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Monday, March 3, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MEM by 6 after the first quarter and won 132–130.

Final
GSW119
CHA101
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +18
Final
POR119
PHI102
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +17
Final
WAS90
MIA106
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +16
Final
ATL132
MEM130
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +2
Final
HOU128
OKC137
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +9
Final
SAC122
DAL98
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +24
Final
DET134
UTA106
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +20; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +28
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 3, 2024: 8 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL vs PHI), 38 points.
The lead · ATL @ MEM

Atlanta takes over late to edge Memphis

Down 6 after three, Atlanta won the fourth 31–23. Final: 132–130. Zaccharie Risacher led Atlanta with 27 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists. Desmond Bane scored 35 for Memphis in the loss.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+5-6+2ATL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL28423131132
MEM34314223130
Who led
Zaccharie RisacherPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 11, 16, 11, 19, 2, 11, 12, 27ATL27 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 18, 20, 13, 7, 15, 17, 23, 25ATL25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 20, 23, 23, 16, 7, 25, 24, 35MEM35 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 12, 6, 5, 19, 6, 6, 14, 17MEM17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Utah by 28, the widest margin of 7 games.

ATL over MEM2OKC over HOU9MIA over WAS16POR over PHI17GSW over CHA18SAC over DAL24DET over UTA28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 51

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39, 27, 31, 31, 51OKC vs HOU · W
32.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Jan 21, 2006: 51 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
51 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 20, 23, 23, 16, 7, 25, 24, 35MEM vs ATL · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Garnett MIN, Dec 18, 2003: 35 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 29, 36, 17, 23, 9, 20, 18, 35CHA vs GSW · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 26, 8, 25, 28, 16, 14, 27, 34POR @ PHI · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 29, 25, 38, 32, 21, 11, 15, 29DET @ UTA · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Cam WhitmorePoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 16, 7, 11, 4, 6, 1, 0, 27HOU @ OKC · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 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
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.2 18.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+5.5 29.5 last 10 · 24.0 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.4 33.0 last 10 · 27.6 season
Quentin GrimesPHI+5.2 16.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−8.8 17.3 last 10 · 26.1 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Dennis SchroderDET−5.4 8.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season