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Friday, February 28, 2025Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 123–116.

Final
DEN134
DET119
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +15
Final
OKC135
ATL119
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +24; Q4 OKC +16
Final
POR121
BKN102
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +19
Final
CLE123
BOS116
Q1 CLE -12; Q2 CLE -10; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +7
Final · OT
TOR115
CHI125
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI -9; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +10
Final
NYK114
MEM113
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +1
Final
IND120
MIA125
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +5
Final
NOP108
PHX125
Q1 PHX +22; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +17
Final
MIN116
UTA117
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -11; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +1
Final
LAC102
LAL106
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +4
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 · 2023–24Feb 28, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (CHI vs CLE), 35 points.
The lead · CLE @ BOS

Donovan Mitchell scores 41, Cleveland rallies past Boston

Cleveland trailed by 12 after one and won 123–116. Jayson Tatum scored 46 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · CLE 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 Q3Final0-12-10-3+7CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE26383128123
BOS38362418116
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 33, 23, 21, 26, 27, 33, 11, 41CLE41 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 25, 25, 23, 17, 15, 18, 9, 20CLE20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 40, 33, 32, 15, 25, 19, 27, 46BOS46 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 21, 16, 25, 12, 20, 24, 24, 37BOS37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 55 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 49 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 19.

NYK over MEM1UTA over MIN1LAL over LAC4MIA over IND5CLE over BOS7CHI over TOR10DEN over DET15OKC over ATL16PHX over NOP17POR over BKN19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Jayson Tatum 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.
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 40, 33, 32, 15, 25, 19, 27, 46BOS vs CLE · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Vince Carter NJN, Apr 7, 2007: 46 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Season high46 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 33, 23, 21, 26, 27, 33, 11, 41CLE @ BOS · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Gary Payton SEA, Feb 15, 2000: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 21, 16, 25, 12, 20, 24, 24, 37BOS vs CLE · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 23, 24, 15, 16, 12, 19, 15, 36IND @ MIA · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39, 27, 31OKC @ ATL · W
32.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 30, 17, 55, 34, 19, 16, 20, 31DEN @ DET · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 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
Stephen CurryGSW+7.4 31.4 last 10 · 24.0 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.7 19.8 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.1 18.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Aaron WigginsOKC+5.8 17.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Nick Smith Jr.CHA+4.7 13.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−8.6 17.7 last 10 · 26.3 season
Dennis SchroderDET−5.6 8.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.4 10.2 last 10 · 14.6 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−4.4 19.6 last 10 · 24.0 season