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Saturday, March 4, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIL by 14 after three quarters and won 133–130.

Final · OT · Box score
Raptors116
Wizards109
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Pistons90
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +29; Q4 CLE +24
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Heat117
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Rockets122
Spurs110
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Sixers133
Bucks130
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -14; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Wolves138
Kings134
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +4
On this day · 2021–22Mar 4, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Cameron Johnson (Suns-Knicks), 38 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bucks

James Harden scores 38 as Philadelphia wins in Milwaukee

Fred VanVleet goes for 25 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6-14+3PHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29243248133
Bucks29304031130
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 28, 19, 31, 21, 20, 23, 27, 38PHI38 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 37, 23, 29, 27, 41, 27, 35, 31PHI31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 38, 35, 36, 2, 4, 33, 31, 34MIL34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 19, 40, 15, 24, 33, 14, 23, 26MIL26 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 24.

PHI over MIL3MIN over SAC4TOR over WAS7MIA over ATL8HOU over SAS12CLE over DET24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Wizards13
Rockets-Spurs10
Wolves-Kings8
Hawks-Heat5
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 272, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 138, Kings 134
272
Sixers-BucksSixers 133, Bucks 130
263
Rockets-SpursRockets 122, Spurs 110
232
Hawks-HeatHawks 109, Heat 117
226
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 116, Wizards 109 · OT
225
Pistons-CavsPistons 90, Cavs 114
204
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BucksSixers 133, Bucks 130
+3 PHI
Wolves-KingsWolves 138, Kings 134
+4 MIN
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 116, Wizards 109 · OT
+7 TOR
Hawks-HeatHawks 109, Heat 117
+8 MIA
Rockets-SpursRockets 122, Spurs 110
+12 HOU
Pistons-CavsPistons 90, Cavs 114
+24 CLE
PHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 133, Bucks 130
14 pts
Raptors-WizardsTOR won · Raptors 116, Wizards 109 · OT
4 pts
Rockets-SpursHOU won · Rockets 122, Spurs 110
3 pts
Bam shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
CapelaATL · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HuerterSAC · 29 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
McDanielsMIN · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GarlandCLE · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 133Bucks 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29243248133
Bucks29304031130
The story
Joel Embiid had 31 points and 10 assists as Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 133-130

Jrue Holiday led Milwaukee with 26 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 11-22 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 48-31.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0−6−14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 138Kings 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves36383133138
Kings30343832134
The story
Minnesota beat Sacramento 138-134 behind 27 points and 8 assists from Anthony Edwards

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento: 24 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +6+10+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Anderson topped the game at 49.4 FPTS: 18 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 116Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2627331911116
Wizards302326264109
The story
Gary Trent Jr.'s 26 points carried Toronto past Washington, 116-109 in OT

For Washington, Kristaps Porzingis had 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-26, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −40+70+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 61 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 38

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 28, 19, 31, 21, 20, 23, 27, 38Sixers-Bucks · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 38, 35, 36, 2, 4, 33, 31, 34Bucks-Sixers · L
31.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 37, 23, 29, 27, 41, 27, 35, 31Sixers-Bucks · W
33.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 19, 24, 18, 14, 13, 20, 18, 30Heat-Hawks · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kevin HuerterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 15, 18, 10, 11, 6, 20, 18, 29Kings-Wolves · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Devonte' GrahamPoints, last 10 games: 6, 31, 9, 12, 10, 10, 10, 12, 18, 28Spurs-Rockets · L
6.8 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
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
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.0 31.5 last 10 · 25.5 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.4 4.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Tre JonesSAS−5.3 7.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Shake MiltonPHI−5.0 3.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season