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Saturday, February 26, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Spurs by 12 after the first quarter and won 133–129.

Final · Box score
Celtics113
Pistons104
Q1 Celtics +4; Q2 Celtics +2; Q3 Celtics -4; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Hawks127
Q1 Hawks -5; Q2 Hawks +8; Q3 Hawks +30; Q4 Hawks +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies116
Bulls110
Q1 Grizzlies +9; Q2 Grizzlies +7; Q3 Grizzlies +14; Q4 Grizzlies +6
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Cavs92
Q1 Cavs -5; Q2 Cavs -2; Q3 Cavs -4; Q4 Cavs +6
Final · Box score
Spurs129
Heat133
Q1 Heat -12; Q2 Heat +3; Q3 Heat +2; Q4 Heat +4
Final · Box score
Nets126
Bucks123
Q1 Nets -7; Q2 Nets -6; Q3 Nets +3; Q4 Nets +3
Final · Box score
Kings110
Nuggets115
Q1 Nuggets +8; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 Nuggets +5
On this day · 2020–21Feb 26, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Lakers), 35 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Heat

Bam Adebayo goes for 36 in Miami win over San Antonio

Trae Young goes for 41 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+3+2+4Heat AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs40183932129
Heat28333834133
Who led
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 20, 21, 29, 19, 21, 15, 16, 36Heat36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 27, 19, 29, 13, 29, 15, 23, 27Heat27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Keita Bates-DiopPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 2, 4, 3, 2, 8, 2, 6, 22Spurs22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 4, 18, 20, 14, 5, 15, 12, 22Spurs22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Atlanta by 27.

Nets over Bucks3Heat over Spurs4Nuggets over Kings5Grizzlies over Bulls6Cavs over Wizards6Celtics over Pistons9Hawks over Raptors27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nets-Bucks11
Kings-Nuggets10
Wizards-Cavs7
Spurs-Heat7
Raptors-Hawks3
Grizzlies-Bulls3
The night in charts
Spurs-Heat combined for 262, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-HeatSpurs 129, Heat 133
262
Nets-BucksNets 126, Bucks 123
249
Raptors-HawksRaptors 100, Hawks 127
227
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 116, Bulls 110
226
Kings-NuggetsKings 110, Nuggets 115
225
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 113, Pistons 104
217
Wizards-CavsWizards 86, Cavs 92
178
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BucksNets 126, Bucks 123
+3 Nets
Spurs-HeatSpurs 129, Heat 133
+4 Heat
Kings-NuggetsKings 110, Nuggets 115
+5 Nuggets
Wizards-CavsWizards 86, Cavs 92
+6 Cavs
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 116, Bulls 110
+6 Grizzlies
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 113, Pistons 104
+9 Celtics
Raptors-HawksRaptors 100, Hawks 127
+27 Hawks
Heat erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-HeatHeat won · Spurs 129, Heat 133
12 pts
Nets-BucksNets won · Nets 126, Bucks 123
7 pts
Raptors-HawksHawks won · Raptors 100, Hawks 127
5 pts
Wizards-CavsCavs won · Wizards 86, Cavs 92
5 pts
Celtics-PistonsCeltics won · Celtics 113, Pistons 104
4 pts
Bates-Diop shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Bates-DiopSpurs · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
TraeHawks · 41 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (17-24)
Tre JonesSpurs · 19 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BamHeat · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
67% (14-21)
AchiuwaRaptors · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 126Bucks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25284330126
Bucks32273430123
The story
Brooklyn beat Milwaukee 126-123 behind 38 points from Kyrie Irving

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Milwaukee: 29 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST 38 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 14-26 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 43-34 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
200 −7−6+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Heat
Spurs 129Heat 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs40183932129
Heat28333834133
The story
Jimmy Butler had 27 points as Miami beat San Antonio 133-129

Tre Jones led San Antonio with 19 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Heat took the second 33-18.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −12+3+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Bulls
Grizzlies 116Bulls 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31283423116
Bulls22302731110
The story
Steven Adams' 21 rebounds and 12 points carried Memphis past Chicago, 116-110

For Chicago, Zach LaVine had 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Grizzlies built it.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +9+7+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 46

Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 23, 33, 30, 23, 26, 44, 20, 46Grizzlies-Bulls · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan Bulls, Jan 15, 1996: 46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Season high46 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 43, 22, 17, 34, 18, 30, 41, 22, 14, 41Hawks-Raptors · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury Suns, Jan 17, 2003: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 32, 26, 14, 15, 27, 31, 29, 38Nets-Bucks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 20, 21, 29, 19, 21, 15, 16, 36Heat-Spurs · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 12, 15, 22, 23, 26, 5, 36, 34Wizards-Cavs · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 45, 38, 36, 35, 38, 40, 38, 37, 31Bulls-Grizzlies · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
DeMar DeRozanBulls+8.6 36.9 last 10 · 28.3 season
Reggie BullockMavs+8.0 16.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Luka DoncicMavs+7.3 34.7 last 10 · 27.4 season
RJ BarrettKnicks+6.3 24.9 last 10 · 18.6 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+5.8 22.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
Cold
Devonte' GrahamPelicans−5.6 7.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cameron ReddishKnicks−5.1 5.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Malcolm BrogdonPacers−4.9 13.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieMavs−4.5 8.0 last 10 · 12.5 season