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Monday, March 3, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MEM by 6 after the first quarter and won 132–130.

Final · Box score
Warriors119
Hornets101
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Blazers119
Sixers102
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +17
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Heat106
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Hawks132
Grizzlies130
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Rockets128
Thunder137
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Kings122
Mavs98
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +24
Final · Box score
Pistons134
Jazz106
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +20; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +28
On this day · 2023–24Mar 3, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Sixers), 38 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Grizzlies

Atlanta takes over late to edge Memphis

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 51 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+5-6+2ATL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28423131132
Grizzlies34314223130
Who led
Zaccharie RisacherPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 11, 16, 11, 19, 2, 11, 12, 27ATL27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 18, 20, 13, 7, 15, 17, 23, 25ATL25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 20, 23, 23, 16, 7, 25, 24, 35MEM35 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 12, 6, 5, 19, 6, 6, 14, 17MEM17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Grizzlies18
Rockets-Thunder15
Wizards-Heat9
Pistons-Jazz9
Blazers-Sixers1
Warriors-Hornets0
Kings-Mavs0
Shot of the night

LeVert's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 132-130 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 265, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 128, Thunder 137
265
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 132, Grizzlies 130
262
Pistons-JazzPistons 134, Jazz 106
240
Blazers-SixersBlazers 119, Sixers 102
221
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 119, Hornets 101
220
Kings-MavsKings 122, Mavs 98
220
Wizards-HeatWizards 90, Heat 106
196
ATL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 132, Grizzlies 130
+2 ATL
Rockets-ThunderRockets 128, Thunder 137
+9 OKC
Wizards-HeatWizards 90, Heat 106
+16 MIA
Blazers-SixersBlazers 119, Sixers 102
+17 POR
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 119, Hornets 101
+18 GSW
Kings-MavsKings 122, Mavs 98
+24 SAC
Pistons-JazzPistons 134, Jazz 106
+28 DET
ATL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-GrizzliesATL won · Hawks 132, Grizzlies 130
6 pts
Blazers-SixersPOR won · Blazers 119, Sixers 102
5 pts
Rockets-ThunderOKC won · Rockets 128, Thunder 137
1 pt
Kai Jones shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kai JonesDAL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
RisacherATL · 27 PTS, 4 STL, 1 REB, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
OkongwuATL · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
LaVineSAC · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
SGAOKC · 51 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (18-30)
Final · Hawks-Grizzlies
Hawks 132Grizzlies 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28423131132
Grizzlies34314223130
The story
Caris LeVert had 25 points as Atlanta beat Memphis 132-130

Luke Kennard led Memphis with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 11-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Hawks took the second 42-31.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −6+5−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Desmond Bane led the game in fantasy with 58.5 FPTS (35 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 128Thunder 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31312739128
Thunder30333935137
The story
Jalen Williams' 24 points carried Oklahoma City past Houston, 137-128

For Houston, Reed Sheppard had 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 39-27, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1+1+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 119Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28302833119
Hornets21282824101
The story
Golden State won 119-101 despite 35 points from Miles Bridges

Draymond Green paced Golden State: 16 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST 35 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7+9+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Utah by 28, the widest margin of 7 games.

ATL over MEM2OKC over HOU9MIA over WAS16POR over PHI17GSW over CHA18SAC over DAL24DET over UTA28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 51

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39, 27, 31, 31, 51Thunder-Rockets · W
32.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Jan 21, 2006: 51 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
51 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 20, 23, 23, 16, 7, 25, 24, 35Grizzlies-Hawks · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Dec 18, 2003: 35 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 29, 36, 17, 23, 9, 20, 18, 35Hornets-Warriors · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 26, 8, 25, 28, 16, 14, 27, 34Blazers-Sixers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 29, 25, 38, 32, 21, 11, 15, 29Pistons-Jazz · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Cam WhitmorePoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 16, 7, 11, 4, 6, 1, 0, 27Rockets-Thunder · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.2 18.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+5.5 29.5 last 10 · 24.0 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.4 33.0 last 10 · 27.6 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+5.2 16.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−8.8 17.3 last 10 · 26.1 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Dennis SchroderDET−5.4 8.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season