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Monday, February 28, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Cavs by 11 after the first quarter and won 127–122.

Final · Box score
Wolves127
Cavs122
Q1 Wolves -11; Q2 Wolves +3; Q3 Wolves +13; Q4 Wolves +5
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Magic119
Q1 Magic -1; Q2 Magic -1; Q3 Magic +15; Q4 Magic +16
Final · Box score
Raptors133
Nets97
Q1 Raptors +15; Q2 Raptors +23; Q3 Raptors +31; Q4 Raptors +36
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Heat112
Q1 Heat +9; Q2 Heat +9; Q3 Heat +24; Q4 Heat +13
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Grizzlies118
Q1 Grizzlies +8; Q2 Grizzlies +10; Q3 Grizzlies +11; Q4 Grizzlies +13
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Bucks130
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 Bucks +23; Q3 Bucks +32; Q4 Bucks +24
Final · Box score
Kings131
Thunder110
Q1 Kings +3; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 Kings +9; Q4 Kings +21
On this day · 2020–21Feb 28, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Celtics), 46 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Cavs

Minnesota rallies from 11 down to beat Cleveland

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 26 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+3+13+5Wolves AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26383726127
Cavs37242734122
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 29, 18, 23, 18, 8, 37, 21, 25Wolves25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 26, 31, 37, 9, 6, 5, 15, 17Wolves17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 19, 7, 14, 2, 21, 4, 4, 26Cavs26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 29, 15, 15, 22, 13, 14, 11, 18, 21Cavs21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Magic

Orlando beats Indiana, 119–103

Orlando led 90–75 after three and won by 16. Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
Wolves over Cavs5Heat over Bulls13Grizzlies over Spurs13Magic over Pacers16Kings over Thunder21Bucks over Hornets24Raptors over Nets36Final margin, points. Pink = Magic over Pacers.
Lead changes
Kings-Thunder9
Raptors-Nets4
Spurs-Grizzlies3
Hornets-Bucks3
Wolves-Cavs1
Bulls-Heat1
Shot of the night

KAT's three with 12 seconds left breaks the tie, 127-122 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Cavs combined for 249, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-CavsWolves 127, Cavs 122
249
Kings-ThunderKings 131, Thunder 110
241
Hornets-BucksHornets 106, Bucks 130
236
Raptors-NetsRaptors 133, Nets 97
230
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 105, Grizzlies 118
223
Pacers-MagicPacers 103, Magic 119
222
Bulls-HeatBulls 99, Heat 112
211
Wolves won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-CavsWolves 127, Cavs 122
+5 MIN
Bulls-HeatBulls 99, Heat 112
+13 Heat
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 105, Grizzlies 118
+13 Grizzlies
Pacers-MagicPacers 103, Magic 119
+16 Magic
Kings-ThunderKings 131, Thunder 110
+21 Kings
Hornets-BucksHornets 106, Bucks 130
+24 Bucks
Raptors-NetsRaptors 133, Nets 97
+36 Raptors
MIN erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-CavsWolves won · Wolves 127, Cavs 122
11 pts
Pacers-MagicMagic won · Pacers 103, Magic 119
1 pt
Jarrett Allen shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCavs · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
BarnesRaptors · 28 PTS, 16 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST
86% (12-14)
Wendell Carter Jr.Magic · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
SGAThunder · 37 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
75% (12-16)
JaGrizzlies · 52 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
73% (22-30)
Final · Wolves-Cavs
Wolves 127Cavs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26383726127
Cavs37242734122
The story
D'Angelo Russell had 25 points as Minnesota beat Cleveland 127-122

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 38-24.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −11+3+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Goodwin led the game in fantasy with 46.8 FPTS (17 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 105Grizzlies 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs34242720105
Grizzlies42262822118
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 118-105 behind 14 rebounds and 4 points from Steven Adams

Jakob Poeltl paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 14 REB, 5 AST, 4 PTS, 3 BLK · 2-3 FG

The swing

A 42-34 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +8+10+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 133Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors42292933133
Nets2721212897
The story
Scottie Barnes' 28 points and 16 rebounds carried Toronto past Brooklyn, 133-97

For Brooklyn, Bruce Brown had 14 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 16 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 12-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 42-27, was where the Raptors built it.

Raptors lead by quarter
400 +15+23+31+36 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Tre MannThunder
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 51 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Ja Morant leads the day with 52

Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 33, 30, 23, 26, 44, 20, 46, 52Grizzlies-Spurs · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry Warriors, Feb 3, 2016: 51 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Career high52 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 13, 29, 29, 31, 10, 32, 36, 37Thunder-Kings · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 29, 27, 26, 26, 33, 20, 26, 29Kings-Thunder · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 17, 9, 17, 5, 9, 28, 6, 28Raptors-Nets · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 29, 28, 44, 18, 50, 32, 29, 26Bucks-Hornets · W
29.4 PPG season to date · −3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 19, 7, 14, 2, 21, 4, 4, 26Cavs-Wolves · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Reggie BullockMavs+7.6 15.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
DeMar DeRozanBulls+7.4 35.6 last 10 · 28.2 season
Luka DoncicMavs+7.1 34.7 last 10 · 27.6 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+6.6 23.7 last 10 · 17.1 season
RJ BarrettKnicks+5.8 24.5 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Devonte' GrahamPelicans−5.0 7.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Patty MillsNets−5.0 7.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cameron ReddishKnicks−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Terrence RossMagic−4.6 5.8 last 10 · 10.4 season