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Wednesday, March 1, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIA by 4 after the first quarter and won 119–96.

Final · Box score
Suns105
Hornets91
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Pistons115
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Celtics117
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Sixers119
Heat96
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +23
Final · Box score
Nets118
Knicks142
Q1 NYK +18; Q2 NYK +24; Q3 NYK +23; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Rockets99
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Magic117
Bucks139
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Lakers123
Thunder117
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans121
Blazers110
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP -3; Q3 NOP -1; Q4 NOP +11
On this day · 2021–22Mar 1, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Warriors), 39 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Heat

Philadelphia routs Miami by 23

Jayson Tatum goes for 41 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+18+19+23PHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34372523119
Heat3815241996
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 27, 12, 26, 16, 16, 8, 23, 27PHI27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 20, 29, 28, 19, 31, 21, 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 38, 20, 13, 19, 24, 18, 14, 13, 20MIA20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 16, 22, 24, 13, 23, 28, 23, 16MIA16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Thunder

OKC's skid reaches five

Lakers won 123–117; the Thunder fall to 28–34. Dennis Schroder led Lakers with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
L@ GSW114–141W@ LAL133–130W@ POR138–129Lvs NOP100–103Wvs HOU133–96L@ UTA119–120L@ PHX115–124Lvs SAC115–124Lvs SAC117–123Lvs LAL117–123
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder12
Cavs-Celtics10
Grizzlies-Rockets8
Magic-Bucks4
Sixers-Heat3
Nets-Knicks3
Bulls-Pistons1
Suns-Hornets0
The night in charts
Nets-Knicks combined for 260, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-KnicksNets 118, Knicks 142
260
Magic-BucksMagic 117, Bucks 139
256
Lakers-ThunderLakers 123, Thunder 117
240
Bulls-PistonsBulls 117, Pistons 115
232
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 121, Blazers 110
231
Cavs-CelticsCavs 113, Celtics 117
230
Sixers-HeatSixers 119, Heat 96
215
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 113, Rockets 99
212
Suns-HornetsSuns 105, Hornets 91
196
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-PistonsBulls 117, Pistons 115
+2 CHI
Cavs-CelticsCavs 113, Celtics 117
+4 BOS
Lakers-ThunderLakers 123, Thunder 117
+6 LAL
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 121, Blazers 110
+11 NOP
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 113, Rockets 99
+14 MEM
Suns-HornetsSuns 105, Hornets 91
+14 PHX
Magic-BucksMagic 117, Bucks 139
+22 MIL
Sixers-HeatSixers 119, Heat 96
+23 PHI
Nets-KnicksNets 118, Knicks 142
+24 NYK
PHI rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HeatPHI won · Sixers 119, Heat 96
4 pts
Pelicans-BlazersNOP won · Pelicans 121, Blazers 110
3 pts
Lakers-ThunderLAL won · Lakers 123, Thunder 117
3 pts
Cavs-CelticsBOS won · Cavs 113, Celtics 117
2 pts
Brunson shot 15-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrunsonNYK · 39 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
83% (15-18)
HorfordBOS · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Cameron JohnsonBKN · 33 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
GiannisMIL · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
BaneMEM · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 117Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls38313216117
Pistons36183229115
The story
Zach LaVine had 41 points as Chicago beat Detroit 117-115

Jaden Ivey led Detroit with 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 41 PTS, 1 REB · 14-20 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the second 31-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+15+15+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bojan Bogdanovic led the game in fantasy with 53.7 FPTS (34 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 113Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28242635113
Celtics26294121117
The story
Al Horford's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Cleveland, 117-113

For Cleveland, Evan Mobley had 13 REB, 12 PTS 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-10 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 41-26, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+3+18+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Blazers
Pelicans 121Blazers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29243731121
Blazers31253519110
The story
New Orleans beat Portland 121-110 behind 40 points from Brandon Ingram

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 41 PTS, 8 REB 40 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 18-29 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −2−3−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.1Season avg43.2Last 5

43.2 points a game over his last five games, against 32.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 44

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 30, 29, 41, 33, 22, 19, 35, 44Cavs-Celtics · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant BKN, Jan 4, 2023: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 12, 41, 16, 38, 31, 18, 14, 41Celtics-Cavs · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, May 20, 2000: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 40, 28, 33, 38, 40, 39, 71, 25, 41Blazers-Pelicans · L
32.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jordan Clarkson UTA, May 10, 2021: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 23, 26, 35, 18, 32, 27, 17, 41Bulls-Pistons · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steven Smith ATL, Jan 30, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
41 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 30, 25, 34, 25, 36, 19, 25, 40Pelicans-Blazers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond SAC, Dec 30, 1996: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 30, 38, 40, 28, 13, 20, 17, 39Knicks-Nets · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WhiteBOS+7.0 18.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Malaki BranhamSAS+6.9 16.3 last 10 · 9.4 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.6 32.0 last 10 · 25.4 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.1 38.4 last 10 · 32.3 season
Brandon IngramNOP+6.0 29.5 last 10 · 23.5 season
Cold
OG AnunobyTOR−6.8 9.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
DeMar DeRozanCHI−6.0 19.0 last 10 · 25.0 season
Thomas BryantDEN−5.9 5.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Shake MiltonPHI−5.0 3.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season