
HarrellLAC · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
82% (14-17)
WhitesideMIA · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
74% (14-19)
KATMIN · 34 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
72% (13-18)
Final · Suns-Heat
Suns 124Heat 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23293240124
Heat29342434121
The story
Devin Booker had 20 points and 9 assists as Phoenix beat Miami 124-121

Kelly Olynyk led Miami with 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-16 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Suns took the third 32-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6−11−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 48.7 FPTS (29 PTS, 11 REB)

Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 105Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30232725105
Wolves19443019112
The story
Tyus Jones' 16 points and 8 assists carried Minnesota past Sacramento, 112-105

For Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 6-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 44-23.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −11+10+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 112Clippers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22353124112
Clippers29342830121
The story
LA beat Dallas 121-112 behind 32 points from Montrezl Harrell

Luka Doncic paced Dallas: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 14-17 FG

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+6+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Powell topped the game at 52.6 FPTS: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 52 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 46 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Suns-Heat

Phoenix turns it around against Miami

From 11 down at the half to a 3-point win: 124–121. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Heat
Devin Booker · PHXHassan Whiteside · MIAPTS2029REB411AST91Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 36

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 19, 20, 13, 22, 16, 30, 23, 36Hawks-Rockets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 33, 30, 14, 13, 15, 21, 15, 35Blazers-Cavs · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 16, 31, 26, 27, 32, 24, 25, 34Wolves-Kings · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 20, 12, 11, 19, 19, 27, 29, 32Lakers-Grizzlies · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 16, 19, 21, 18, 19, 30, 8, 32Clippers-Mavs · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 25, 25, 15, 11, 12, 25, 18, 30Grizzlies-Lakers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+7.5 36.2 last 10 · 28.7 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+7.0 18.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI+5.9 25.2 last 10 · 19.3 season
Cedi OsmanCLE+5.5 18.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.4 16.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.6 2.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.1 1.9 last 10 · 7.0 season
Josh HartLAL−4.8 3.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Anthony DavisNOP−4.7 22.9 last 10 · 27.6 season
Caris LeVertBKN−4.0 11.9 last 10 · 15.9 season