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Sunday, March 2, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 17 at halftime and won 116–112.

Final
DEN103
BOS110
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +7
Final · OT
POR129
CLE133
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -12; Q3 CLE -10; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +4
Final
CHI112
IND127
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +15
Final · OT
NYK116
MIA112
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -17; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final
TOR104
ORL102
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +2
Final
OKC146
SAS132
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +14
Final
NOP128
UTA121
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP 0; Q4 NOP +7
Final
LAC102
LAL108
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +6
Final
MIN116
PHX98
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +18
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 · 2023–24Mar 2, 2024: 5 games. Top scorer: Mikal Bridges (BKN vs ATL), 38 points.
The lead · NYK @ MIA

Jalen Brunson drops 31 in 17-point comeback win over Miami

Miami led by 17 at the half. Final: 116–112.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-17-60+4NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NYK2223362411116
MIA273525187112
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 8, 36, 22, 26, 22, 34, 23, 31NYK31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
OG AnunobyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 15, 23, 13, 5, 10, 16, 19, 23NYK23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 22, 27, 19, 24, 14, 20, 18, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 14, 40, 28, 40, 11, 24, 29, 22MIA22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 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
5.6Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 42 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 9 games went past regulation.

TOR over ORL2CLE over POR4NYK over MIA4LAL over LAC6BOS over DEN7NOP over UTA7OKC over SAS14IND over CHI15MIN over PHX18Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 44

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.
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 49, 41, 44, 28, 23, 37, 29, 17, 18, 44MIN @ PHX · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 18, 1996: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 18, 20, 18, 18, 27, 22, 20, 41OKC @ SAS · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Clyde Drexler HOU, Dec 2, 1995: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 11, 19, 10, 25, 25, 17, 21, 33LAC @ LAL · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Stephon CastlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 20, 10, 12, 2, 4, 22, 24, 32SAS vs OKC · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 12, 18, 9, 16, 12, 17, 12, 32CLE vs POR · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39, 27, 31, 31OKC @ SAS · W
32.3 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 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
Stephen CurryGSW+7.0 31.1 last 10 · 24.1 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.2 18.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Aaron WigginsOKC+5.6 17.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.4 33.0 last 10 · 27.6 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−9.0 17.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Dennis SchroderDET−5.7 7.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−4.9 19.0 last 10 · 23.9 season