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Saturday, March 2, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 12 points, by GSW (vs PHI) and NOP (vs DEN).

Final · Box score
Pistons129
Cavs93
Q1 DET +19; Q2 DET +33; Q3 DET +28; Q4 DET +36
Final · Box score
Magic117
Pacers112
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Nets88
Heat117
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +29
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Mavs81
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +23; Q4 MEM +30
Final · Box score
Warriors120
Sixers117
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Spurs116
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans120
Nuggets112
Q1 NOP -12; Q2 NOP -4; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Suns118
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Jazz115
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA -5; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 2017–18Mar 2, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Suns), 43 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Sixers

Kevin Durant scores 34, Golden State holds off Philadelphia

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 43 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-12+3+3GSW AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31243827120
Sixers32352327117
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 39, 28, 32, 28, 29, 20, 29, 34GSW34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 24, 32, 36, 25, 16, 24, 33, 28GSW28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 8, 16, 18, 21, 29, 14, 11, 25PHI25 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
Mike ScottPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 7, 0, 8, 3, 15, 12, 9, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Pacers12
Grizzlies-Mavs6
Pelicans-Nuggets5
Lakers-Suns3
Bucks-Jazz3
Nets-Heat0
The night in charts
Warriors-Sixers combined for 237, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SixersWarriors 120, Sixers 117
237
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 120, Nuggets 112
232
Magic-PacersMagic 117, Pacers 112
229
Lakers-SunsLakers 109, Suns 118
227
Bucks-JazzBucks 111, Jazz 115
226
Pistons-CavsPistons 129, Cavs 93
222
Thunder-SpursThunder 102, Spurs 116
218
Nets-HeatNets 88, Heat 117
205
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 111, Mavs 81
192
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-SixersWarriors 120, Sixers 117
+3 GSW
Bucks-JazzBucks 111, Jazz 115
+4 UTA
Magic-PacersMagic 117, Pacers 112
+5 ORL
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 120, Nuggets 112
+8 NOP
Lakers-SunsLakers 109, Suns 118
+9 PHX
Thunder-SpursThunder 102, Spurs 116
+14 SAS
Nets-HeatNets 88, Heat 117
+29 MIA
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 111, Mavs 81
+30 MEM
Pistons-CavsPistons 129, Cavs 93
+36 DET
GSW erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SixersGSW won · Warriors 120, Sixers 117
12 pts
Pelicans-NuggetsNOP won · Pelicans 120, Nuggets 112
12 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 117, Pacers 112
5 pts
Bucks-JazzUTA won · Bucks 111, Jazz 115
5 pts
McGee shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeLAL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
100% (10-10)
FavorsUTA · 23 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Reggie JacksonDET · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
AytonPHX · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Derrick Jones Jr.MIA · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Sixers
Warriors 120Sixers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31243827120
Sixers32352327117
The story
Stephen Curry had 28 points as Golden State beat Philadelphia 120-117

Jimmy Butler led Philadelphia with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 10-23 FG, 5-15 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Warriors took the third 38-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−12+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons led the game in fantasy with 59.5 FPTS (25 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST)

Final · Bucks-Jazz
Bucks 111Jazz 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26203233111
Jazz23302042115
The story
Derrick Favors' 23 points and 18 rebounds carried Utah past Milwaukee, 115-111

For Milwaukee, Brook Lopez had 16 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 18 REB, 3 BLK · 10-12 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 30-20.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+7−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 109Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26331931109
Suns33332923118
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 118-109 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Deandre Ayton

Brandon Ingram paced Los Angeles: 25 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 29-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +7+7+17+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James topped the game at 60.8 FPTS: 27 PTS, 16 AST, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.9Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.9 in 57 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg5.4Last 3

5.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Cleveland by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.

GSW over PHI3UTA over MIL4ORL over IND5NOP over DEN8PHX over LAL9SAS over OKC14MIA over BKN29MEM over DAL30DET over CLE36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 46

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 21, 23, 25, 38, 25, 32, 24, 46Jazz-Bucks · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Feb 27, 2016: 46 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Career high46 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 43, 29, 29, 33, 30, 27, 17, 16, 43Bucks-Jazz · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Mar 2, 2018: 43 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
43 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 39, 28, 32, 28, 29, 20, 29, 34Warriors-Sixers · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 16, 15, 15, 28, 22, 21, 18, 29Bucks-Jazz · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 16, 32, 14, 27, 22, 19, 21, 29Pelicans-Nuggets · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 15, 33, 15, 24, 19, 35, 22, 28Pelicans-Nuggets · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Trae YoungATL+8.1 26.4 last 10 · 18.3 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 23.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Bradley BealWAS+5.6 31.4 last 10 · 25.8 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.1 19.2 last 10 · 27.3 season
Caris LeVertBKN−5.4 9.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Rodney HoodPOR−5.0 6.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Josh HartLAL−5.0 3.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.9 11.9 last 10 · 16.8 season