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Wednesday, March 3, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed ORL by 19 at halftime and won 115–112.

Final · Box score
Pacers114
Cavs111
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +3
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz123
Sixers131
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -9; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Pistons129
Raptors105
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +24
Final · Box score
Nets132
Rockets114
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +18
Final · Box score
Hornets135
Wolves102
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +22; Q4 CHA +33
Final · Box score
Bulls128
Pelicans124
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Magic112
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -19; Q3 ATL -12; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Thunder78
Mavs87
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Blazers108
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Lakers120
Kings123
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +3
On this day · 2019–20Mar 3, 2020: 8 games. Top scorer: Caris LeVert (Nets-Celtics), 51 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Magic

Trae Young drops 32 in 19-point comeback win over Orlando

Joel Embiid goes for 40 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-19-12+3ATL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27153637115
Magic39222922112
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 31, 35, 28, 33, 17, 15, 18, 32ATL32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 9, 12, 5, 38, 8, 6, 8, 23ATL23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 14, 16, 30, 37, 20, 28, 34, 29, 29ORL29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 30, 24, 17, 13, 5, 10, 18, 28ORL28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Hornets rout

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Minnesota by 33.

POR over GSW2IND over CLE3ATL over ORL3SAC over LAL3CHI over NOP4PHI over UTA8DAL over OKC9BKN over HOU18DET over TOR24CHA over MIN33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Cavs15
Lakers-Kings15
Warriors-Blazers13
Jazz-Sixers9
Pistons-Raptors9
Thunder-Mavs6
Bulls-Pelicans4
Hawks-Magic3
Hornets-Wolves3
Shot of the night

Dame's jumper with 14 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 108-106 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Sixers combined for 254, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SixersJazz 123, Sixers 131 · OT
254
Bulls-PelicansBulls 128, Pelicans 124
252
Nets-RocketsNets 132, Rockets 114
246
Lakers-KingsLakers 120, Kings 123
243
Hornets-WolvesHornets 135, Wolves 102
237
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 129, Raptors 105
234
Hawks-MagicHawks 115, Magic 112
227
Pacers-CavsPacers 114, Cavs 111
225
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 106, Blazers 108
214
Thunder-MavsThunder 78, Mavs 87
165
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 106, Blazers 108
+2 POR
Lakers-KingsLakers 120, Kings 123
+3 SAC
Hawks-MagicHawks 115, Magic 112
+3 ATL
Pacers-CavsPacers 114, Cavs 111
+3 IND
Bulls-PelicansBulls 128, Pelicans 124
+4 CHI
Jazz-SixersJazz 123, Sixers 131 · OT
+8 PHI
Thunder-MavsThunder 78, Mavs 87
+9 DAL
Nets-RocketsNets 132, Rockets 114
+18 BKN
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 129, Raptors 105
+24 DET
Hornets-WolvesHornets 135, Wolves 102
+33 CHA
ATL erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-MagicATL won · Hawks 115, Magic 112
19 pts
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 114, Cavs 111
10 pts
Jazz-SixersPHI won · Jazz 123, Sixers 131 · OT
9 pts
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 120, Kings 123
8 pts
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 106, Blazers 108
1 pt
Brogdon shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrogdonIND · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
Thaddeus YoungCHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
HieldSAC · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
EllingtonDET · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Saben LeeDET · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 114Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28233132114
Cavs28332921111
The story
T.J. McConnell had 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting as Indiana beat Cleveland 114-111

Collin Sexton led Cleveland with 32 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 13 AST, 10 STL, 4 REB · 8-8 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 32-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 0−10−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 115Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27153637115
Magic39222922112
The story
Danilo Gallinari's 23 points carried Atlanta past Orlando, 115-112

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 8-18 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 37-22.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −12−19−12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Sixers
Jazz 123Sixers 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz342728295123
Sixers2626323413131
The story
Philadelphia beat Utah 131-123 in OT behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Tobias Harris

Rudy Gobert paced Utah: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers settled it in overtime, 13-5.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −8−9−50+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 40

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 31, 50, 25, 18, 23, 42, 24, 40Sixers-Jazz · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Al Jefferson MIN, Jan 27, 2008: 40 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 37, 30, 38, 21, 35, 24, 23, 36Bulls-Pelicans · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 29, 28, 15, 20, 21, 14, 32, 36Rockets-Nets · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 11, 29, 31, 11, 24, 17, 30, 36Raptors-Pistons · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 36, 25, 29, 37, 24, 29, 16, 35Warriors-Blazers · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 24, 35, 23, 13, 30, 31, 21, 33Jazz-Sixers · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal MurrayDEN+8.0 29.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Bruce BrownBKN+5.4 14.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.3 21.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Ricky RubioMIN+4.7 12.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+4.4 19.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Jayson TatumBOS−3.5 21.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Nicolas BatumLAC−3.0 6.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−2.8 18.7 last 10 · 21.5 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−2.7 6.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Alec BurksNYK−2.7 8.5 last 10 · 11.2 season