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Sunday, March 1, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DET by 15 after the first quarter and won 106–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks93
Hornets85
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Sixers130
Clippers136
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Wolves91
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Raptors118
Nuggets133
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Kings106
Q1 SAC -15; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Lakers122
Pelicans114
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards124
Warriors110
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +14
On this day · 2018–19Mar 1, 2019: 7 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Bulls), 49 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Kings

Sacramento storms back from 15 down to beat Detroit

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 38 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-1+6+6SAC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons31201930100
Kings16342630106
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 13, 17, 16, 26, 20, 21, 25, 23SAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 15, 22, 20, 7, 19, 15, 14, 19SAC19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 17, 10, 26, 18, 26, 20, 19, 20DET20 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 1, 0, 3, 0, 15, 14, 19, 16DET16 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Dallas by 20.

LAC over PHI6SAC over DET6MIL over CHA8LAL over NOP8WAS over GSW14DEN over TOR15DAL over MIN20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Lakers-Pelicans17
Bucks-Hornets6
Sixers-Clippers5
Pistons-Kings3
Wizards-Warriors3
Mavs-Wolves0
Raptors-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Sixers-Clippers combined for 266, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-ClippersSixers 130, Clippers 136
266
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 118, Nuggets 133
251
Lakers-PelicansLakers 122, Pelicans 114
236
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 124, Warriors 110
234
Pistons-KingsPistons 100, Kings 106
206
Mavs-WolvesMavs 111, Wolves 91
202
Bucks-HornetsBucks 93, Hornets 85
178
LAC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Sixers-ClippersSixers 130, Clippers 136
+6 LAC
Pistons-KingsPistons 100, Kings 106
+6 SAC
Bucks-HornetsBucks 93, Hornets 85
+8 MIL
Lakers-PelicansLakers 122, Pelicans 114
+8 LAL
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 124, Warriors 110
+14 WAS
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 118, Nuggets 133
+15 DEN
Mavs-WolvesMavs 111, Wolves 91
+20 DAL
SAC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-KingsSAC won · Pistons 100, Kings 106
15 pts
Sixers-ClippersLAC won · Sixers 130, Clippers 136
5 pts
Lakers-PelicansLAL won · Lakers 122, Pelicans 114
4 pts
OG shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OGTOR · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 STL, 3 AST
75% (12-16)
ZionNOP · 35 PTS, 7 REB
75% (12-16)
JokicDEN · 23 PTS, 18 REB, 11 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
MiltonPHI · 39 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
LeBronLAL · 34 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB, 2 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Pistons-Kings
Pistons 100Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons31201930100
Kings16342630106
The story
De'Aaron Fox's 23 points carried Sacramento past Detroit, 106-100

For Detroit, Christian Wood had 20 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 15 going into the second, then won it 34-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −15−1+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alex Len was the fantasy play: 38.6 FPTS on 13 REB, 8 PTS

Final · Lakers-Pelicans
Lakers 122Pelicans 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29343029122
Pelicans33283419114
The story
LeBron James had a 34-12-13 triple-double as Los Angeles beat New Orleans 122-114

Lonzo Ball led New Orleans with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 34 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB · 14-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 29-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+2−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 93Hornets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2619252393
Hornets2023251785
The story
Milwaukee beat Charlotte 93-85 behind 16 points from Brook Lopez

Devonte' Graham paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 4-11 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+2+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 41

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 36, 18, 33, 31, 22, 19, 32, 41Bucks-Hornets · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Davis LAL, Dec 9, 2023: 41 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Shake MiltonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 5, 0, 5, 17, 7, 20, 19, 39Sixers-Clippers · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +31.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 11, 28, 27, 24, 15, 28, 24, 38Mavs-Wolves · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 21, 31, 32, 25, 28, 29, 24, 35Pelicans-Lakers · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 22, 17, 32, 32, 29, 40, 19, 34Lakers-Pelicans · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden BKN, Jan 1, 2022: 34 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
34 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 30, 30, 26, 53, 55, 30, 42, 34Wizards-Warriors · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malik BeasleyMIN+9.5 19.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Christian WoodDET+8.4 20.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jayson TatumBOS+8.0 31.5 last 10 · 23.5 season
Seth CurryDAL+7.3 19.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kristaps PorzingisDAL+7.3 26.5 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Josh RichardsonPHI−5.3 8.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Aron BaynesPHX−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jordan McRaeDEN−5.0 6.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.6 16.6 last 10 · 21.2 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season