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Sunday, March 3, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 8 after three quarters and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Blazers118
Hornets108
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Celtics104
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Hawks123
Bulls118
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Clippers128
Q1 LAC +18; Q2 LAC +36; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +21
Final · Box score
Magic93
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +14
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors107
Pistons112
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET -5; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Wizards135
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Thunder99
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +4
On this day · 2017–18Mar 3, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Gary Harris (Nuggets-Cavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Thunder

OKC climbs out of an 8-point hole against Memphis

James Harden goes for 42 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-8+4OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2824232095
Thunder2521213299
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 21, 44, 43, 41, 22, 23, 19, 22OKC22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 16, 17, 9, 14, 11, 14, 18, 17OKC17 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 33, 15, 17, 4, 15, 23, 15, 27MEM27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Delon WrightPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 4, 12, 6, 15, 9, 9, 4, 17MEM17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Raptors-Pistons

Detroit needs overtime to survive Toronto

Tied 100–100 after regulation. Detroit won the final period 12–7 for a 112–107 win. Blake Griffin led Detroit with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Raptors
Blake Griffin · DETKyle Lowry · TORPTS2735REB77AST15Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Cavs8
Grizzlies-Thunder7
Raptors-Pistons6
Wolves-Wizards6
Rockets-Celtics3
Blazers-Hornets2
Hawks-Bulls2
Knicks-Clippers2
The night in charts
Wolves-Wizards combined for 256, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WizardsWolves 121, Wizards 135
256
Hawks-BullsHawks 123, Bulls 118
241
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 107, Clippers 128
235
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 118, Hornets 108
226
Rockets-CelticsRockets 115, Celtics 104
219
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 107, Pistons 112 · OT
219
Magic-CavsMagic 93, Cavs 107
200
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 95, Thunder 99
194
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 95, Thunder 99
+4 OKC
Hawks-BullsHawks 123, Bulls 118
+5 ATL
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 107, Pistons 112 · OT
+5 DET
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 118, Hornets 108
+10 POR
Rockets-CelticsRockets 115, Celtics 104
+11 HOU
Magic-CavsMagic 93, Cavs 107
+14 CLE
Wolves-WizardsWolves 121, Wizards 135
+14 WAS
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 107, Clippers 128
+21 LAC
OKC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ThunderOKC won · Grizzlies 95, Thunder 99
8 pts
Magic-CavsCLE won · Magic 93, Cavs 107
5 pts
Raptors-PistonsDET won · Raptors 107, Pistons 112 · OT
5 pts
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 121, Wizards 135
2 pts
Vucevic shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VucevicORL · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
81% (13-16)
Robin LopezCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
LambCHA · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Jabari ParkerWAS · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
KATMIN · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 107Pistons 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors192633227107
Pistons2424252712112
The story
Kyle Lowry had 35 points in a 112-107 in OT loss to Detroit

Andre Drummond led Detroit with 17 REB, 15 PTS 35 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-24 FG, 6-14 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+3−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 123Bulls 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks35322927123
Bulls32283127118
The story
Atlanta beat Chicago 123-118 behind 28 points from Alex Len

Lauri Markkanen paced Chicago: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-28 second quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+7+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Celtics
Rockets 115Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets33323515115
Celtics23203526104
The story
Eric Gordon's 32 points carried Houston past Boston, 115-104

For Boston, Kyrie Irving had 24 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG, 8-12 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-20, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +10+22+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 44, 36, 42, 31, 42, 30, 28, 30, 58, 42Rockets-Celtics · W
36.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rasheed Wallace POR, Feb 20, 2001: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 22, 13, 14, 17, 19, 7, 19, 35Raptors-Pistons · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 13, 18, 13, 14, 25, 16, 6, 32Rockets-Celtics · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 25, 17, 19, 23, 26, 12, 27, 28Magic-Cavs · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 27, 32, 24, 25, 34, 37, 42, 28Wolves-Wizards · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Alex LenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 11, 6, 8, 0, 3, 1, 24, 28Hawks-Bulls · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Trae YoungATL+8.0 26.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Avery BradleyMEM+6.7 16.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+6.7 30.6 last 10 · 23.9 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.4 35.0 last 10 · 28.6 season
Bojan BogdanovicIND+5.8 23.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.1 19.2 last 10 · 27.3 season
Caris LeVertBKN−5.4 9.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Garrett TempleLAC−5.0 3.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Josh HartLAL−5.0 3.0 last 10 · 8.0 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.9 11.9 last 10 · 16.8 season