9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by UTA (vs DAL) and OKC (vs IND).
Final
TOR93
CHA125
Final · OT
OKC129
IND125
Final
HOU111
ORL119
Final · 2OT
SAS157
WAS153
Final
MIA115
NYK100
Final
PHI133
MIN102
Final
NOP117
PHX102
Final
DAL109
UTA114
Final
LAC105
LAL102
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 · 2020–21Feb 25, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL vs NOP), 38 points.
The lead · OKC @ IND
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 36, OKC wins in overtime
Tied 123–123 after regulation. Final: 129–125.
Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 29 | 40 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 129 |
| IND | 36 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 125 |
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tre MannOKC22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Buddy HieldIND29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah JacksonIND17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Hornets rout
Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Toronto by 32.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
RJ BarrettNYK
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 48 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24 minutes today, against 3.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
RJ Barrett leads the day with 46
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.
RJ BarrettNYK vs MIA · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +28.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high46 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTKyle KuzmaWAS vs SAS · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 8 REB · 7 ASTShai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ IND · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTJoel EmbiidPHI @ MIN · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTDonovan MitchellUTA vs DAL · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTCJ McCollumNOP @ PHX · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTHot 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
Cold