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Tuesday, February 25, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by MIL (vs TOR) and OKC (vs CHI).

Final · Box score
Hornets80
Pacers119
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +25; Q3 IND +39; Q4 IND +39
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Raptors97
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Thunder124
Bulls122
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Pelicans109
Lakers118
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Blazers106
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Kings112
Warriors94
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +18
On this day · 2018–19Feb 25, 2019: 11 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Rockets), 36 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Bulls

OKC wins a tight one over Chicago

Anthony Davis goes for 21 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+17-2+2OKC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder36361933124
Bulls28273829122
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 15, 19, 24, 15, 29, 15, 12, 24OKC24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 23, 21, 24, 17, 17, 11, 22, 21OKC21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 22, 32, 41, 19, 20, 32, 41CHI41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 12, 14, 6, 14, 12, 33, 33, 35CHI35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bucks-Raptors

Milwaukee makes it four straight

Milwaukee beat Toronto 108–97 and moved to 50–8. Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
Wvs PHX129–108W@ NOP120–108Wvs PHI112–101W@ ORL111–95Wvs SAC123–111L@ IND111–118W@ DET126–106Wvs PHI119–98W@ WAS137–134W@ TOR108–97
Lead changes
Bucks-Raptors10
Pelicans-Lakers10
Pistons-Nuggets4
Hornets-Pacers1
Celtics-Blazers1
Kings-Warriors0
The night in charts
Thunder-Bulls combined for 246, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-BullsThunder 124, Bulls 122
246
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 109, Lakers 118
227
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 118, Blazers 106
224
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 98, Nuggets 115
213
Kings-WarriorsKings 112, Warriors 94
206
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 108, Raptors 97
205
Hornets-PacersHornets 80, Pacers 119
199
OKC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Thunder-BullsThunder 124, Bulls 122
+2 OKC
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 109, Lakers 118
+9 LAL
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 108, Raptors 97
+11 MIL
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 118, Blazers 106
+12 BOS
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 98, Nuggets 115
+17 DEN
Kings-WarriorsKings 112, Warriors 94
+18 SAC
Hornets-PacersHornets 80, Pacers 119
+39 IND
MIL rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 108, Raptors 97
2 pts
Thunder-BullsOKC won · Thunder 124, Bulls 122
2 pts
Jerami Grant shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jerami GrantDEN · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
SabonisIND · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST
80% (8-10)
ChrissGSW · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
WarrenIND · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BarnesSAC · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Thunder-Bulls
Thunder 124Bulls 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder36361933124
Bulls28273829122
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Chicago 124-122

Steven Adams added 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 5-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the second 36-27, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +8+17−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Lakers
Pelicans 109Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans26322823109
Lakers30342430118
The story
LeBron James' 40 points carried Los Angeles past New Orleans, 118-109

For New Orleans, Brandon Ingram had 34 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 40 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 17-27 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+6+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 108Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25253424108
Raptors2725192697
The story
Milwaukee beat Toronto 108-97 behind 19 points and 19 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Pascal Siakam paced Toronto: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 19 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 5-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2−2+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 58 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 41

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 22, 32, 41, 19, 20, 32, 41Bulls-Thunder · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 28, 2010: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 36, 18, 22, 17, 32, 32, 29, 40Lakers-Pelicans · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 4, 2005: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 33, 32, 26, 15, 39, 28, 41, 36Celtics-Blazers · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 12, 14, 6, 14, 12, 33, 33, 35Bulls-Thunder · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 24, 20, 28, 32, 15, 16, 17, 34Pelicans-Lakers · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 21, 20, 21, 31, 32, 25, 28, 29Pelicans-Lakers · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malik BeasleyMIN+8.3 18.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Jayson TatumBOS+7.2 30.3 last 10 · 23.1 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+6.9 34.1 last 10 · 27.2 season
Miles BridgesCHA+6.1 19.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Bradley BealWAS+5.9 36.0 last 10 · 30.1 season
Cold
Josh RichardsonPHI−5.0 9.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Aron BaynesPHX−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA−4.7 12.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.5 16.8 last 10 · 21.3 season