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Thursday, March 4, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed SAS by 11 at halftime and won 107–102.

Final · Box score
Raptors125
Celtics132
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Clippers117
Wizards119
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Knicks114
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +19; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Pacers103
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Grizzlies111
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Heat103
Pelicans93
Q1 MIA +16; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Spurs102
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -11; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Suns120
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Box score
Kings119
Blazers123
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +4
On this day · 2019–20Mar 4, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Collin Sexton (Cavs-Celtics), 41 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Spurs

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33, OKC rallies past San Antonio

Russell Westbrook goes for 27 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-11-3+5OKC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27233126107
Spurs24372318102
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 16, 31, 27, 42, 24, 13, 15, 33OKC33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Mike MuscalaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 7, 13, 11, 7, 10, 8, 0, 18OKC18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 21, 12, 23, 8, 32, 22, 10, 20SAS20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trey LylesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 9, 15, 0, 8, 10, 10, 18, 15SAS15 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Phoenix by 22.

MIL over MEM1WAS over LAC2POR over SAC4OKC over SAS5BOS over TOR7NYK over DET10DEN over IND10MIA over NOP10PHX over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Wizards19
Thunder-Spurs14
Kings-Blazers11
Raptors-Celtics6
Bucks-Grizzlies6
Heat-Pelicans3
Nuggets-Pacers2
Warriors-Suns1
Shot of the night

Jrue's jumper with 2 seconds left puts the Bucks ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Celtics combined for 257, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 125, Celtics 132
257
Kings-BlazersKings 119, Blazers 123
242
Clippers-WizardsClippers 117, Wizards 119
236
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 112, Grizzlies 111
223
Warriors-SunsWarriors 98, Suns 120
218
Pistons-KnicksPistons 104, Knicks 114
218
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 113, Pacers 103
216
Thunder-SpursThunder 107, Spurs 102
209
Heat-PelicansHeat 103, Pelicans 93
196
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 112, Grizzlies 111
+1 MIL
Clippers-WizardsClippers 117, Wizards 119
+2 WAS
Kings-BlazersKings 119, Blazers 123
+4 POR
Thunder-SpursThunder 107, Spurs 102
+5 OKC
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 125, Celtics 132
+7 BOS
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 113, Pacers 103
+10 DEN
Heat-PelicansHeat 103, Pelicans 93
+10 MIA
Pistons-KnicksPistons 104, Knicks 114
+10 NYK
Warriors-SunsWarriors 98, Suns 120
+22 PHX
OKC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-SpursOKC won · Thunder 107, Spurs 102
11 pts
Clippers-WizardsWAS won · Clippers 117, Wizards 119
7 pts
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 125, Celtics 132
4 pts
Nuggets-PacersDEN won · Nuggets 113, Pacers 103
1 pt
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 119, Blazers 123
1 pt
Kanter shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterPOR · 22 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
BoucherTOR · 30 PTS, 5 REB
73% (11-15)
JimmyMIA · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
RJNYK · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
MPJDEN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Clippers-Wizards
Clippers 117Wizards 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22392630117
Wizards25293332119
The story
Bradley Beal's 33 points carried Washington past LA, 119-117

For LA, Ivica Zubac had 13 PTS, 13 REB 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 33-26.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Blazers
Kings 119Blazers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27293429119
Blazers30293034123
The story
Enes Kanter had 22 points and 21 rebounds as Portland beat Sacramento 123-119

Richaun Holmes led Sacramento with 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 34-29.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+3−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 107Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27233126107
Spurs24372318102
The story
Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 107-102 behind 15 points from Luguentz Dort

Dejounte Murray paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 1 AST · 5-16 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3−11−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 44

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 43, 35, 24, 25, 35, 23, 22, 44Blazers-Kings · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Monta Ellis GSW, Dec 20, 2010: 44 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Ties season high44 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 29, 12, 22, 16, 20, 6, 35, 35Grizzlies-Bucks · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 16, 31, 27, 42, 24, 13, 15, 33Thunder-Spurs · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 37, 33, 28, 33, 34, 46, 23, 33Wizards-Clippers · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 20, 13, 27, 29, 27, 20, 23, 32Kings-Blazers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Chris BoucherPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 8, 9, 17, 10, 11, 7, 18, 30Raptors-Celtics · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal MurrayDEN+7.7 29.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Bruce BrownBKN+5.4 14.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.3 21.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Norman PowellTOR+5.2 23.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Ricky RubioMIN+4.7 12.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Jaylen BrownBOS−3.1 21.6 last 10 · 24.7 season
Nicolas BatumLAC−2.9 6.1 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
Wesley MatthewsLAL−2.4 1.8 last 10 · 4.2 season