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Monday, March 6, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 14 after three quarters and won 118–114.

Final · OT
BOS114
CLE118
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -12; Q3 CLE -14; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final
POR110
DET104
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +6
Final
PHI147
IND143
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI 0; Q4 PHI +4
Final
ATL128
MIA130
Q1 MIA -13; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +2
Final
TOR113
DEN118
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +5
Final
NOP108
SAC123
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +15
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 6, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (BOS vs BKN), 54 points.
The lead · BOS @ CLE

Donovan Mitchell scores 40, Cleveland rallies past Boston

Cleveland trailed by 14 after three and won 118–114.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-12-140+4CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
BOS333524175114
CLE263022319118
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 41, 33, 22, 19, 35, 44, 20, 40CLE40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 15, 23, 31, 13, 18, 12, 16, 25CLE25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 27, 4, 30, 26, 16, 35, 29, 32BOS32 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 3, 26, 25, 24, 5, 22, 2, 24BOS24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 15.

MIA over ATL2CLE over BOS4PHI over IND4DEN over TOR5POR over DET6SAC over NOP15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 45 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 54 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid 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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 23, 29, 27, 41, 27, 35, 31, 42PHI @ IND · W
33.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Glenn Robinson MIL, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 41, 33, 22, 19, 35, 44, 20, 40CLE vs BOS · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 8, 2001: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 21, 30, 16, 22, 15, 32, 29, 39IND vs PHI · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 16 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 27, 4, 30, 26, 16, 35, 29, 32BOS @ CLE · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 40, 39, 71, 25, 41, 33, 41, 31POR @ DET · W
32.4 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James LAL, Jan 1, 2020: 31 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
31 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 13, 23, 28, 23, 16, 33, 15, 26MIA vs ATL · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 9 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
Damian LillardPOR+6.8 39.2 last 10 · 32.4 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+6.4 19.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.0 31.5 last 10 · 25.5 season
Landry ShametPHX+5.0 14.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Tre JonesSAS−5.3 7.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.3 11.0 last 10 · 16.3 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.2 26.0 last 10 · 31.2 season
Caris LeVertCLE−5.1 6.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.1 6.8 last 10 · 11.9 season