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Wednesday, February 28, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Clippers by 19 after three quarters and won 116–112.

Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Pacers123
Q1 Pacers +16; Q2 Pacers +11; Q3 Pacers +10; Q4 Pacers +9
Final · Box score
Mavs136
Raptors125
Q1 Mavs +2; Q2 Mavs -1; Q3 Mavs +14; Q4 Mavs +11
Final · 2OT · Box score
Cavs123
Bulls132
Q1 Bulls -9; Q2 Bulls -1; Q3 Bulls -3; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 Bulls +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Wolves110
Q1 Wolves -2; Q2 Wolves -3; Q3 Wolves +3; Q4 Wolves +9
Final · Box score
Kings96
Nuggets117
Q1 Nuggets -7; Q2 Nuggets +10; Q3 Nuggets +28; Q4 Nuggets +21
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Clippers112
Q1 Lakers -1; Q2 Lakers -14; Q3 Lakers -19; Q4 Lakers +4
On this day · 2022–23Feb 28, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Lakers), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Clippers

LeBron James drops 34 in 19-point comeback win over Clippers

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-14-19+4Lakers AHEAD ↑Clippers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29232539116
Clippers30363016112
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 24, 26, 25, 21, 25, 30, 28, 34Lakers34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 32, 20, 20, 37, 27, 28, 22, 20Lakers20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 36, 15, 24, 18, 20, 24, 20, 26Clippers26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 19, 14, 17, 26, 17, 9, 20, 23Clippers23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Cavs-Bulls

Chicago flips a halftime deficit, wins in double overtime

Cleveland led 53–52 at the break. Tied 103–103 after regulation, Chicago won the extra time 17–8. Final: 132–123. DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Cavs
DeMar DeRozan · BullsEvan Mobley · CavsPTS3525REB1013AST51Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Mavs-Raptors15
Grizzlies-Wolves11
Lakers-Clippers7
Kings-Nuggets3
Pelicans-Pacers0
The night in charts
Mavs-Raptors combined for 261, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 136, Raptors 125
261
Cavs-BullsCavs 123, Bulls 132 · OT
255
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 114, Pacers 123
237
Lakers-ClippersLakers 116, Clippers 112
228
Kings-NuggetsKings 96, Nuggets 117
213
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 101, Wolves 110
211
Lakers won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-ClippersLakers 116, Clippers 112
+4 Lakers
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 114, Pacers 123
+9 Pacers
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 101, Wolves 110
+9 MIN
Cavs-BullsCavs 123, Bulls 132 · OT
+9 Bulls
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 136, Raptors 125
+11 Mavs
Kings-NuggetsKings 96, Nuggets 117
+21 Nuggets
Lakers erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-ClippersLakers won · Lakers 116, Clippers 112
19 pts
Cavs-BullsBulls won · Cavs 123, Bulls 132 · OT
9 pts
Kings-NuggetsNuggets won · Kings 96, Nuggets 117
7 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesWolves won · Grizzlies 101, Wolves 110
3 pts
Mavs-RaptorsMavs won · Mavs 136, Raptors 125
1 pt
Murray shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurrayNuggets · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
87% (13-15)
DrummondBulls · 26 REB, 17 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
MobleyCavs · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
LeBronLakers · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK
62% (13-21)
SiakamPacers · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 116Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29232539116
Clippers30363016112
The story
Anthony Davis had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat LA 116-112

Kawhi Leonard led LA with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 19 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 39-16.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −1−14−19+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 123Bulls 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Cavs32212822128123
Bulls232926251217132
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Chicago past Cleveland, 132-123 in OT

For Cleveland, Evan Mobley had 25 PTS, 13 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 10-23 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

It went to second overtime, and the Bulls took it 17-8.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −9−1−300+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Mavs-Raptors
Mavs 136Raptors 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36304030136
Raptors34332533125
The story
Dallas beat Toronto 136-125 behind 29 points from Kyrie Irving

Jakob Poeltl paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 11-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 40-25 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +2−1+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 35

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 30, 28, 29, 24, 19, 24, 25, 35Bulls-Cavs · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 24, 26, 25, 21, 25, 30, 28, 34Lakers-Clippers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 38, 26, 23, 41, 34, 28, 29, 34, 34Wolves-Grizzlies · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 22, 18, 29, 15, 33Grizzlies-Wolves · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 13, 21, 29, 12, 3, 18, 27, 32Nuggets-Kings · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 39, 32, 26, 27, 41, 33, 45, 30Mavs-Raptors · W
34.4 PPG season to date · −4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook Thunder, Mar 8, 2015: 30 PTS · 11 REB · 17 AST
30 PTS · 11 REB · 16 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
Anthony EdwardsWolves+5.3 31.9 last 10 · 26.6 season
Ayo DosunmuBulls+5.3 15.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Deni AvdijaWizards+5.2 18.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Tim Hardaway Jr.Mavs−6.9 9.9 last 10 · 16.8 season
Terry RozierHeat−6.9 13.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Tyrese HaliburtonPacers−5.0 16.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Spencer DinwiddieLakers−5.0 6.8 last 10 · 11.8 season