Tip Off Live daily · Friday, February 27

NBA daily digest: Grizzlies pull off an upset

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5 games finished on Friday, February 27, averaging 240 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer, 2 were routs of 20 or more, and 2 went to overtime.

The surprise of the night: Grizzlies over Mavericks, 124-105. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Jamal Murray (DEN), who scored 39 points on 12-of-26 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game259Nets at Celtics
Biggest margin37Celtics over Nets
Most points by a player39Jamal Murray, DEN
Most threes7Jamal Murray, DEN
Most assists14Nikola Jokic, DEN
Most rebounds21Chet Holmgren, OKC

Game by game

The Pistons outlasted the Cavaliers 122-119 in overtime.

The Celtics won by 37, breaking it open in the third quarter (43-26).

The Knicks won by 29, breaking it open in the second quarter (39-27).

The Grizzlies led at every quarter break in a 124-105 win. Our Win Meter gave them about 34% beforehand.

The Thunder outlasted the Nuggets 127-121 in overtime.

Players of the night

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

Jalen Duren DET33 pts, 16 reb, 3 ast, 3 blk on 11-19 shooting · win vs CLE
34.9
Jamal Murray DEN39 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast on 12-26 shooting · loss vs OKC
30.9
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC36 pts, 3 reb, 9 ast on 12-29 shooting · win vs DEN
29.7
Jaylen Brown BOS28 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast on 9-12 shooting · win vs BKN
29.5
Nikola Vucevic BOS28 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast on 9-13 shooting · win vs BKN
27.9
Jarrett Allen CLE25 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast on 10-12 shooting · loss vs DET
23.8

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.
  • Houston Rockets (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.