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Tuesday, February 27, 2024Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Blazers by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–96.

Final · Box score
Mavs119
Cavs121
Q1 Cavs -1; Q2 Cavs +4; Q3 Cavs +1; Q4 Cavs +2
Final · Box score
Nets81
Magic108
Q1 Magic +8; Q2 Magic +14; Q3 Magic +29; Q4 Magic +27
Final · Box score
Warriors123
Wizards112
Q1 Warriors -2; Q2 Warriors +2; Q3 Warriors +23; Q4 Warriors +11
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Hawks124
Q1 Hawks +8; Q2 Hawks +11; Q3 Hawks +20; Q4 Hawks +27
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Celtics117
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics +2; Q3 Celtics +11; Q4 Celtics +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans115
Knicks92
Q1 Pelicans +7; Q2 Pelicans +1; Q3 Pelicans +7; Q4 Pelicans +23
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Bulls95
Q1 Pistons -7; Q2 Pistons -5; Q3 Pistons +2; Q4 Pistons +10
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Bucks123
Q1 Bucks +16; Q2 Bucks +32; Q3 Bucks +47; Q4 Bucks +38
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Wolves114
Q1 Wolves +8; Q2 Wolves +15; Q3 Wolves +18; Q4 Wolves +9
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Thunder112
Q1 Thunder -1; Q2 Thunder +10; Q3 Thunder +10; Q4 Thunder +17
Final · Box score
Heat106
Blazers96
Q1 Heat -13; Q2 Heat -10; Q3 Heat +4; Q4 Heat +10
On this day · 2022–23Feb 27, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Paolo Banchero (Magic-Pelicans), 29 points.
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The lead · Heat-Blazers

Miami climbs out of a 13-point hole against Portland

Luka Doncic goes for 45 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-10+4+10Heat AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat15313426106
Blazers2828202096
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 26, 31, 24, 21, 23, 17, 23, 22Heat22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 21, 3, 15, 17, 18, 13, 13, 19Heat19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 29, 26, 29, 20, 12, 21, 10, 26Blazers26 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 18, 49, 24, 12, 20, 25, 15, 24Blazers24 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pistons-Bulls

Detroit upsets Chicago

Detroit (8–49) beat Chicago (27–30) 105–95. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Cavs over Mavs2Wolves over Spurs9Pistons over Bulls10Heat over Blazers10Warriors over Wizards11Thunder over Rockets17Celtics over Sixers18Pelicans over Knicks23Magic over Nets27Hawks over Jazz27Bucks over Hornets38Final margin, points. Pink = Pistons over Bulls.
Lead changes
Mavs-Cavs25
Rockets-Thunder13
Pelicans-Knicks5
Spurs-Wolves4
Pistons-Bulls4
Hornets-Bucks2
Warriors-Wizards1
Heat-Blazers1
Jazz-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Strus's three at the buzzer puts the Cavaliers ahead, 121-119 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Cavs combined for 240, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-CavsMavs 119, Cavs 121
240
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 123, Wizards 112
235
Jazz-HawksJazz 97, Hawks 124
221
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 105, Wolves 114
219
Sixers-CelticsSixers 99, Celtics 117
216
Hornets-BucksHornets 85, Bucks 123
208
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 115, Knicks 92
207
Rockets-ThunderRockets 95, Thunder 112
207
Heat-BlazersHeat 106, Blazers 96
202
Pistons-BullsPistons 105, Bulls 95
200
Nets-MagicNets 81, Magic 108
189
Cavs won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Mavs-CavsMavs 119, Cavs 121
+2 Cavs
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 105, Wolves 114
+9 MIN
Pistons-BullsPistons 105, Bulls 95
+10 Pistons
Heat-BlazersHeat 106, Blazers 96
+10 Heat
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 123, Wizards 112
+11 Warriors
Rockets-ThunderRockets 95, Thunder 112
+17 Thunder
Sixers-CelticsSixers 99, Celtics 117
+18 Celtics
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 115, Knicks 92
+23 Pelicans
Nets-MagicNets 81, Magic 108
+27 Magic
Jazz-HawksJazz 97, Hawks 124
+27 Hawks
Hornets-BucksHornets 85, Bucks 123
+38 Bucks
Heat erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BlazersHeat won · Heat 106, Blazers 96
13 pts
Pistons-BullsPistons won · Pistons 105, Bulls 95
7 pts
Warriors-WizardsWarriors won · Warriors 123, Wizards 112
2 pts
Mavs-CavsCavs won · Mavs 119, Cavs 121
1 pt
Rockets-ThunderThunder won · Rockets 95, Thunder 112
1 pt
Reid shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReidMIN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Jaylen BrownCeltics · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
KumingaWarriors · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
77% (10-13)
WagnerMagic · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BagleyWizards · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 119Cavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24322637119
Cavs23372338121
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 31 points as Cleveland beat Dallas 121-119

Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 11-20 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 37-32.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −1+4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 105Wolves 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs21222438105
Wolves29292729114
The story
Anthony Edwards' 34 points carried Minnesota past San Antonio, 114-105

For San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama had 17 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 34 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 13-29 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Timberwolves built it.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +8+15+18+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Blazers
Heat 106Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat15313426106
Blazers2828202096
The story
Miami beat Portland 106-96 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Jimmy Butler

Jerami Grant paced Portland: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −13−10+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.3Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 26.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 45

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 40, 19, 35, 39, 32, 26, 27, 41, 33, 45Mavs-Cavs · L
34.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ja Morant Grizzlies, Apr 22, 2023: 45 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
45 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 38, 26, 23, 41, 34, 28, 29, 34Wolves-Spurs · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 12, 28, 22, 30, 35, 24, 24, 32Sixers-Celtics · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 29, 40, 27, 15, 36, 30, 16, 31Cavs-Mavs · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 28, 25, 38, 32, 31, 30, 36, 31Thunder-Rockets · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 8, 15, 18, 20, 19, 21, 30, 31Celtics-Sixers · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoKnicks+8.4 22.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Josh HartKnicks+5.7 14.2 last 10 · 8.5 season
Deni AvdijaWizards+5.2 18.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Precious AchiuwaKnicks+5.0 13.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Ayo DosunmuBulls+4.9 15.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Terry RozierHeat−6.9 13.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Mavs−6.7 10.1 last 10 · 16.8 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLakers−5.5 6.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Tyrese HaliburtonPacers−5.4 16.1 last 10 · 21.5 season