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Wednesday, March 4, 2020Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Bulls by 7 after the first quarter and won 115–108.

Final · Box score
Celtics112
Cavs106
Q1 Celtics +1; Q2 Celtics +6; Q3 Celtics +4; Q4 Celtics +6
Final · Box score
Thunder114
Pistons107
Q1 Thunder +6; Q2 Thunder +5; Q3 Thunder +12; Q4 Thunder +7
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Bucks119
Q1 Bucks +13; Q2 Bucks +2; Q3 Bucks +10; Q4 Bucks +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies118
Nets79
Q1 Grizzlies -1; Q2 Grizzlies +7; Q3 Grizzlies +17; Q4 Grizzlies +39
Final · Box score
Magic113
Heat116
Q1 Heat +4; Q2 Heat +5; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +3
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Knicks104
Q1 Jazz +9; Q2 Jazz +10; Q3 Jazz +15; Q4 Jazz +8
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Wolves115
Q1 Wolves -7; Q2 Wolves -3; Q3 Wolves +9; Q4 Wolves +7
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans123
Mavs127
Q1 Mavs +2; Q2 Mavs +2; Q3 Mavs +2; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs +4
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Blazers125
Q1 Blazers +7; Q2 Blazers +11; Q3 Blazers +21; Q4 Blazers +21
On this day · 2018–19Mar 4, 2019: 7 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Pelicans-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wolves

Minnesota beats Chicago, 115–108

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 34 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+9+7Wolves AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29292129108
Wolves22333327115
Who led
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 27, 17, 21, 21, 17, 14, 28, 24Wolves24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 26, 18, 29, 27, 28, 16, 23, 19Wolves19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 14, 12, 33, 33, 35, 22, 19, 26Bulls26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille HarrisonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 6, 13, 8, 2, 11, 5, 2, 17Bulls17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Nets

Memphis routs Brooklyn by 39

Memphis led by 7 at halftime and won 118–79. Josh Jackson led Memphis with 19 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Heat over Magic3Mavs over Pelicans4Celtics over Cavs6Thunder over Pistons7Wolves over Bulls7Jazz over Knicks8Bucks over Pacers19Blazers over Wizards21Grizzlies over Nets39Final margin, points. Pink = Grizzlies over Nets.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Mavs13
Celtics-Cavs11
Thunder-Pistons10
Grizzlies-Nets9
Bulls-Wolves7
Wizards-Blazers5
Pacers-Bucks0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Mavs combined for 250, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 123, Mavs 127 · OT
250
Magic-HeatMagic 113, Heat 116
229
Wizards-BlazersWizards 104, Blazers 125
229
Bulls-WolvesBulls 108, Wolves 115
223
Thunder-PistonsThunder 114, Pistons 107
221
Pacers-BucksPacers 100, Bucks 119
219
Celtics-CavsCeltics 112, Cavs 106
218
Jazz-KnicksJazz 112, Knicks 104
216
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 118, Nets 79
197
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HeatMagic 113, Heat 116
+3 Heat
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 123, Mavs 127 · OT
+4 Mavs
Celtics-CavsCeltics 112, Cavs 106
+6 Celtics
Thunder-PistonsThunder 114, Pistons 107
+7 Thunder
Bulls-WolvesBulls 108, Wolves 115
+7 MIN
Jazz-KnicksJazz 112, Knicks 104
+8 Jazz
Pacers-BucksPacers 100, Bucks 119
+19 Bucks
Wizards-BlazersWizards 104, Blazers 125
+21 Blazers
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 118, Nets 79
+39 Grizzlies
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WolvesWolves won · Bulls 108, Wolves 115
7 pts
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 118, Nets 79
1 pt
SGA shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SGAThunder · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
WoodPistons · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
Duncan RobinsonHeat · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
OjeleyeCeltics · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
WhitesideBlazers · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 113Heat 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26292929113
Heat30302828116
The story
Miami beat Orlando 116-113 behind 25 points and 9 assists from Goran Dragic

Terrence Ross paced Orlando: 35 PTS 25 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 30-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +4+5+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic topped the game at 54.2 FPTS: 22 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST

Final · Pelicans-Mavs
Pelicans 123Mavs 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans2233302711123
Mavs2433302515127
The story
Luka Doncic had a 30-17-10 triple-double as Dallas beat New Orleans 127-123 in OT

Lonzo Ball led New Orleans with 25 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the overtime 15-11.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +2+2+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 112Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28302331112
Cavs27252529106
The story
Jayson Tatum's 32 points carried Boston past Cleveland, 112-106

For Cleveland, Larry Nance Jr. had 19 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 11-24 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-25, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +1+6+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 61 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Collin Sexton leads the day with 41

Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 25, 17, 13, 28, 31, 16, 32, 41Cavs-Celtics · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kyrie Irving Cavs, Jun 13, 2016: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Career high41 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 5, 19, 21, 14, 33, 21, 23, 35Magic-Heat · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 28, 27, 24, 15, 28, 24, 38, 34Mavs-Pelicans · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 15, 39, 28, 41, 36, 33, 32, 32Celtics-Cavs · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 21, 7, 17, 18, 30, 22, 16, 32Knicks-Jazz · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 21, 33, 33, 20, 26, 23, 23, 30Mavs-Pelicans · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Vucevic Magic, Feb 19, 2021: 30 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 17 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malik BeasleyWolves+10.4 21.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Christian WoodPistons+8.9 21.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Coby WhiteBulls+8.6 21.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jayson TatumCeltics+7.8 31.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Seth CurryMavs+7.3 19.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisClippers−6.1 11.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Josh RichardsonSixers−5.3 8.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jordan McRaePistons−5.2 6.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Aron BaynesSuns−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Paul GeorgeClippers−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season