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Saturday, February 25, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAS by 10 at halftime and won 118–102.

Final · Box score
Raptors95
Pistons91
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Heat103
Hornets108
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Magic108
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Knicks128
Q1 NYK +16; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Grizzlies112
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +24; Q3 MEM +32; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Sixers107
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Jazz118
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +16
On this day · 2021–22Feb 25, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: RJ Barrett (Knicks-Heat), 46 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Jazz

Utah rallies from 10 down to beat San Antonio

Joel Embiid goes for 41 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10+6+16UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs33321423102
Jazz24313033118
Who led
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 25, 19, 21, 23, 29, 29, 43, 27UTA27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kris DunnPoints, last 2 games: 11, 15UTA15 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jeremy SochanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 30, 17, 0, 18, 10, 6, 22SAS22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 18, 21, 22, 25, 25, 21, 22, 18SAS18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: New York by 22.

BOS over PHI3TOR over DET4CHA over MIA5IND over ORL13UTA over SAS16MEM over DEN18NYK over NOP22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Pistons13
Pacers-Magic9
Nuggets-Grizzlies6
Celtics-Sixers5
Spurs-Jazz3
Heat-Hornets1
Pelicans-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Tatum's three with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 110-107 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Knicks combined for 234, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 106, Knicks 128
234
Pacers-MagicPacers 121, Magic 108
229
Spurs-JazzSpurs 102, Jazz 118
220
Celtics-SixersCeltics 110, Sixers 107
217
Heat-HornetsHeat 103, Hornets 108
211
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 94, Grizzlies 112
206
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 95, Pistons 91
186
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SixersCeltics 110, Sixers 107
+3 BOS
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 95, Pistons 91
+4 TOR
Heat-HornetsHeat 103, Hornets 108
+5 CHA
Pacers-MagicPacers 121, Magic 108
+13 IND
Spurs-JazzSpurs 102, Jazz 118
+16 UTA
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 94, Grizzlies 112
+18 MEM
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 106, Knicks 128
+22 NYK
UTA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-JazzUTA won · Spurs 102, Jazz 118
10 pts
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 110, Sixers 107
6 pts
Pacers-MagicIND won · Pacers 121, Magic 108
1 pt
Mark Williams shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mark WilliamsCHA · 20 REB, 18 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
NworaIND · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 19 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
JokicDEN · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
RJNYK · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 110Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28223030110
Sixers30262229107
The story
Jaylen Brown had 26 points as Boston beat Philadelphia 110-107

PJ Tucker led Philadelphia with 16 REB, 7 PTS 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Celtics took the third 30-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−6+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 95Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2222272495
Pistons2222262191
The story
Pascal Siakam's 29 points carried Toronto past Detroit, 95-91

For Detroit, Marvin Bagley III had 21 PTS, 18 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-21, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 00+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 103Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat16352131103
Hornets29252826108
The story
Charlotte beat Miami 108-103 behind 20 rebounds and 18 points from Mark Williams

Jimmy Butler paced Miami: 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 20 REB, 18 PTS · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 29-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +13+3+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyler Herro topped the game at 55.9 FPTS: 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 46 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 41

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 31, 28, 35, 37, 23, 29, 27, 41Sixers-Celtics · L
33.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Nov 7, 2017: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 18, 25, 24, 15, 31, 23, 14, 33Heat-Hornets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 23, 19, 37, 35, 28, 26, 26, 29Raptors-Pistons · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 24, 22, 30, 31, 18, 25, 46, 28Knicks-Pelicans · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 32, 25, 16, 22, 24, 13, 23, 28Heat-Hornets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 25, 19, 21, 23, 29, 29, 43, 27Jazz-Spurs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malaki BranhamSAS+8.6 18.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+8.4 20.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.3 31.6 last 10 · 25.3 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+5.9 23.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK+5.6 29.3 last 10 · 23.7 season
Cold
OG AnunobyTOR−6.5 10.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.0 9.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−5.0 8.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Franz WagnerORL−4.7 14.3 last 10 · 19.0 season