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Sunday, March 1, 2026Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIL by 15 at halftime and won 120–97.

Final
SAS89
NYK114
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +25
Final
CLE106
BKN102
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +4
Final
MIL97
CHI120
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -15; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +23
Final
MIN117
DEN108
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +9
Final
MEM125
IND106
Q1 MEM 0; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +19
Final
POR101
ATL135
Q1 ATL +19; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +34
Final
DET106
ORL92
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +14
Final
PHI98
BOS114
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +16
Final
OKC100
DAL87
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +13
Final
NOP117
LAC137
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +20
Final
SAC104
LAL128
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +24
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 · 2024–25Mar 1, 2025: 6 games. Top scorer: Quentin Grimes (PHI vs GSW), 44 points.
The lead · MIL @ CHI

Chicago erases 15-point lead, steals one from Milwaukee

Milwaukee led 66–51 at halftime. Chicago won the second half 69–31 to take it 120–97. Collin Sexton led Chicago with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-15-2+23CHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL323423897
CHI30213633120
Who led
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 21, 15, 11, 2, 8, 10, 10, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 19, 10, 5, 27, 6, 8, 15, 20CHI20 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 4, 15, 17, 6, 21, 10, 14, 18MIL18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 34, 12, 27, 15, 6, 7, 7, 15MIL15 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 58 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Atlanta by 34.

CLE over BKN4MIN over DEN9OKC over DAL13DET over ORL14BOS over PHI16MEM over IND19LAC over NOP20CHI over MIL23LAL over SAC24NYK over SAS25ATL over POR34Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 35

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 22, 26, 22, 32, 35, 30, 23, 35DEN vs MIN · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 30, 32, 28, 27, 39, 32, 28, 33PHI @ BOS · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 40, 47, 24, 29, 30, 34, 20, 36, 30OKC @ DAL · W
31.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 33, 28, 42, 18, 16, 29, 25, 29DET @ ORL · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 24, 10, 38, 25, 22, 41, 26, 28LAL vs SAC · W
32.5 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jeremiah FearsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 20, 13, 16, 7, 8, 12, 18, 28NOP @ LAC · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 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
Nique CliffordSAC+6.8 14.1 last 10 · 7.3 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.5 17.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+6.1 21.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Jarace WalkerIND+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
GG JacksonMEM+5.7 16.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−5.3 12.9 last 10 · 18.2 season
James HardenCLE−5.0 19.5 last 10 · 24.5 season
Austin ReavesLAL−5.0 19.1 last 10 · 24.1 season
Kevin HuerterDET−4.4 5.7 last 10 · 10.1 season