Tip Off Live daily · Monday, February 23

NBA daily digest: Spurs pull off an upset

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3 games finished on Monday, February 23, averaging 228 combined points. 1 was a rout of 20 or more.

The surprise of the night: Spurs over Pistons, 114-103 and Kings over Grizzlies, 123-114. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU), who scored 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting and grabbed 9 rebounds.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game237Kings at Grizzlies
Biggest margin20Rockets over Jazz
Most points by a player31Jabari Smith Jr., HOU
Most threes7Devin Vassell, SAS
Most assists12Kevin Durant, HOU
Most rebounds17Victor Wembanyama, SAS

Game by game

The Spurs beat the Pistons 114-103. Our Win Meter gave them about 34% beforehand.

The Kings beat the Grizzlies 123-114. Our Win Meter gave them about 20% beforehand.

The Rockets won by 20, breaking it open in the first quarter (38-22).

Players of the night

Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.

Jabari Smith Jr. HOU31 pts, 9 reb, 0 ast, 3 stl, 3 blk on 12-17 shooting · win vs UTA
26.5
Jalen Duren DET25 pts, 14 reb, 1 ast on 10-13 shooting · loss vs SAS
24.6
Devin Vassell SAS28 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast on 10-14 shooting · win vs DET
24.5
Javon Small MEM21 pts, 6 reb, 9 ast on 6-8 shooting · loss vs SAC
24.1
Victor Wembanyama SAS21 pts, 17 reb, 4 ast, 6 blk on 6-16 shooting · win vs DET
23.5
Precious Achiuwa SAC22 pts, 12 reb, 0 ast on 10-15 shooting · win vs MEM
21.2

Streaks to know

  • Boston Celtics (4-1) are on a winning streak of 4.
  • Chicago Bulls (1-5) are on a losing streak of 4.
  • Brooklyn Nets (0-5) are on a losing streak of 5.
  • Memphis Grizzlies (5-0) are on a winning streak of 5.

Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.