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Thursday, February 24, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MEM by 10 after the first quarter and won 119–114.

Final · Box score
Cavs103
Pistons106
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Celtics129
Nets106
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +23
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Bulls112
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Wolves119
Q1 MIN -10; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Suns124
Thunder104
Q1 PHX +17; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +20
Final · Box score
Warriors132
Blazers95
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +37
Final · Box score
Nuggets128
Kings110
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +18
On this day · 2020–21Feb 24, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Spurs), 42 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

D'Angelo Russell scores 37, Minnesota rallies past Memphis

Nikola Jokic goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-3+1+5MIN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31252731114
Wolves21323135119
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 22, 14, 29, 18, 23, 18, 8, 37MIN37 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 24, 25, 21, 27, 15, 39, 24, 22MIN22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 18, 26, 21, 26, 12, 18, 23, 7, 21MEM21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ziaire WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 21, 11, 10, 8, 4, 7, 6, 21MEM21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Portland by 37, the widest margin of 7 games.

DET over CLE3CHI over ATL4MIN over MEM5DEN over SAC18PHX over OKC20BOS over BKN23GSW over POR37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 238, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 128, Kings 110
238
Celtics-NetsCeltics 129, Nets 106
235
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 114, Wolves 119
233
Suns-ThunderSuns 124, Thunder 104
228
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 132, Blazers 95
227
Hawks-BullsHawks 108, Bulls 112
220
Cavs-PistonsCavs 103, Pistons 106
209
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 103, Pistons 106
+3 DET
Hawks-BullsHawks 108, Bulls 112
+4 CHI
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 114, Wolves 119
+5 MIN
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 128, Kings 110
+18 DEN
Suns-ThunderSuns 124, Thunder 104
+20 PHX
Celtics-NetsCeltics 129, Nets 106
+23 BOS
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 132, Blazers 95
+37 GSW
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 114, Wolves 119
10 pts
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 103, Pistons 106
6 pts
Warriors-BlazersGSW won · Warriors 132, Blazers 95
1 pt
DeRozan shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanCHI · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
SabonisSAC · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
BartonDEN · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
CapelaATL · 17 REB, 14 PTS, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Ziaire WilliamsMEM · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 103Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33222721103
Pistons27252826106
The story
Cade Cunningham had 17 points as Detroit beat Cleveland 106-103

Lauri Markkanen led Cleveland with 22 PTS, 6 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 4-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 26-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6−3−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 108Bulls 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks19313226108
Bulls24283030112
The story
Chicago beat Atlanta 112-108 behind 37 points from DeMar DeRozan

Bogdan Bogdanovic paced Atlanta: 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 15-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 114Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31252731114
Wolves21323135119
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 22 points and 11 rebounds carried Minnesota past Memphis, 119-114

For Memphis, Ja Morant had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 32-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −10−3+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg29.0Last 5

29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 28 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 37

D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 22, 14, 29, 18, 23, 18, 8, 37Wolves-Grizzlies · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 45, 38, 36, 35, 38, 40, 38, 37Bulls-Hawks · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 24, 21, 9, 22, 16, 9, 22, 33Kings-Nuggets · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 21, 34, 13, 29, 29, 31, 10, 32Thunder-Suns · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 21, 20, 13, 10, 17, 2, 31Nuggets-Kings · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 24, 15, 19, 24, 38, 28, 22, 30Celtics-Nets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
DeMar DeRozanCHI+8.3 36.6 last 10 · 28.3 season
Luka DoncicDAL+7.9 35.4 last 10 · 27.5 season
Reggie BullockDAL+7.7 15.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+5.8 22.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+5.5 19.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Cameron ReddishNYK−6.0 4.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Terrence RossORL−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−5.0 16.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Devonte' GrahamNOP−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season