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Friday, March 1, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime.

Final · 4+OT · Box score
Bulls168
Hawks161
Final · Box score
Hornets123
Nets112
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +18; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Wizards96
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Raptors119
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans130
Suns116
Q1 NOP -5; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Kings109
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Bucks131
Lakers120
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +11
On this day · 2017–18Mar 1, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Wolves), 35 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Lakers

Eric Bledsoe scores 31 as Milwaukee wins in Los Angeles

Trae Young goes for 49 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-6-1+11MIL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27323438131
Lakers26392926120
Who led
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 19, 19, 4, 5, 16, 8, 26, 31MIL31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 14, 17, 17, 15, 16, 22, 25, 21MIL21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 28, 18, 28, 29, 27, 24, 33, 31LAL31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 11, 19, 19, 27, 29, 32, 23, 31LAL31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Hawks22
Bucks-Lakers20
Hornets-Nets11
Clippers-Kings10
Blazers-Raptors9
Wizards-Celtics6
Pelicans-Suns3
Shot of the night

Kawhi's jumper with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 119-117 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Hawks combined for 310, 59 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HawksBulls 155, Hawks 155 · OT
310
Bucks-LakersBucks 131, Lakers 120
251
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 130, Suns 116
246
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 117, Raptors 119
236
Hornets-NetsHornets 123, Nets 112
235
Clippers-KingsClippers 116, Kings 109
225
Wizards-CelticsWizards 96, Celtics 107
203
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HawksBulls 155, Hawks 155 · OT
+0 CHI
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 117, Raptors 119
+2 TOR
Clippers-KingsClippers 116, Kings 109
+7 LAC
Hornets-NetsHornets 123, Nets 112
+11 CHA
Wizards-CelticsWizards 96, Celtics 107
+11 BOS
Bucks-LakersBucks 131, Lakers 120
+11 MIL
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 130, Suns 116
+14 NOP
CHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 155, Hawks 155 · OT
7 pts
Bucks-LakersMIL won · Bucks 131, Lakers 120
6 pts
Pelicans-SunsNOP won · Pelicans 130, Suns 116
5 pts
Clippers-KingsLAC won · Clippers 116, Kings 109
4 pts
Hornets-NetsCHA won · Hornets 123, Nets 112
1 pt
Len shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LenATL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
AytonPHX · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
PrinceATL · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GasolTOR · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
JrueNOP · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Blazers-Raptors
Blazers 117Raptors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers24303033117
Raptors31303226119
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 38 points as Toronto beat Portland 119-117

CJ McCollum led Portland with 35 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 38 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 14-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7+7+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 96Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2025361596
Celtics30193325107
The story
Al Horford's 18 points carried Boston past Washington, 107-96

For Washington, Tomas Satoransky had 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+4+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bradley Beal was the fantasy play: 59.2 FPTS on 29 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bucks-Lakers
Bucks 131Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27323438131
Lakers26392926120
The story
Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 131-120 behind 16 points and 15 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Rajon Rondo paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 16 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1−6−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 55.9 FPTS: 31 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg34.8Last 5

34.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 62 earlier games. Today: 49 points in 56 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg10.1Last 3

10.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New Orleans by 14.

TOR over POR2LAC over SAC7CHA over BKN11BOS over WAS11MIL over LAL11NOP over PHX14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 49

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 13, 22, 16, 30, 23, 36, 36, 49Hawks-Bulls · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +31.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Dec 25, 2023: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Career high49 PTS · 8 REB · 16 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 26, 27, 15, 22, 42, 11, 30, 47Bulls-Hawks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 30, 2000: 46 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Career high47 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 16, 18, 24, 11, 30, 25, 21, 38Raptors-Blazers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 14, 13, 15, 21, 15, 35, 14, 35Blazers-Raptors · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 20, 20, 21, 25, 35, 26, 22, 31Bulls-Hawks · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 28, 18, 28, 29, 27, 24, 33, 31Lakers-Bucks · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Trae YoungATL+8.1 26.4 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cedi OsmanCLE+6.7 19.8 last 10 · 13.1 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI+6.5 26.1 last 10 · 19.6 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.4 35.0 last 10 · 28.6 season
Bojan BogdanovicIND+5.8 23.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.1 19.2 last 10 · 27.3 season
Caris LeVertBKN−6.1 9.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Josh HartLAL−5.2 2.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Rodney HoodPOR−5.0 6.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.0 1.9 last 10 · 6.9 season