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Sunday, March 3, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIN by 12 after the first quarter and won 89–88.

Final · Box score
Sixers120
Mavs116
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Celtics140
Q1 BOS +22; Q2 BOS +44; Q3 BOS +53; Q4 BOS +52
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Wolves88
Q1 LAC -12; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Magic113
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Raptors111
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Cavs98
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Spurs117
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Thunder118
Suns110
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +8
On this day · 2022–23Mar 3, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Heat), 43 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Wolves

Kawhi Leonard scores 32, Clippers rally past Minnesota

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 35 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+3-1+1LAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1831182289
Wolves3016222088
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 24, 18, 20, 24, 20, 26, 27, 32LAC32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 2, 6, 21, 19, 21, 14, 9, 24LAC24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 41, 34, 28, 29, 34, 34, 11, 27MIN27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 24, 13, 23, 22, 28, 13, 19, 18MIN18 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Magic6
Hornets-Raptors6
Knicks-Cavs5
Warriors-Celtics4
Sixers-Mavs3
Thunder-Suns3
Pacers-Spurs2
The night in charts
Sixers-Mavs combined for 236, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MavsSixers 120, Mavs 116
236
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 88, Celtics 140
228
Thunder-SunsThunder 118, Suns 110
228
Pacers-SpursPacers 105, Spurs 117
222
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 106, Raptors 111
217
Knicks-CavsKnicks 107, Cavs 98
205
Pistons-MagicPistons 91, Magic 113
204
Clippers-WolvesClippers 89, Wolves 88
177
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WolvesClippers 89, Wolves 88
+1 LAC
Sixers-MavsSixers 120, Mavs 116
+4 PHI
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 106, Raptors 111
+5 TOR
Thunder-SunsThunder 118, Suns 110
+8 OKC
Knicks-CavsKnicks 107, Cavs 98
+9 NYK
Pacers-SpursPacers 105, Spurs 117
+12 SAS
Pistons-MagicPistons 91, Magic 113
+22 ORL
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 88, Celtics 140
+52 BOS
LAC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WolvesLAC won · Clippers 89, Wolves 88
12 pts
Hornets-RaptorsTOR won · Hornets 106, Raptors 111
2 pts
Knicks-CavsNYK won · Knicks 107, Cavs 98
2 pts
McConnell shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McConnellIND · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
87% (13-15)
BealPHX · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
TatumBOS · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PowellLAC · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RJTOR · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 89Wolves 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1831182289
Wolves3016222088
The story
Norman Powell had 24 points as LA beat Minnesota 89-88

Rudy Gobert led Minnesota with 16 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB · 9-13 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Clippers took the second 31-16.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −12+3−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 120Mavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers32243430120
Mavs22292540116
The story
Tobias Harris' 28 points carried Philadelphia past Dallas, 120-116

For Dallas, Derrick Jones Jr. had 21 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-22, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10+5+14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 106Raptors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29192731106
Raptors27253029111
The story
Toronto beat Charlotte 111-106 behind 23 points from RJ Barrett

Miles Bridges paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −2+4+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Miller topped the game at 45.5 FPTS: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Raptors

Charlotte's skid reaches four

Toronto won 111–106; the Hornets fall to 15–46. RJ Barrett led Toronto with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · CHA
Wvs MEM115–106Wvs IND111–102Wvs ATL122–99W@ UTA115–107L@ GSW84–97W@ POR93–80L@ MIL85–123Lvs MIL99–111L@ PHI114–121L@ TOR106–111
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 38

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 26, 27, 41, 33, 45, 30, 37, 38Mavs-Sixers · L
34.5 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Jan 23, 2017: 38 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
38 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 38, 32, 31, 30, 36, 31, 31, 35Thunder-Suns · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 24, 18, 20, 24, 20, 26, 27, 32Clippers-Wolves · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 27, 26, 19, 27, 22, 17, 28, 31Spurs-Pacers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 14, 43, 25, 30, 15, 5, 7, 31Suns-Thunder · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 16, 19, 23, 36, 12, 15, 29, 29Magic-Pistons · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+7.9 22.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Josh HartNYK+6.0 14.7 last 10 · 8.7 season
Deni AvdijaWAS+5.9 19.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
GG JacksonMEM+5.1 16.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Grant WilliamsCHA+5.0 14.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardOKC−7.1 5.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−6.7 9.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND−6.7 14.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−5.4 6.2 last 10 · 11.6 season