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Monday, March 6, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 14 after three quarters and won 118–114.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics114
Cavs118
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -12; Q3 CLE -14; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Blazers110
Pistons104
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Sixers147
Pacers143
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Hawks128
Heat130
Q1 MIA -13; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Raptors113
Nuggets118
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans108
Kings123
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2021–22Mar 6, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Nets), 54 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Cavs

Donovan Mitchell scores 40, Cleveland rallies past Boston

Tyrese Haliburton goes for 39 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-12-140+4CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics333524175114
Cavs263022319118
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 41, 33, 22, 19, 35, 44, 20, 40CLE40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 15, 23, 31, 13, 18, 12, 16, 25CLE25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 27, 4, 30, 26, 16, 35, 29, 32BOS32 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 3, 26, 25, 24, 5, 22, 2, 24BOS24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 15.

MIA over ATL2CLE over BOS4PHI over IND4DEN over TOR5POR over DET6SAC over NOP15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Sixers-Pacers32
Hawks-Heat13
Celtics-Cavs7
Raptors-Nuggets7
Pelicans-Kings5
Blazers-Pistons0
The night in charts
Sixers-Pacers combined for 290, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-PacersSixers 147, Pacers 143
290
Hawks-HeatHawks 128, Heat 130
258
Celtics-CavsCeltics 114, Cavs 118 · OT
232
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 113, Nuggets 118
231
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 108, Kings 123
231
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 110, Pistons 104
214
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 128, Heat 130
+2 MIA
Celtics-CavsCeltics 114, Cavs 118 · OT
+4 CLE
Sixers-PacersSixers 147, Pacers 143
+4 PHI
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 113, Nuggets 118
+5 DEN
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 110, Pistons 104
+6 POR
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 108, Kings 123
+15 SAC
CLE erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-CavsCLE won · Celtics 114, Cavs 118 · OT
14 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 128, Heat 130
13 pts
Raptors-NuggetsDEN won · Raptors 113, Nuggets 118
5 pts
Pelicans-KingsSAC won · Pelicans 108, Kings 123
3 pts
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 147, Pacers 143
1 pt
Valanciunas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasNOP · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
MobleyCLE · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
PoeltlTOR · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
EmbiidPHI · 42 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
MurrayDEN · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 128Heat 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks43252832128
Heat30332938130
The story
Miami beat Atlanta 130-128 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Jimmy Butler

Dejounte Murray paced Atlanta: 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 33-25 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −13−5−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 114Cavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics333524175114
Cavs263022319118
The story
Evan Mobley had 25 points and 17 rebounds as Cleveland beat Boston 118-114 in OT

Malcolm Brogdon led Boston with 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 10-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −7−12−140+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Pistons
Blazers 110Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31283021110
Pistons18332330104
The story
Damian Lillard's a 31-13-12 triple-double carried Portland past Detroit, 110-104

For Detroit, Jaden Ivey had 13 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST · 10-28 FG, 6-14 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-18, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +13+8+15+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 45 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 54 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 42

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 23, 29, 27, 41, 27, 35, 31, 42Sixers-Pacers · W
33.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson MIL, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 41, 33, 22, 19, 35, 44, 20, 40Cavs-Celtics · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 8, 2001: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 21, 30, 16, 22, 15, 32, 29, 39Pacers-Sixers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 16 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 27, 4, 30, 26, 16, 35, 29, 32Celtics-Cavs · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 40, 39, 71, 25, 41, 33, 41, 31Blazers-Pistons · W
32.4 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James LAL, Jan 1, 2020: 31 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
31 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 13, 23, 28, 23, 16, 33, 15, 26Heat-Hawks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mikal BridgesBKN+7.1 25.6 last 10 · 18.5 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.8 39.2 last 10 · 32.4 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.0 31.5 last 10 · 25.5 season
Landry ShametPHX+5.0 14.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Tre JonesSAS−5.3 7.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.3 11.0 last 10 · 16.3 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
Caris LeVertCLE−5.1 6.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.1 6.8 last 10 · 11.9 season