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Tuesday, March 1, 2022Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 14 at halftime and won 107–98.

Final · Box score
Pistons113
Wizards116
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Celtics107
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS -14; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Nets108
Raptors109
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Rockets100
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Wolves129
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Lakers104
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +5
On this day · 2020–21Mar 1, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Bulls), 39 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Jayson Tatum scores 33 in Boston win over Atlanta

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 39 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-14+4+9BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2837132098
Celtics19323125107
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 24, 38, 28, 22, 30, 26, 24, 33BOS33 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 15, 14, 11, 9, 13, 3, 11, 18BOS18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 34, 18, 30, 41, 22, 14, 41, 31ATL31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 13, 23, 26, 10, 23, 27, 14, 25ATL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nets-Raptors

Toronto fights back late to top Brooklyn

Brooklyn led 89–81 after three. Toronto won the fourth 28–19 and the game 109–108. Gary Trent Jr. led Toronto with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Nets
Gary Trent Jr. · TORJames Johnson · BKNPTS2419REB22AST73Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Raptors19
Pistons-Wizards9
Mavs-Lakers7
Hawks-Celtics6
Warriors-Wolves6
Clippers-Rockets4
The night in charts
Warriors-Wolves combined for 243, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 114, Wolves 129
243
Pistons-WizardsPistons 113, Wizards 116
229
Nets-RaptorsNets 108, Raptors 109
217
Clippers-RocketsClippers 113, Rockets 100
213
Mavs-LakersMavs 109, Lakers 104
213
Hawks-CelticsHawks 98, Celtics 107
205
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-RaptorsNets 108, Raptors 109
+1 TOR
Pistons-WizardsPistons 113, Wizards 116
+3 WAS
Mavs-LakersMavs 109, Lakers 104
+5 DAL
Hawks-CelticsHawks 98, Celtics 107
+9 BOS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 113, Rockets 100
+13 LAC
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 114, Wolves 129
+15 MIN
BOS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 98, Celtics 107
14 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 108, Raptors 109
8 pts
Mavs-LakersDAL won · Mavs 109, Lakers 104
2 pts
Pistons-WizardsWAS won · Pistons 113, Wizards 116
1 pt
Clippers-RocketsLAC won · Clippers 113, Rockets 100
1 pt
Zubac shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KATMIN · 39 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
64% (14-22)
WoodHOU · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
James JohnsonBKN · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
BeasleyMIN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 108Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25343019108
Raptors32232628109
The story
Gary Trent Jr.'s 24 points carried Toronto past Brooklyn, 109-108

For Brooklyn, LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 6-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 28-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7−4−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 113Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24402128113
Wizards27362429116
The story
Kyle Kuzma had 21 points as Washington beat Detroit 116-113

Jerami Grant led Detroit with 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 27-24, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3−1+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 98Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2837132098
Celtics19323125107
The story
Boston beat Atlanta 107-98 behind 16 points from Marcus Smart

Bogdan Bogdanovic paced Atlanta: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-13 third quarter erased a 14-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −9−14+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 39

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 27, 15, 39, 24, 22, 25, 17, 39Wolves-Warriors · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 16, 35, 24, 33, 25, 18, 27, 34Warriors-Wolves · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 24, 38, 28, 22, 30, 26, 24, 33Celtics-Hawks · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 34, 18, 30, 41, 22, 14, 41, 31Hawks-Celtics · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 29, 27, 30, 26, 33, 21, 32, 26Lakers-Mavs · L
28.9 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 20, 15, 14, 24, 16, 11, 26, 26Pistons-Wizards · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
DeMar DeRozanCHI+7.4 35.6 last 10 · 28.2 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+6.6 23.7 last 10 · 17.1 season
Reggie BullockDAL+6.1 14.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
RJ BarrettNYK+5.8 24.5 last 10 · 18.7 season
Ja MorantMEM+5.8 33.4 last 10 · 27.6 season
Cold
Patty MillsBKN−5.5 7.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Devonte' GrahamNOP−5.0 7.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cameron ReddishNYK−4.6 5.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Terrence RossORL−4.6 5.8 last 10 · 10.4 season