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Sunday, February 28, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Kings by 8 after three quarters and won 127–126.

Final · Box score
Clippers100
Bucks105
Q1 Bucks +4; Q2 Bucks +5; Q3 Bucks -4; Q4 Bucks +5
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Celtics111
Q1 Celtics +5; Q2 Celtics +5; Q3 Celtics +3; Q4 Celtics +1
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Pistons90
Q1 Knicks +5; Q2 Knicks +11; Q3 Knicks +19; Q4 Knicks +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies133
Rockets84
Q1 Grizzlies +7; Q2 Grizzlies +26; Q3 Grizzlies +35; Q4 Grizzlies +49
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Lakers117
Q1 Lakers +20; Q2 Lakers +29; Q3 Lakers +30; Q4 Lakers +26
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Heat109
Q1 Heat +5; Q2 Heat +10; Q3 Heat +1; Q4 Heat +10
Final · Box score
Suns118
Wolves99
Q1 Suns +4; Q2 Suns +5; Q3 Suns +10; Q4 Suns +19
Final · Box score
Hornets127
Kings126
Q1 Hornets -3; Q2 Hornets -1; Q3 Hornets -8; Q4 Hornets +1
On this day · 2019–20Feb 28, 2020: 10 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Jazz), 42 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Kings

P.J. Washington scores 42 as Charlotte beats Sacramento

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 36 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1-8+1Hornets AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets36302239127
Kings39282930126
Who led
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 3, 3, 5, 15, 17, 10, 15, 42Hornets42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 17, 20, 17, 7, 21, 20, 22, 24Hornets24 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 21, 5, 23, 13, 11, 9, 14, 30Kings30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 4, 8, 13, 8, 4, 18, 22, 21, 28Kings28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Clippers-Bucks

Milwaukee makes it five straight

Milwaukee beat Clippers 105–100 and moved to 21–13. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 36 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · Bucks
L@ Suns124–125L@ Jazz115–129L@ Thunder109–114Lvs Raptors113–124Lvs Raptors96–110Wvs Thunder98–85Wvs Kings128–115Wvs Wolves139–112Wvs Pelicans129–125Wvs Clippers105–100
Lead changes
Hornets-Kings13
Clippers-Bucks11
Hawks-Heat6
Grizzlies-Rockets6
Knicks-Pistons3
Warriors-Lakers1
The night in charts
Hornets-Kings combined for 253, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KingsHornets 127, Kings 126
253
Wizards-CelticsWizards 110, Celtics 111
221
Suns-WolvesSuns 118, Wolves 99
217
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 133, Rockets 84
217
Warriors-LakersWarriors 91, Lakers 117
208
Hawks-HeatHawks 99, Heat 109
208
Clippers-BucksClippers 100, Bucks 105
205
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 109, Pistons 90
199
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-KingsHornets 127, Kings 126
+1 Hornets
Wizards-CelticsWizards 110, Celtics 111
+1 Celtics
Clippers-BucksClippers 100, Bucks 105
+5 Bucks
Hawks-HeatHawks 99, Heat 109
+10 Heat
Suns-WolvesSuns 118, Wolves 99
+19 Suns
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 109, Pistons 90
+19 Knicks
Warriors-LakersWarriors 91, Lakers 117
+26 Lakers
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 133, Rockets 84
+49 Grizzlies
Hornets rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-KingsHornets won · Hornets 127, Kings 126
8 pts
Clippers-BucksBucks won · Clippers 100, Bucks 105
4 pts
Ayton shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonSuns · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
TheisCeltics · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BarnesKings · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
71% (10-14)
WashingtonHornets · 42 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
WinslowGrizzlies · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 127Kings 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets36302239127
Kings39282930126
The story
LaMelo Ball had 24 points and 12 assists as Charlotte beat Sacramento 127-126

Marvin Bagley III led Sacramento with 24 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 39-30.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 −3−1−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Celtics
Wizards 110Celtics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards28272134110
Celtics33271932111
The story
Jayson Tatum's 31 points carried Boston past Washington, 111-110

For Washington, Russell Westbrook had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-22 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-28, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +5+5+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bucks
Clippers 100Bucks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23253319100
Bucks27262428105
The story
Milwaukee beat LA 105-100 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Khris Middleton

Serge Ibaka paced LA: 15 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +4+5−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 46

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 37, 25, 37, 33, 28, 33, 34, 46Wizards-Celtics · L
33.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson Bucks, Feb 25, 2001: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
46 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 27, 22, 23, 23, 34, 33, 22, 43Suns-Wolves · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen Bucks, Apr 12, 2001: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Season high43 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 3, 3, 5, 15, 17, 10, 15, 42Hornets-Kings · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +30.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anfernee Hardaway Magic, Apr 29, 1997: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Career high42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 47, 29, 24, 34, 23, 29, 38, 37, 38, 36Bucks-Clippers · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 19, 20, 8, 12, 13, 14, 25, 34Hawks-Heat · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 6, 21, 35, 25, 32, 28, 13, 9, 31Celtics-Wizards · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal MurrayNuggets+6.3 27.9 last 10 · 21.6 season
Ben SimmonsSixers+5.0 21.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Lou WilliamsClippers+4.8 17.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jarrett AllenCavs+4.6 18.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Saddiq BeyPistons+4.5 14.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Wayne EllingtonPistons−3.4 7.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Nicolas BatumClippers−3.4 5.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jaylen BrownCeltics−3.4 21.6 last 10 · 25.0 season
Malcolm BrogdonPacers−3.2 18.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Gordon HaywardHornets−2.9 18.6 last 10 · 21.5 season