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Wednesday, February 26, 2020Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Suns by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–92.

Final · Box score
Knicks101
Hornets107
Q1 Hornets +3; Q2 Hornets +10; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +6
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Cavs108
Q1 Cavs +11; Q2 Cavs +11; Q3 Cavs +9; Q4 Cavs +14
Final · Box score
Nets106
Wizards110
Q1 Wizards +14; Q2 Wizards +13; Q3 Wizards -3; Q4 Wizards +4
Final · Box score
Magic130
Hawks120
Q1 Magic -4; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 Magic +8; Q4 Magic +10
Final · Box score
Wolves129
Heat126
Q1 Wolves +1; Q2 Wolves -3; Q3 Wolves +1; Q4 Wolves +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Rockets140
Q1 Rockets +18; Q2 Rockets +26; Q3 Rockets +23; Q4 Rockets +28
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Spurs103
Q1 Mavs +16; Q2 Mavs +10; Q3 Mavs +11; Q4 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Suns92
Q1 Clippers -8; Q2 Clippers +5; Q3 Clippers +10; Q4 Clippers +10
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Jazz103
Q1 Celtics +8; Q2 Celtics +2; Q3 Celtics +3; Q4 Celtics +11
On this day · 2018–19Feb 26, 2019: 3 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Thunder), 36 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Suns

Clippers fight back from 8 down against Phoenix

Caris LeVert goes for 34 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+5+10+10Clippers AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21332226102
Suns2920172692
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 22, 14, 29, 30, 28, 31, 25, 24Clippers24 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 28, 26, 10, 13, 10, 6, 13, 18Clippers18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 25, 26, 12, 28, 17, 28, 16, 25Suns25 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 5, 15, 13, 9, 13, 18, 22, 18Suns18 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Magic-Hawks

Orlando beats Atlanta, 130–120

Orlando led 103–95 after three and won by 10. Evan Fournier led Orlando with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Wolves over Heat3Wizards over Nets4Hornets over Knicks6Mavs over Spurs6Magic over Hawks10Clippers over Suns10Celtics over Jazz11Cavs over Sixers14Rockets over Grizzlies28Final margin, points. Pink = Magic over Hawks.
Lead changes
Knicks-Hornets11
Celtics-Jazz11
Nets-Wizards10
Magic-Hawks5
Mavs-Spurs5
Sixers-Cavs0
Grizzlies-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Robinson's three with 9.5 seconds left puts the Wizards ahead, 110-106 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Heat combined for 255, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-HeatWolves 129, Heat 126
255
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 112, Rockets 140
252
Magic-HawksMagic 130, Hawks 120
250
Celtics-JazzCeltics 114, Jazz 103
217
Nets-WizardsNets 106, Wizards 110
216
Mavs-SpursMavs 109, Spurs 103
212
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 101, Hornets 107
208
Sixers-CavsSixers 94, Cavs 108
202
Clippers-SunsClippers 102, Suns 92
194
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-HeatWolves 129, Heat 126
+3 MIN
Nets-WizardsNets 106, Wizards 110
+4 Wizards
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 101, Hornets 107
+6 Hornets
Mavs-SpursMavs 109, Spurs 103
+6 Mavs
Magic-HawksMagic 130, Hawks 120
+10 Magic
Clippers-SunsClippers 102, Suns 92
+10 Clippers
Celtics-JazzCeltics 114, Jazz 103
+11 Celtics
Sixers-CavsSixers 94, Cavs 108
+14 Cavs
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 112, Rockets 140
+28 Rockets
Clippers rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SunsClippers won · Clippers 102, Suns 92
8 pts
Magic-HawksMagic won · Magic 130, Hawks 120
4 pts
Nets-WizardsWizards won · Nets 106, Wizards 110
3 pts
Wolves-HeatWolves won · Wolves 129, Heat 126
3 pts
Rivers shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiversRockets · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PortisKnicks · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
TatumCeltics · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
65% (13-20)
Aaron GordonMagic · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
HernangomezMIN · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Heat
Wolves 129Heat 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29283834129
Heat28323432126
The story
D'Angelo Russell's 27 points carried Minnesota past Miami, 129-126

For Miami, Bam Adebayo had 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 7-14 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 38-34.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +1−3+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 106Wizards 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets17303722106
Wizards31292129110
The story
Washington beat Brooklyn 110-106 behind 30 points from Bradley Beal

DeAndre Jordan paced Brooklyn: 16 PTS, 16 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 11-24 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +14+13−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 109Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36232921109
Spurs20292826103
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 28 points and 12 rebounds as Dallas beat San Antonio 109-103

DeMar DeRozan led San Antonio with 27 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 36-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +16+10+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 47 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 37

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 38, 48, 29, 27, 50, 25, 28, 37Hawks-Magic · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 16, 24, 23, 26, 12, 31, 38, 37Jazz-Celtics · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 23, 37, 11, 20, 25, 17, 19, 34Nets-Wizards · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 39, 32, 22, 41, 39, 36, 21, 34, 33Rockets-Grizzlies · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 32, 26, 15, 39, 28, 41, 36, 33Celtics-Jazz · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 43, 29, 26, 30, 30, 26, 53, 55, 30Wizards-Nets · W
30.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malik BeasleyWolves+9.5 19.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jayson TatumCeltics+7.8 31.1 last 10 · 23.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Mavs+6.0 21.3 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kristaps PorzingisMavs+6.0 24.7 last 10 · 18.7 season
Caris LeVertNets+5.8 22.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cold
Paul GeorgeClippers−6.3 14.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Aron BaynesSuns−5.3 5.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Devin BookerSuns−4.9 21.2 last 10 · 26.1 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.Grizzlies−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Dillon BrooksGrizzlies−4.4 10.9 last 10 · 15.3 season