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Sunday, March 5, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 15 after three quarters and won 135–129.

Final
PHX130
DAL126
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +4
Final
IND125
CHI122
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +3
Final
GSW105
LAL113
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
Final
CHA86
BKN102
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +29; Q3 BKN +24; Q4 BKN +16
Final
POR122
ORL119
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +3
Final
SAS110
HOU142
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +32
Final
UTA119
OKC129
Q1 OKC +15; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +10
Final · 2OT
NYK131
BOS129
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK 0; OT2 NYK +2
Final
MIL117
WAS111
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +6
Final
MEM129
LAC135
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC -15; Q4 LAC +6
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 · 2021–22Mar 5, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (LAL vs GSW), 56 points.
The lead · MEM @ LAC

Paul George scores 42 as Clippers beat Memphis

Clippers won 135–129. Paul George: 42 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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+2+6-15+6LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM28335117129
LAC30373038135
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 20, 26, 34, 23, 25, 11, 28, 42LAC42 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 18, 33, 16, 44, 33, 23, 21, 34LAC34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 24, 25, 10, 16, 30, 19, 30MEM30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tyus JonesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 4, 0, 2, 17, 7, 8, 0, 25MEM25 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Rockets rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat San Antonio by 32.

NYK over BOS2IND over CHI3POR over ORL3PHX over DAL4MIL over WAS6LAC over MEM6LAL over GSW8OKC over UTA10BKN over CHA16HOU over SAS32Final 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
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 62 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg55Today

55 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 38 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 42

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.
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 20, 26, 34, 23, 25, 11, 28, 42LAC vs MEM · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Apr 17, 1997: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 35, 18, 32, 27, 17, 41, 27, 42CHI vs IND · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 16, 2001: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 38, 40, 39, 71, 25, 41, 33, 41POR @ ORL · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Paul Pierce BOS, Dec 13, 2003: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 41, 16, 38, 31, 18, 14, 41, 22, 40BOS vs NYK · L
30.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 7, 1996: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 13, 19, 28, 12, 30, 28, 38, 39LAL vs GSW · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 14, 14, 16, 13, 23, 15, 21, 38NYK @ BOS · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 8 REB · 7 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
Mikal BridgesBKN+7.1 25.6 last 10 · 18.5 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.4 38.9 last 10 · 32.5 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.0 31.5 last 10 · 25.5 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+5.5 17.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Tre JonesSAS−5.3 7.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.1 6.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Shake MiltonPHI−5.0 3.6 last 10 · 8.6 season