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Saturday, February 28, 2026Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed WAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 134–125.

Final · Box score
Blazers93
Hornets109
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Heat115
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Raptors134
Wizards125
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Lakers129
Warriors101
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +28
Final · Box score
Pelicans115
Jazz105
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +25; Q3 NOP +16; Q4 NOP +10
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The lead · Raptors-Wizards

Toronto rallies from 8 down to beat Washington

Kevin Durant goes for 32 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+6+9TOR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25363736134
Wizards33312833125
Who led
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 24, 13, 18, 14, 32, 17, 20, 27TOR27 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 33, 13, 13, 31, 22, 15, 20, 24TOR24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Will RileyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 9, 4, 6, 12, 11, 18, 14, 19WAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bilal CoulibalyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 7, 13, 12, 13, 17, 8, 10, 14WAS14 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Rockets-Heat

Miami beats Houston, 115–105

Miami led 85–83 after three and won by 10. Bam Adebayo led Miami with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over WAS9MIA over HOU10NOP over UTA10CHA over POR16LAL over GSW28Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over HOU.
Lead changes
Rockets-Heat14
Raptors-Wizards8
Blazers-Hornets3
Lakers-Warriors1
Pelicans-Jazz0
The night in charts
Raptors-Wizards combined for 259, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 134, Wizards 125
259
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 129, Warriors 101
230
Rockets-HeatRockets 105, Heat 115
220
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 115, Jazz 105
220
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 93, Hornets 109
202
TOR won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 134, Wizards 125
+9 TOR
Rockets-HeatRockets 105, Heat 115
+10 MIA
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 115, Jazz 105
+10 NOP
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 93, Hornets 109
+16 CHA
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 129, Warriors 101
+28 LAL
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-WizardsTOR won · Raptors 134, Wizards 125
8 pts
Rockets-HeatMIA won · Rockets 105, Heat 115
1 pt
Quickley shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
QuickleyTOR · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
HerroMIA · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
IngramTOR · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ReavesLAL · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
KDHOU · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
60% (12-20)
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 134Wizards 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25363736134
Wizards33312833125
The story
Toronto beat Washington 134-125 behind 27 points and 11 assists from Immanuel Quickley

Justin Champagnie paced Washington: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 10-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 37-28 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −8−3+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 105Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28243122105
Heat32193430115
The story
Bam Adebayo had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Houston 115-105

Amen Thompson led Houston with 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the fourth 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4−1+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 129Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33323430129
Warriors20272529101
The story
Luka Doncic's 26 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 129-101

For Golden State, Moses Moody had 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-20, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +13+18+27+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 48 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 48 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 32

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 26, 21, 35, 30, 18, 21, 40, 32Rockets-Heat · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 24, 13, 18, 14, 32, 17, 20, 27Raptors-Wizards · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 30, 24, 10, 38, 25, 22, 41, 26Lakers-Warriors · W
32.6 PPG season to date · −6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 24, 31, 17, 18, 22, 23, 33, 26Hornets-Blazers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 13, 23, 31, 19, 6, 22, 10, 25Blazers-Hornets · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 22, 23, 27, 17, 13, 18, 29, 24Heat-Rockets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.5 17.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
GG JacksonMEM+6.2 16.9 last 10 · 10.7 season
Nique CliffordSAC+6.0 12.9 last 10 · 6.9 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.5 32.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Cason WallaceOKC+5.4 14.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
James HardenCLE−5.3 19.2 last 10 · 24.5 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−5.1 12.6 last 10 · 17.7 season
Austin ReavesLAL−5.0 19.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Kevin HuerterDET−4.4 5.7 last 10 · 10.1 season