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Friday, March 3, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed BOS by 22 after the first quarter and won 115–105.

Final · Box score
Magic117
Hornets106
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Hawks129
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Nets115
Celtics105
Q1 BKN -22; Q2 BKN -9; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Suns125
Bulls104
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Knicks122
Heat120
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Thunder130
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans99
Warriors108
Q1 GSW -14; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Clippers127
Kings128
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Lakers102
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +8
On this day · 2021–22Mar 3, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Warriors), 41 points.
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The lead · Nets-Celtics

Mikal Bridges drops 38 in 22-point comeback win over Boston

Julius Randle goes for 43 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-22-9+5+10BKN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets15403426115
Celtics37272021105
Who led
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 23, 7, 45, 13, 24, 31, 21, 38BKN38 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Cameron JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 14, 18, 10, 27, 19, 33, 20BKN20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 37, 26, 27, 4, 30, 26, 16, 35BOS35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 41, 16, 38, 31, 18, 14, 41, 22BOS22 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat Utah by 27, the widest margin of 10 games.

SAC over LAC1NYK over MIA2MIN over LAL8GSW over NOP9BKN over BOS10ORL over CHA11DEN over MEM16ATL over POR18PHX over CHI21OKC over UTA27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Clippers-Kings14
Knicks-Heat11
Grizzlies-Nuggets10
Wolves-Lakers8
Magic-Hornets7
Pelicans-Warriors7
Nets-Celtics1
Blazers-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Randle's jumper with 1.1 seconds left puts the Knicks ahead, 122-120 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Kings combined for 255, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-KingsClippers 127, Kings 128
255
Knicks-HeatKnicks 122, Heat 120
242
Blazers-HawksBlazers 111, Hawks 129
240
Jazz-ThunderJazz 103, Thunder 130
233
Suns-BullsSuns 125, Bulls 104
229
Magic-HornetsMagic 117, Hornets 106
223
Nets-CelticsNets 115, Celtics 105
220
Wolves-LakersWolves 110, Lakers 102
212
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 97, Nuggets 113
210
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 99, Warriors 108
207
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-KingsClippers 127, Kings 128
+1 SAC
Knicks-HeatKnicks 122, Heat 120
+2 NYK
Wolves-LakersWolves 110, Lakers 102
+8 MIN
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 99, Warriors 108
+9 GSW
Nets-CelticsNets 115, Celtics 105
+10 BKN
Magic-HornetsMagic 117, Hornets 106
+11 ORL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 97, Nuggets 113
+16 DEN
Blazers-HawksBlazers 111, Hawks 129
+18 ATL
Suns-BullsSuns 125, Bulls 104
+21 PHX
Jazz-ThunderJazz 103, Thunder 130
+27 OKC
BKN erased a 22-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CelticsBKN won · Nets 115, Celtics 105
22 pts
Pelicans-WarriorsGSW won · Pelicans 99, Warriors 108
14 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 97, Nuggets 113
8 pts
Suns-BullsPHX won · Suns 125, Bulls 104
4 pts
Wolves-LakersMIN won · Wolves 110, Lakers 102
1 pt
Dejounte Murray shot 17-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dejounte MurrayATL · 41 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
77% (17-22)
SabonisSAC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
WestbrookLAC · 27 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
WigginsOKC · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
DeRozanCHI · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 127Kings 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers32313331127
Kings35333327128
The story
De'Aaron Fox's 33 points carried Sacramento past LA, 128-127

For LA, Paul George had 28 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 33 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 12-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-32, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+5+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 122Heat 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks37342526122
Heat31253232120
The story
Jalen Brunson had 25 points and 8 assists as New York beat Miami 122-120

Tyler Herro led Miami with 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6+15+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 115Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets15403426115
Celtics37272021105
The story
Brooklyn won 115-105 despite 35 points from Jaylen Brown

Spencer Dinwiddie paced Brooklyn: 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 35 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 15-27 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −22−9+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.3Season avg41.8Last 5

41.8 points a game over his last five games, against 32.3 in 49 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 55 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 43

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 31, 18, 25, 46, 28, 23, 21, 43Knicks-Heat · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mehmet Okur UTA, Jan 12, 2009: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 19, 18, 20, 6, 25, 28, 15, 41Hawks-Blazers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 20, 2007: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 23, 7, 45, 13, 24, 31, 21, 38Nets-Celtics · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 23, 13, 19, 28, 12, 30, 28, 38Lakers-Wolves · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 58, 2, 19, 21, 32, 19, 25, 24, 37, 35Suns-Bulls · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 37, 26, 27, 4, 30, 26, 16, 35Celtics-Nets · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.6 32.1 last 10 · 25.5 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.5 38.8 last 10 · 32.3 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+6.5 24.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+6.2 18.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.1 19.0 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.4 4.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.4 11.2 last 10 · 16.6 season
Tre JonesSAS−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Jalen McDanielsPHI−5.0 4.9 last 10 · 9.9 season
Shake MiltonPHI−4.9 3.8 last 10 · 8.7 season