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Thursday, February 29, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed WAS by 3 after the first quarter and won 134–131.

Final · Box score
Bucks111
Hornets99
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Magic115
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Nets124
Q1 BKN +18; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +19; Q4 BKN +27
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Knicks99
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Spurs132
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Suns110
Q1 PHX +16; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Heat97
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN +16; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +6
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards131
Lakers134
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
The lead · Wizards-Lakers

Anthony Davis scores 40 as Lakers beat Washington

Victor Wembanyama goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3+1+40+3LAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards343526315131
Lakers313929278134
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 20, 20, 37, 27, 28, 22, 20, 40LAL40 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 26, 25, 21, 25, 30, 28, 34, 31LAL31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 11, 3, 19, 18, 21, 31, 12, 34WAS34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Marvin Bagley IIIPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 2, 12, 14, 8, 15, 9, 20, 23WAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Brooklyn posts the night's biggest win

Brooklyn beat Atlanta by 27, the widest margin of 8 games.

LAL over WAS3PHX over HOU5DEN over MIA6ORL over UTA8GSW over NYK11MIL over CHA12SAS over OKC14BKN over ATL27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Lakers14
Jazz-Magic10
Rockets-Suns2
Hawks-Nets0
Warriors-Knicks0
Heat-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Wizards-Lakers combined for 265, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-LakersWizards 131, Lakers 134 · OT
265
Thunder-SpursThunder 118, Spurs 132
250
Jazz-MagicJazz 107, Magic 115
222
Hawks-NetsHawks 97, Nets 124
221
Rockets-SunsRockets 105, Suns 110
215
Bucks-HornetsBucks 111, Hornets 99
210
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 110, Knicks 99
209
Heat-NuggetsHeat 97, Nuggets 103
200
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-LakersWizards 131, Lakers 134 · OT
+3 LAL
Rockets-SunsRockets 105, Suns 110
+5 PHX
Heat-NuggetsHeat 97, Nuggets 103
+6 DEN
Jazz-MagicJazz 107, Magic 115
+8 ORL
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 110, Knicks 99
+11 GSW
Bucks-HornetsBucks 111, Hornets 99
+12 MIL
Thunder-SpursThunder 118, Spurs 132
+14 SAS
Hawks-NetsHawks 97, Nets 124
+27 BKN
LAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-LakersLAL won · Wizards 131, Lakers 134 · OT
3 pts
Jazz-MagicORL won · Jazz 107, Magic 115
2 pts
Bagley shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BagleyWAS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
John CollinsUTA · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
67% (10-15)
Cameron JohnsonBKN · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
ChetOKC · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 131Lakers 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards343526315131
Lakers313929278134
The story
LeBron James had 31 points and 9 assists as Los Angeles beat Washington 134-131 in OT

Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 12-24 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Lakers took the second 39-35.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+1+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 97Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2031192797
Nuggets36202720103
The story
Denver beat Miami 103-97 behind 30 points and 11 rebounds from Michael Porter Jr.

Bam Adebayo paced Miami: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 12-23 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 36-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +16+5+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 118Spurs 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder37273222118
Spurs37322934132
The story
Devin Vassell's 28 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Oklahoma City, 132-118

For Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 12-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-22, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+5+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 58 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 40

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 20, 20, 37, 27, 28, 22, 20, 40Lakers-Wizards · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Aaron Gordon ORL, Nov 29, 2017: 40 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 32, 32, 25, 7, 35, 25, 21, 35Suns-Rockets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 11, 3, 19, 18, 21, 31, 12, 34Wizards-Lakers · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 7, 26, 16, 4, 10, 14, 11, 16, 34Rockets-Suns · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 26, 25, 21, 25, 30, 28, 34, 31Lakers-Wizards · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 42, 30, 25, 41, 16, 32, 15, 20, 18, 31Warriors-Knicks · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+7.9 21.9 last 10 · 14.0 season
Josh HartNYK+5.8 14.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Deni AvdijaWAS+5.8 19.4 last 10 · 13.6 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.3 31.9 last 10 · 26.6 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+5.3 15.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−6.9 9.9 last 10 · 16.8 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Terry RozierMIA−5.7 14.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Gordon HaywardOKC−5.6 6.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−5.5 6.2 last 10 · 11.7 season