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Monday, March 4, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIL by 11 after the first quarter and won 114–105.

Final
DAL88
BKN127
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +26; Q4 BKN +39
Final
ATL113
MIA114
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA 0; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA +1
Final
DEN103
SAS104
Q1 SAS +19; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +1
Final
MIL105
PHX114
Q1 PHX -11; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +9
Final
NOP115
UTA112
Q1 NOP -9; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP -6; Q4 NOP +3
Final
NYK108
SAC115
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +7
Final
LAC113
LAL105
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +8
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2017–18Mar 4, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL vs PHI), 35 points.
The lead · MIL @ PHX

Phoenix climbs back to beat Milwaukee

Milwaukee led by 11 after one. Phoenix won it 114–105. Kelly Oubre Jr. led Phoenix with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2-6+9PHX AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL31232823105
PHX20322438114
Who led
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 25, 7, 28, 23, 14, 16, 19, 14, 27PHX27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 27, 10, 30, 26, 20, 26, 25, 22PHX22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 43, 29, 29, 33, 30, 27, 17, 16, 43, 21MIL21 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 17, 17, 15, 16, 22, 25, 21, 19MIL19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nets rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Brooklyn beat Dallas by 39.

MIA over ATL1SAS over DEN1NOP over UTA3SAC over NYK7LAC over LAL8PHX over MIL9BKN over DAL39Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 64 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 56 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 30

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 33, 15, 24, 19, 35, 22, 28, 30NOP @ UTA · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 32, 14, 27, 22, 19, 21, 29, 30NOP @ UTA · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Allonzo TrierPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 19, 6, 20, 9, 18, 22, 16, 29NYK @ SAC · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 18, 25, 19, 34, 18, 32, 23, 28SAC vs NYK · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 25, 7, 28, 23, 14, 16, 19, 14, 27PHX vs MIL · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 28, 29, 27, 24, 33, 31, 27, 27LAL vs LAC · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Trae YoungATL+7.5 25.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Avery BradleyMEM+6.7 16.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+6.7 30.6 last 10 · 23.9 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.4 35.0 last 10 · 28.6 season
Bojan BogdanovicIND+5.8 23.3 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−9.4 17.7 last 10 · 27.1 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−4.9 1.9 last 10 · 6.8 season
Garrett TempleLAC−4.9 3.6 last 10 · 8.5 season
Gary HarrisDEN−4.8 9.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Caris LeVertBKN−4.8 10.2 last 10 · 15.0 season