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Friday, March 4, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sixers trailed Cavs by 13 after the first quarter and won 125–119.

Final · Box score
Pacers106
Pistons111
Q1 Pistons +7; Q2 Pistons +3; Q3 Pistons +1; Q4 Pistons +5
Final · Box score
Cavs119
Sixers125
Q1 Sixers -13; Q2 Sixers -8; Q3 Sixers -2; Q4 Sixers +6
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Wizards114
Q1 Hawks +8; Q2 Hawks +9; Q3 Hawks +9; Q4 Hawks +3
Final · Box score
Bucks118
Bulls112
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 Bucks +4; Q3 Bucks -7; Q4 Bucks +6
Final · Box score
Magic103
Raptors97
Q1 Magic +4; Q2 Magic +9; Q3 Magic +12; Q4 Magic +6
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Pelicans124
Q1 Pelicans +18; Q2 Pelicans +27; Q3 Pelicans +32; Q4 Pelicans +34
Final · Box score
Wolves138
Thunder101
Q1 Wolves -2; Q2 Wolves +17; Q3 Wolves +21; Q4 Wolves +37
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Nuggets116
Q1 Nuggets -1; Q2 Nuggets +5; Q3 Nuggets +17; Q4 Nuggets +15
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Suns115
Q1 Suns +2; Q2 Suns +3; Q3 Suns -12; Q4 Suns +1
On this day · 2020–21Mar 4, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Kings), 44 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs out of a 13-point hole against Cleveland

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 34 points

Game flow · Sixers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-8-2+6Sixers AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs43282820119
Sixers30333428125
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 24, 16, 11, 19, 28, 21, 25, 33Sixers33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 13, 33, 22, 4, 27, 29, 26, 25Sixers25 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 13, 19, 24, 27, 27, 30, 33, 26Cavs26 PTS · 4 REB · 19 AST
Isaac OkoroPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 10, 5, 6, 11, 6, 6, 4, 22Cavs22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Suns19
Pacers-Pistons11
Bucks-Bulls10
Jazz-Pelicans4
Wolves-Thunder4
Rockets-Nuggets4
Hawks-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Johnson's three with 1.2 seconds left puts the Suns ahead, 115-114 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Sixers combined for 244, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SixersCavs 119, Sixers 125
244
Wolves-ThunderWolves 138, Thunder 101
239
Hawks-WizardsHawks 117, Wizards 114
231
Bucks-BullsBucks 118, Bulls 112
230
Knicks-SunsKnicks 114, Suns 115
229
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 101, Nuggets 116
217
Pacers-PistonsPacers 106, Pistons 111
217
Jazz-PelicansJazz 90, Pelicans 124
214
Magic-RaptorsMagic 103, Raptors 97
200
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SunsKnicks 114, Suns 115
+1 Suns
Hawks-WizardsHawks 117, Wizards 114
+3 Hawks
Pacers-PistonsPacers 106, Pistons 111
+5 Pistons
Magic-RaptorsMagic 103, Raptors 97
+6 Magic
Bucks-BullsBucks 118, Bulls 112
+6 Bucks
Cavs-SixersCavs 119, Sixers 125
+6 Sixers
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 101, Nuggets 116
+15 Nuggets
Jazz-PelicansJazz 90, Pelicans 124
+34 Pelicans
Wolves-ThunderWolves 138, Thunder 101
+37 MIN
Sixers erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SixersSixers won · Cavs 119, Sixers 125
13 pts
Knicks-SunsSuns won · Knicks 114, Suns 115
12 pts
Bucks-BullsBucks won · Bucks 118, Bulls 112
7 pts
Wolves-ThunderWolves won · Wolves 138, Thunder 101
2 pts
Rockets-NuggetsNuggets won · Rockets 101, Nuggets 116
1 pt
KCP shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KCPWizards · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
83% (10-12)
Jarrett AllenCavs · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
CousinsNuggets · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
PrinceMIN · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HachimuraWizards · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Suns
Knicks 114Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24313821114
Suns26322334115
The story
Mikal Bridges had 20 points as Phoenix beat New York 115-114

Alec Burks led New York with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 34-21.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +2+3−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mitchell Robinson led the game in fantasy with 56.5 FPTS (17 PTS, 15 REB)

Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 119Sixers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs43282820119
Sixers30333428125
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 33 points carried Philadelphia past Cleveland, 125-119

For Cleveland, Jarrett Allen had 20 PTS, 7 REB 33 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-15 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 28-20.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −13−8−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darius Garland was the fantasy play: 65.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 19 AST, 4 REB

Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 103Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27212431103
Raptors2316213797
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 103-97 behind 15 points from Jalen Suggs

Malachi Flynn paced Toronto: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 4-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 21-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +4+9+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pascal Siakam topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 34 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg4.0Last 3

4.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Minnesota posts the night's biggest win

Minnesota beat Thunder by 37, the widest margin of 9 games.

Suns over Knicks1Hawks over Wizards3Pistons over Pacers5Sixers over Cavs6Bucks over Bulls6Magic over Raptors6Nuggets over Rockets15Pelicans over Jazz34Wolves over Thunder37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Cameron Johnson leads the day with 38

Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 10, 9, 14, 21, 15, 23, 20, 38Suns-Knicks · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 44, 18, 50, 32, 29, 26, 28, 34Bucks-Bulls · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 18, 17, 8, 14, 8, 18, 28, 34Raptors-Magic · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 29, 31, 10, 32, 36, 37, 29, 33Thunder-Wolves · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 24, 16, 11, 19, 28, 21, 25, 33Sixers-Cavs · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 5, 4, 9, 6, 9, 19, 6, 31Nuggets-Rockets · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
RJ BarrettKnicks+6.5 25.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
Reggie BullockMavs+6.3 14.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Luka DoncicMavs+6.2 34.0 last 10 · 27.8 season
Oshae BrissettPacers+6.0 13.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+5.9 22.9 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Devonte' GrahamPelicans−5.0 7.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Patty MillsNets−4.6 8.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Anthony EdwardsWolves−4.6 16.8 last 10 · 21.4 season
Terrence RossMagic−4.4 5.9 last 10 · 10.3 season