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Tuesday, March 5, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed POR by 13 after the first quarter and won 120–111.

Final · Box score
Bulls96
Pacers105
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Magic106
Sixers114
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Grizzlies120
Q1 MEM -13; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Thunder120
Wolves131
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Raptors95
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Celtics128
Warriors95
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +33
On this day · 2017–18Mar 5, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Lakers), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Grizzlies

Mike Conley hits six threes, Memphis tops Portland

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 41 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-2-4+9MEM AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33302325111
Grizzlies20412138120
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 11, 12, 25, 18, 30, 21, 12, 40MEM40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Delon WrightPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 12, 6, 15, 9, 9, 4, 17, 25MEM25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 15, 21, 15, 35, 14, 35, 6, 27POR27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 29, 13, 17, 21, 33, 24, 23, 24POR24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Rockets-Raptors

Houston makes it six straight

Houston beat Toronto 107–95 and moved to 39–25. James Harden led Houston with 35 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
Lvs OKC112–117Wvs DAL120–104L@ MIN111–121L@ LAL106–111W@ GSW118–112Wvs ATL119–111W@ CHA118–113Wvs MIA121–118W@ BOS115–104W@ TOR107–95
Lead changes
Rockets-Raptors12
Blazers-Grizzlies3
Thunder-Wolves3
Bulls-Pacers2
Celtics-Warriors0
The night in charts
Thunder-Wolves combined for 251, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WolvesThunder 120, Wolves 131
251
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 111, Grizzlies 120
231
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 128, Warriors 95
223
Magic-SixersMagic 106, Sixers 114
220
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 107, Raptors 95
202
Bulls-PacersBulls 96, Pacers 105
201
PHI won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Magic-SixersMagic 106, Sixers 114
+8 PHI
Bulls-PacersBulls 96, Pacers 105
+9 IND
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 111, Grizzlies 120
+9 MEM
Thunder-WolvesThunder 120, Wolves 131
+11 MIN
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 107, Raptors 95
+12 HOU
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 128, Warriors 95
+33 BOS
MEM erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-GrizzliesMEM won · Blazers 111, Grizzlies 120
13 pts
Rockets-RaptorsHOU won · Rockets 107, Raptors 95
2 pts
Hayward shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaywardBOS · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
CollisonIND · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
HarklessPOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CJPOR · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Delon WrightMEM · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 111Grizzlies 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33302325111
Grizzlies20412138120
The story
Delon Wright had 25 points as Memphis beat Portland 120-111

Maurice Harkless led Portland with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 38-25.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −13−2−4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 120Wolves 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder24333033120
Wolves30413129131
The story
Russell Westbrook had 38 points and 13 rebounds, but Minnesota won 131-120

For Minnesota, Jeff Teague had 16 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 38 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 15-28 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 41-33, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +6+14+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 128Warriors 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32413223128
Warriors2424281995
The story
Boston beat Golden State 128-95 behind 30 points from Gordon Hayward

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 41-24 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +8+25+29+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.9Season avg36.4Last 5

36.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 41

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 32, 24, 25, 34, 37, 42, 28, 41Wolves-Thunder · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antawn Jamison GSW, Apr 6, 2003: 41 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
41 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 11, 12, 25, 18, 30, 21, 12, 40Grizzlies-Blazers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Lamond Murray CLE, Jan 2, 2002: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Career high40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 44, 43, 41, 22, 23, 19, 22, 38Thunder-Wolves · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 42, 31, 42, 30, 28, 30, 58, 42, 35Rockets-Raptors · W
36.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 26, 18, 5, 9, 3, 3, 6, 30Celtics-Warriors · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 20, 20, 18, 25, 22, 37, 25, 27Pacers-Bulls · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Trae YoungATL+7.5 25.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Avery BradleyMEM+7.4 17.1 last 10 · 9.7 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+7.4 31.6 last 10 · 24.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+6.7 29.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Bojan BogdanovicIND+5.4 23.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−9.4 17.7 last 10 · 27.1 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−4.9 1.9 last 10 · 6.8 season
Garrett TempleLAC−4.9 3.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Gary HarrisDEN−4.8 9.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Caris LeVertBKN−4.8 10.2 last 10 · 15.0 season