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Sunday, March 1, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DET by 15 after the first quarter and won 106–100.

Final
MIL93
CHA85
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +8
Final
PHI130
LAC136
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +6
Final
DAL111
MIN91
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +20
Final
TOR118
DEN133
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +15
Final
DET100
SAC106
Q1 SAC -15; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +6
Final
LAL122
NOP114
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +8
Final
WAS124
GSW110
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +14
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 · 2018–19Mar 1, 2019: 7 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (ATL vs CHI), 49 points.
The lead · DET @ SAC

Sacramento storms back from 15 down to beat Detroit

The Kings trailed by 15 after one and won 106–100. De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-1+6+6SAC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET31201930100
SAC16342630106
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 13, 17, 16, 26, 20, 21, 25, 23SAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 15, 22, 20, 7, 19, 15, 14, 19SAC19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 17, 10, 26, 18, 26, 20, 19, 20DET20 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 1, 0, 3, 0, 15, 14, 19, 16DET16 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Dallas by 20.

LAC over PHI6SAC over DET6MIL over CHA8LAL over NOP8WAS over GSW14DEN over TOR15DAL over MIN20Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 41

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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 36, 18, 33, 31, 22, 19, 32, 41MIL @ CHA · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anthony Davis LAL, Dec 9, 2023: 41 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Shake MiltonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 5, 0, 5, 17, 7, 20, 19, 39PHI @ LAC · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +31.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 32, 11, 28, 27, 24, 15, 28, 24, 38DAL @ MIN · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 21, 31, 32, 25, 28, 29, 24, 35NOP vs LAL · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 22, 17, 32, 32, 29, 40, 19, 34LAL @ NOP · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden BKN, Jan 1, 2022: 34 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
34 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 30, 30, 26, 53, 55, 30, 42, 34WAS @ GSW · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 8 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
Malik BeasleyMIN+9.5 19.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Christian WoodDET+8.4 20.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jayson TatumBOS+8.0 31.5 last 10 · 23.5 season
Seth CurryDAL+7.3 19.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kristaps PorzingisDAL+7.3 26.5 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Josh RichardsonPHI−5.3 8.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Aron BaynesPHX−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jordan McRaeDEN−5.0 6.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.6 16.6 last 10 · 21.2 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season