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Tuesday, March 5, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Celtics by 16 after three quarters and won 105–104.

Final · Box score
Magic101
Hornets89
Q1 Magic +5; Q2 Magic +2; Q3 Magic +9; Q4 Magic +12
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Nets112
Q1 Nets -7; Q2 Nets -1; Q3 Nets -3; Q4 Nets +5
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Cavs105
Q1 Cavs -8; Q2 Cavs -10; Q3 Cavs -16; Q4 Cavs +1
Final · Box score
Pistons110
Heat118
Q1 Heat +10; Q2 Heat +1; Q3 Heat +5; Q4 Heat +8
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Knicks100
Q1 Hawks +18; Q2 Hawks +11; Q3 Hawks +5; Q4 Hawks +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans139
Raptors98
Q1 Pelicans +14; Q2 Pelicans +23; Q3 Pelicans +30; Q4 Pelicans +41
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Rockets114
Q1 Rockets +5; Q2 Rockets -6; Q3 Rockets +3; Q4 Rockets +13
Final · Box score
Pacers137
Mavs120
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +4; Q3 Pacers +18; Q4 Pacers +17
Final · OT · Box score
Suns117
Nuggets107
Q1 Suns -4; Q2 Suns +15; Q3 Suns +9; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 Suns +10
On this day · 2022–23Mar 5, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Clippers-Grizzlies), 42 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Cavs

Cleveland storms back from 16 down to beat Boston

Alperen Sengun goes for 45 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10-16+1Cavs AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics33223217104
Cavs25202634105
Who led
Dean WadePoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 5, 6, 0, 23Cavs23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 18, 24, 22, 19, 11, 9, 18, 21Cavs21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 41, 20, 25, 19, 29, 32, 27, 26Celtics26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 34, 25, 15, 14, 22, 23, 24, 24Celtics24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Nuggets14
Sixers-Nets13
Spurs-Rockets13
Celtics-Cavs8
Pelicans-Raptors8
Pistons-Heat7
Pacers-Mavs7
Magic-Hornets5
Shot of the night

Wade's dunk with 19 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 105-104 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Mavs combined for 257, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-MavsPacers 137, Mavs 120
257
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 139, Raptors 98
237
Pistons-HeatPistons 110, Heat 118
228
Suns-NuggetsSuns 117, Nuggets 107 · OT
224
Sixers-NetsSixers 107, Nets 112
219
Hawks-KnicksHawks 116, Knicks 100
216
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 101, Rockets 114
215
Celtics-CavsCeltics 104, Cavs 105
209
Magic-HornetsMagic 101, Hornets 89
190
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 104, Cavs 105
+1 Cavs
Sixers-NetsSixers 107, Nets 112
+5 Nets
Pistons-HeatPistons 110, Heat 118
+8 Heat
Suns-NuggetsSuns 117, Nuggets 107 · OT
+10 Suns
Magic-HornetsMagic 101, Hornets 89
+12 Magic
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 101, Rockets 114
+13 Rockets
Hawks-KnicksHawks 116, Knicks 100
+16 Hawks
Pacers-MavsPacers 137, Mavs 120
+17 Pacers
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 139, Raptors 98
+41 Pelicans
Cavs erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-CavsCavs won · Celtics 104, Cavs 105
16 pts
Sixers-NetsNets won · Sixers 107, Nets 112
7 pts
Spurs-RocketsRockets won · Spurs 101, Rockets 114
6 pts
Suns-NuggetsSuns won · Suns 117, Nuggets 107 · OT
4 pts
Wade shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WadeCavs · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Finney-SmithNets · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Jalen JohnsonHawks · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
MurphyPelicans · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
De'Andre HunterHawks · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 104Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics33223217104
Cavs25202634105
The story
Dean Wade had 23 points as Cleveland beat Boston 105-104

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 34-17.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −8−10−16+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis led the game in fantasy with 54.8 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 117Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2837251215117
Nuggets321831215107
The story
Phoenix beat Denver 117-107 in OT behind 35 points from Kevin Durant

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 28 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 35 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 14-34 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 37-18 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −4+15+90+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 101Rockets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs21322424101
Rockets26213334114
The story
Fred VanVleet's 21 points and 10 assists carried Houston past San Antonio, 114-101

For San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama had 11 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-24, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +5−6+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 52 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Nets

Brooklyn handles Philadelphia by 5

The Nets won the second quarter 33–27. Final: 112–107. Dennis Schroder led Brooklyn with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Cavs over Celtics1Nets over Sixers5Heat over Pistons8Suns over Nuggets10Magic over Hornets12Rockets over Spurs13Hawks over Knicks16Pacers over Mavs17Pelicans over Raptors41Final margin, points. Pink = Nets over Sixers.
Top performances

Alperen Sengun leads the day with 45

Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 19, 20, 17, 19, 23, 8, 21, 45Rockets-Spurs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David Robinson Spurs, Dec 10, 1995: 45 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Career high45 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 27, 41, 33, 45, 30, 37, 38, 39Mavs-Pacers · L
34.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic Nuggets, Feb 2, 2020: 39 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
39 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 25, 23, 28, 22, 24, 30, 20, 35Suns-Nuggets · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 13, 13, 5, 9, 26, 11, 28, 34Pelicans-Raptors · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 16, 24, 9, 14, 10, 12, 3, 21, 30Sixers-Nets · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 12, 3, 18, 27, 32, 6, 24, 28Nuggets-Suns · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoKnicks+6.7 21.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Ayo DosunmuBulls+6.1 16.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Deni AvdijaWizards+5.9 19.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Simone FontecchioPistons+5.1 15.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Josh HartKnicks+5.0 13.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Tim Hardaway Jr.Mavs−7.9 8.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Gordon HaywardThunder−7.4 4.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLakers−5.9 5.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Terry RozierHeat−5.4 14.8 last 10 · 20.2 season