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Sunday, March 2, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 17 at halftime and won 116–112.

Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +7
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers129
Cavs133
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -12; Q3 CLE -10; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Bulls112
Pacers127
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +15
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks116
Heat112
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -17; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Magic102
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Thunder146
Spurs132
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans128
Jazz121
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Suns98
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +18
On this day · 2023–24Mar 2, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: Mikal Bridges (Nets-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Heat

Jalen Brunson drops 31 in 17-point comeback win over Miami

Anthony Edwards goes for 44 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-17-60+4NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks2223362411116
Heat273525187112
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 8, 36, 22, 26, 22, 34, 23, 31NYK31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 15, 23, 13, 5, 10, 16, 19, 23NYK23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 22, 27, 19, 24, 14, 20, 18, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 14, 40, 28, 40, 11, 24, 29, 22MIA22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers17
Raptors-Magic12
Blazers-Cavs11
Thunder-Spurs8
Wolves-Suns4
Knicks-Heat3
Nuggets-Celtics2
Pelicans-Jazz2
Clippers-Lakers0
The night in charts
Thunder-Spurs combined for 278, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SpursThunder 146, Spurs 132
278
Blazers-CavsBlazers 129, Cavs 133 · OT
262
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 128, Jazz 121
249
Bulls-PacersBulls 112, Pacers 127
239
Knicks-HeatKnicks 116, Heat 112 · OT
228
Wolves-SunsWolves 116, Suns 98
214
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 103, Celtics 110
213
Clippers-LakersClippers 102, Lakers 108
210
Raptors-MagicRaptors 104, Magic 102
206
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MagicRaptors 104, Magic 102
+2 TOR
Blazers-CavsBlazers 129, Cavs 133 · OT
+4 CLE
Knicks-HeatKnicks 116, Heat 112 · OT
+4 NYK
Clippers-LakersClippers 102, Lakers 108
+6 LAL
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 103, Celtics 110
+7 BOS
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 128, Jazz 121
+7 NOP
Thunder-SpursThunder 146, Spurs 132
+14 OKC
Bulls-PacersBulls 112, Pacers 127
+15 IND
Wolves-SunsWolves 116, Suns 98
+18 MIN
NYK erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 116, Heat 112 · OT
17 pts
Blazers-CavsCLE won · Blazers 129, Cavs 133 · OT
12 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 116, Suns 98
6 pts
Thunder-SpursOKC won · Thunder 146, Spurs 132
5 pts
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 112, Pacers 127
1 pt
Bam shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
OlynykNOP · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KnechtLAL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CamaraPOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
J-DubOKC · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
63% (15-24)
Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 129Cavs 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2727353010129
Cavs2418374014133
The story
Ty Jerome had 25 points as Cleveland beat Portland 133-129 in OT

Deni Avdija led Portland with 30 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 6 STL, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 40-30.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−12−100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 116Heat 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks2223362411116
Heat273525187112
The story
OG Anunoby's 23 points carried New York past Miami, 116-112 in OT

For Miami, Bam Adebayo had 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 36-25.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5−17−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 146Spurs 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder41313638146
Spurs38392332132
The story
Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 146-132 behind 31 points and 8 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Stephon Castle paced San Antonio: 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3−5+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 42 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 9 games went past regulation.

TOR over ORL2CLE over POR4NYK over MIA4LAL over LAC6BOS over DEN7NOP over UTA7OKC over SAS14IND over CHI15MIN over PHX18Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 44

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 49, 41, 44, 28, 23, 37, 29, 17, 18, 44Wolves-Suns · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 18, 1996: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 18, 20, 18, 18, 27, 22, 20, 41Thunder-Spurs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Clyde Drexler HOU, Dec 2, 1995: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 11, 19, 10, 25, 25, 17, 21, 33Clippers-Lakers · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 20, 10, 12, 2, 4, 22, 24, 32Spurs-Thunder · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 12, 18, 9, 16, 12, 17, 12, 32Cavs-Blazers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39, 27, 31, 31Thunder-Spurs · W
32.3 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+7.0 31.1 last 10 · 24.1 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.2 18.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Aaron WigginsOKC+5.6 17.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.4 33.0 last 10 · 27.6 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−9.0 17.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Dennis SchroderDET−5.7 7.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−4.9 19.0 last 10 · 23.9 season