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Saturday, February 29, 2020Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Suns by 13 after the first quarter and won 115–99.

Final · Box score
Bulls115
Knicks125
Q1 Knicks +6; Q2 Knicks +13; Q3 Knicks +3; Q4 Knicks +10
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Hawks129
Q1 Hawks -5; Q2 Hawks +7; Q3 Hawks +17; Q4 Hawks +12
Final · Box score
Nets113
Heat116
Q1 Heat -3; Q2 Heat +8; Q3 Heat +11; Q4 Heat +3
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Cavs104
Q1 Pacers -1; Q2 Pacers -2; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 Pacers +9
Final · Box score
Lakers88
Grizzlies105
Q1 Grizzlies +4; Q2 Grizzlies +12; Q3 Grizzlies +20; Q4 Grizzlies +17
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets111
Celtics110
Q1 Rockets -9; Q2 Rockets -11; Q3 Rockets +3; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 Rockets +1
Final · Box score
Magic113
Spurs114
Q1 Spurs +11; Q2 Spurs +8; Q3 Spurs +4; Q4 Spurs +1
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Suns99
Q1 Warriors -13; Q2 Warriors -4; Q3 Warriors +11; Q4 Warriors +16
The lead · Warriors-Suns

Golden State climbs out of a 13-point hole against Phoenix

Jayson Tatum goes for 32 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-4+11+16Warriors AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28333123115
Suns4124161899
Who led
Eric PaschallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 6, 9, 12, 12, 13, 12, 23, 25Warriors25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Damion LeePoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 8, 26, 10, 13, 22, 14, 15, 20Warriors20 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 10, 27, 21, 29, 24, 14, 26, 21Suns21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 12, 28, 17, 28, 16, 25, 20, 20Suns20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 17.

Rockets over Celtics1Spurs over Magic1Heat over Nets3Pacers over Cavs9Knicks over Bulls10Hawks over Blazers12Warriors over Suns16Grizzlies over Lakers17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pacers-Cavs12
Rockets-Celtics11
Nets-Heat8
Magic-Spurs8
The night in charts
Blazers-Hawks combined for 246, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-HawksBlazers 117, Hawks 129
246
Bulls-KnicksBulls 115, Knicks 125
240
Nets-HeatNets 113, Heat 116
229
Magic-SpursMagic 113, Spurs 114
227
Rockets-CelticsRockets 111, Celtics 110 · OT
221
Pacers-CavsPacers 113, Cavs 104
217
Warriors-SunsWarriors 115, Suns 99
214
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 88, Grizzlies 105
193
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-CelticsRockets 111, Celtics 110 · OT
+1 Rockets
Magic-SpursMagic 113, Spurs 114
+1 Spurs
Nets-HeatNets 113, Heat 116
+3 Heat
Pacers-CavsPacers 113, Cavs 104
+9 Pacers
Bulls-KnicksBulls 115, Knicks 125
+10 Knicks
Blazers-HawksBlazers 117, Hawks 129
+12 Hawks
Warriors-SunsWarriors 115, Suns 99
+16 Warriors
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 88, Grizzlies 105
+17 Grizzlies
Warriors erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SunsWarriors won · Warriors 115, Suns 99
13 pts
Rockets-CelticsRockets won · Rockets 111, Celtics 110 · OT
11 pts
Blazers-HawksHawks won · Blazers 117, Hawks 129
5 pts
Nets-HeatHeat won · Nets 113, Heat 116
3 pts
Pacers-CavsPacers won · Pacers 113, Cavs 104
2 pts
RJ shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RJKnicks · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
WarrenPacers · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
Dejounte MurraySpurs · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
BrogdonPacers · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Mitchell RobinsonKnicks · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Rockets-Celtics
Rockets 111Celtics 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets192636237111
Celtics282822266110
The story
James Harden had 21 points and 8 assists as Houston beat Boston 111-110 in OT

Gordon Hayward led Boston with 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-24 FG, 4-17 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Rockets took the third 36-22.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −9−11+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Spurs
Magic 113Spurs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27262832113
Spurs38232429114
The story
Trey Lyles' 20 points carried San Antonio past Orlando, 114-113

For Orlando, Terrence Ross had 21 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-27, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +11+8+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Evan Fournier was the fantasy play: 49.6 FPTS on 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB

Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 113Heat 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27223133113
Heat24333425116
The story
Miami beat Brooklyn 116-113 behind 16 points and 12 rebounds from Bam Adebayo

Joe Harris paced Brooklyn: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −3+8+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Spencer Dinwiddie topped the game at 45.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 38 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 41

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 22, 41, 39, 36, 21, 34, 33, 41Rockets-Celtics · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rudy Gay Kings, Jan 21, 2014: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 13, 20, 23, 27, 41, 28, 28, 35Blazers-Hawks · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 26, 15, 39, 28, 41, 36, 33, 32Celtics-Rockets · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 22, 19, 35, 27, 7, 19, 15, 30Pacers-Cavs · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 27, 20, 19, 17, 16, 12, 20, 27Grizzlies-Lakers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 25, 31, 19, 14, 12, 6, 13, 27Cavs-Pacers · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malik BeasleyWolves+9.4 19.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jayson TatumCeltics+8.0 31.5 last 10 · 23.5 season
Kristaps PorzingisMavs+7.4 26.2 last 10 · 18.8 season
Coby WhiteBulls+6.8 19.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Seth CurryMavs+6.4 18.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Aron BaynesSuns−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jordan McRaeNuggets−5.0 6.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Josh RichardsonSixers−4.8 9.2 last 10 · 14.0 season
Paul GeorgeClippers−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.Grizzlies−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season