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Monday, March 4, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SAC by 14 after the first quarter and won 113–109.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Nets102
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Bucks113
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Wizards115
Jazz127
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Kings109
Q1 CHI -14; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI -14; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Lakers116
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2022–23Mar 4, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Sixers-Bucks), 38 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Kings

Coby White scores 37 as Chicago wins in Sacramento

Jordan Clarkson goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-7-14+4CHI AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22272836113
Kings36203518109
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 20, 32, 20, 16, 10, 14, 22, 37CHI37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 29, 24, 19, 24, 25, 35, 12, 33CHI33 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 15, 15, 40, 30, 28, 33, 27, 20SAC20 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 35, 20, 22, 17, 14, 13, 21, 18SAC18 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nets11
Blazers-Wolves8
Bulls-Kings8
Clippers-Bucks7
Thunder-Lakers3
The night in charts
Wizards-Jazz combined for 242, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-JazzWizards 115, Jazz 127
242
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 114, Wolves 119
233
Bulls-KingsBulls 113, Kings 109
222
Thunder-LakersThunder 104, Lakers 116
220
Clippers-BucksClippers 106, Bucks 113
219
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 106, Nets 102
208
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 106, Nets 102
+4 MEM
Bulls-KingsBulls 113, Kings 109
+4 CHI
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 114, Wolves 119
+5 MIN
Clippers-BucksClippers 106, Bucks 113
+7 MIL
Wizards-JazzWizards 115, Jazz 127
+12 UTA
Thunder-LakersThunder 104, Lakers 116
+12 LAL
CHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-KingsCHI won · Bulls 113, Kings 109
14 pts
Clippers-BucksMIL won · Clippers 106, Bucks 113
10 pts
Wizards-JazzUTA won · Wizards 115, Jazz 127
6 pts
Grizzlies-NetsMEM won · Grizzlies 106, Nets 102
2 pts
Gobert shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
DeRozanCHI · 33 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
ClaxtonBKN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Coby WhiteCHI · 37 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
KennardMEM · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 113Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22272836113
Kings36203518109
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 33 points as Chicago beat Sacramento 113-109

De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 20 PTS, 10 AST 33 PTS, 4 AST · 10-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 36-18.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −14−7−14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 114Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26223432114
Wolves28273331119
The story
Minnesota beat Portland 119-114 behind 25 points and 16 rebounds from Rudy Gobert

Duop Reath paced Portland: 26 PTS, 3 REB 25 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK · 9-10 FG

The swing

A 27-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2+7+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anfernee Simons topped the game at 59.5 FPTS: 34 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB

Final · Clippers-Bucks
Clippers 106Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers35202625106
Bucks25232540113
The story
Bobby Portis' 28 points and 16 rebounds carried Milwaukee past LA, 113-106

For LA, James Harden had 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 12-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 40-25.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10−7−8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 58 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Clippers

Clippers led by 10 after one. Milwaukee won it 113–106. Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 41 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Bucks-Clippers
Damian Lillard · MILJames Harden · LACPTS4129REB44AST48Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 41

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 16, 24, 21, 24, 23, 17, 16, 41Bucks-Clippers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 2, 2001: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 22, 17, 13, 15, 22, 6, 5, 38Jazz-Wizards · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 20, 32, 20, 16, 10, 14, 22, 37Bulls-Kings · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 20, 12, 21, 10, 26, 7, 30, 34Blazers-Wolves · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 29, 24, 19, 24, 25, 35, 12, 33Bulls-Kings · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 19, 18, 21, 31, 12, 34, 16, 32Wizards-Jazz · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+7.9 22.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.1 16.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Josh HartNYK+6.0 14.7 last 10 · 8.7 season
Deni AvdijaWAS+5.9 19.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Grant WilliamsCHA+5.0 14.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardOKC−7.4 4.4 last 10 · 11.8 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−5.9 5.5 last 10 · 11.4 season