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Sunday, March 8, 2020Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 105–104.

Final · Box score
Bulls107
Nets110
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Clippers103
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans120
Wolves107
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +8; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +13
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Celtics104
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -11; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Bucks131
Suns140
Q1 PHX +19; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Mavs109
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Magic126
Rockets106
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +25; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Heat100
Wizards89
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +11
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs129
Cavs132
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Knicks96
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Raptors118
Kings113
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +5
On this day · 2018–19Mar 8, 2019: 9 games. Top scorer: Lou Williams (Clippers-Thunder), 40 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Celtics

OKC fights back from 11 down against Boston

Ricky Rubio posts a triple-double

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-11-1+1OKC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29233122105
Celtics26372120104
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 12, 19, 17, 18, 14, 16, 21, 28OKC28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 13, 21, 13, 9, 24, 23, 16, 27OKC27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 21, 29, 10, 12, 12, 18, 7, 24BOS24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 14, 12, 17, 26, 14, 18, 29, 19BOS19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Magic rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Orlando beat Houston by 20.

OKC over BOS1BKN over CHI3IND over DAL3CLE over SAS3TOR over SAC5LAL over LAC9PHX over MIL9MIA over WAS11NYK over DET12NOP over MIN13ORL over HOU20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Celtics22
Lakers-Clippers13
Pistons-Knicks13
Raptors-Kings11
Heat-Wizards10
Spurs-Cavs10
Bulls-Nets9
Pacers-Mavs6
Magic-Rockets4
Pelicans-Wolves2
Bucks-Suns0
Shot of the night

Schroder's layup with 8.5 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 105-104 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Suns combined for 271, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SunsBucks 131, Suns 140
271
Spurs-CavsSpurs 129, Cavs 132 · OT
261
Magic-RocketsMagic 126, Rockets 106
232
Raptors-KingsRaptors 118, Kings 113
231
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 120, Wolves 107
227
Pacers-MavsPacers 112, Mavs 109
221
Bulls-NetsBulls 107, Nets 110
217
Lakers-ClippersLakers 112, Clippers 103
215
Thunder-CelticsThunder 105, Celtics 104
209
Heat-WizardsHeat 100, Wizards 89
189
Pistons-KnicksPistons 84, Knicks 96
180
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-CelticsThunder 105, Celtics 104
+1 OKC
Bulls-NetsBulls 107, Nets 110
+3 BKN
Pacers-MavsPacers 112, Mavs 109
+3 IND
Spurs-CavsSpurs 129, Cavs 132 · OT
+3 CLE
Raptors-KingsRaptors 118, Kings 113
+5 TOR
Lakers-ClippersLakers 112, Clippers 103
+9 LAL
Bucks-SunsBucks 131, Suns 140
+9 PHX
Heat-WizardsHeat 100, Wizards 89
+11 MIA
Pistons-KnicksPistons 84, Knicks 96
+12 NYK
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 120, Wolves 107
+13 NOP
Magic-RocketsMagic 126, Rockets 106
+20 ORL
OKC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-CelticsOKC won · Thunder 105, Celtics 104
11 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAL won · Lakers 112, Clippers 103
4 pts
Spurs-CavsCLE won · Spurs 129, Cavs 132 · OT
4 pts
Bulls-NetsBKN won · Bulls 107, Nets 110
1 pt
Booker shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BookerPHX · 36 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
HarrellLAC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
AugustinORL · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BamMIA · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
DrummondCLE · 28 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Thunder-Celtics
Thunder 105Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29233122105
Celtics26372120104
The story
Chris Paul's 28 points carried Oklahoma City past Boston, 105-104

For Boston, Gordon Hayward had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 31-21.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3−11−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 129Cavs 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs1832412711129
Cavs3525273114132
The story
Andre Drummond had 28 points and 17 rebounds as Cleveland beat San Antonio 132-129 in OT

Dejounte Murray led San Antonio with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 35-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +17+10−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 112Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31243126112
Mavs26263225109
The story
Indiana won 112-109 despite 36 points and 10 rebounds from Luka Doncic

Domantas Sabonis paced Indiana: 20 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST 36 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 13-26 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

A 31-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Khris Middleton leads the day with 39

Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 28, 25, 40, 22, 12, 20, 12, 39Bucks-Suns · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 23, 11, 22, 11, 27, 19, 20, 37Pelicans-Wolves · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 33, 20, 26, 23, 23, 30, 21, 36Mavs-Pacers · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 29, 24, 14, 26, 21, 22, 23, 36Suns-Bucks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 4, 7, 11, 24, 24, 16, 13, 31Clippers-Lakers · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 6, 16, 12, 22, 24, 26, 37, 31Raptors-Kings · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+11.0 24.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Malik BeasleyMIN+10.6 21.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Christian WoodDET+9.2 22.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Caris LeVertBKN+6.7 24.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
CJ McCollumPOR+6.4 28.9 last 10 · 22.5 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−8.0 9.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Josh RichardsonPHI−5.3 8.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season