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Sunday, March 5, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 15 after three quarters and won 135–129.

Final · Box score
Suns130
Mavs126
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Pacers125
Bulls122
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Nets102
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +29; Q3 BKN +24; Q4 BKN +16
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Magic119
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Rockets142
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +32
Final · Box score
Jazz119
Thunder129
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +10
Final · 2OT · Box score
Knicks131
Celtics129
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Wizards111
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies129
Clippers135
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC -15; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2021–22Mar 5, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Warriors), 56 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Clippers

Paul George scores 42 as Clippers beat Memphis

Immanuel Quickley goes for 38 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+6-15+6LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28335117129
Clippers30373038135
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 20, 26, 34, 23, 25, 11, 28, 42LAC42 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 18, 33, 16, 44, 33, 23, 21, 34LAC34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 24, 25, 10, 16, 30, 19, 30MEM30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tyus JonesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 4, 0, 2, 17, 7, 8, 0, 25MEM25 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Rockets rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat San Antonio by 32.

NYK over BOS2IND over CHI3POR over ORL3PHX over DAL4MIL over WAS6LAC over MEM6LAL over GSW8OKC over UTA10BKN over CHA16HOU over SAS32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Mavs13
Grizzlies-Clippers13
Blazers-Magic12
Knicks-Celtics12
Hornets-Nets4
Warriors-Lakers1
Spurs-Rockets1
Jazz-Thunder0
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 12 seconds left breaks the tie, 130-126 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Clippers combined for 264, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 129, Clippers 135
264
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 131, Celtics 129 · OT
260
Suns-MavsSuns 130, Mavs 126
256
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 110, Rockets 142
252
Jazz-ThunderJazz 119, Thunder 129
248
Pacers-BullsPacers 125, Bulls 122
247
Blazers-MagicBlazers 122, Magic 119
241
Bucks-WizardsBucks 117, Wizards 111
228
Warriors-LakersWarriors 105, Lakers 113
218
Hornets-NetsHornets 86, Nets 102
188
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 131, Celtics 129 · OT
+2 NYK
Pacers-BullsPacers 125, Bulls 122
+3 IND
Blazers-MagicBlazers 122, Magic 119
+3 POR
Suns-MavsSuns 130, Mavs 126
+4 PHX
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 129, Clippers 135
+6 LAC
Bucks-WizardsBucks 117, Wizards 111
+6 MIL
Warriors-LakersWarriors 105, Lakers 113
+8 LAL
Jazz-ThunderJazz 119, Thunder 129
+10 OKC
Hornets-NetsHornets 86, Nets 102
+16 BKN
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 110, Rockets 142
+32 HOU
LAC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 129, Clippers 135
15 pts
Knicks-CelticsNYK won · Knicks 131, Celtics 129 · OT
7 pts
Pacers-BullsIND won · Pacers 125, Bulls 122
5 pts
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 130, Mavs 126
3 pts
J-Dub shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
J-DubOKC · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
KesslerUTA · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK
73% (8-11)
KDPHX · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
BasseySAS · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HaliburtonIND · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 131Celtics 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Knicks31233425810131
Celtics3427262688129
The story
RJ Barrett had 29 points and 11 rebounds as New York beat Boston 131-129 in OT

Al Horford led Boston with 20 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 10-22 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Knicks took the third 34-26.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3−7+100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Blazers-Magic
Blazers 122Magic 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31273430122
Magic27293231119
The story
Portland beat Orlando 122-119 behind 41 points from Damian Lillard

Markelle Fultz paced Orlando: 15 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 41 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 10-25 FG, 4-16 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+2+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 129Clippers 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28335117129
Clippers30373038135
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 34 points and 10 rebounds carried LA past Memphis, 135-129

For Memphis, Desmond Bane had 30 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 34 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 38-17.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +2+6−15+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyus Jones was the fantasy play: 64.1 FPTS on 25 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg55Today

55 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 38 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 42

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 20, 26, 34, 23, 25, 11, 28, 42Clippers-Grizzlies · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Apr 17, 1997: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 35, 18, 32, 27, 17, 41, 27, 42Bulls-Pacers · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 16, 2001: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 38, 40, 39, 71, 25, 41, 33, 41Blazers-Magic · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Dec 13, 2003: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 41, 16, 38, 31, 18, 14, 41, 22, 40Celtics-Knicks · L
30.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 7, 1996: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 13, 19, 28, 12, 30, 28, 38, 39Lakers-Warriors · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 14, 14, 16, 13, 23, 15, 21, 38Knicks-Celtics · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+7.1 25.6 last 10 · 18.5 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.4 38.9 last 10 · 32.5 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.0 31.5 last 10 · 25.5 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+5.5 17.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Tre JonesSAS−5.3 7.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.1 6.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Shake MiltonPHI−5.0 3.6 last 10 · 8.6 season