Tip Off Live daily · Saturday, February 28

NBA daily digest: Lakers pull off an upset

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5 games finished on Saturday, February 28, averaging 226 combined points. 1 was a rout of 20 or more and 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.

The surprise of the night: Lakers over Warriors, 129-101. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Kevin Durant (HOU), who scored 32 points on 12-of-20 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game259Raptors at Wizards
Biggest margin28Lakers over Warriors
Most points by a player32Kevin Durant, HOU
Most threes6Brandon Miller, CHA
Most assists11Immanuel Quickley, TOR
Most rebounds15Kel'el Ware, MIA

Game by game

Only 202 combined points in a 109-93 win for the Hornets.

The Heat beat the Rockets 115-105.

The Raptors trailed by 8 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 134-125.

The Lakers won by 28, breaking it open in the first quarter (33-20). Our Win Meter gave them about 31% beforehand.

The Pelicans led at every quarter break in a 115-105 win.

Players of the night

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

Kevin Durant HOU32 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast on 12-20 shooting · loss vs MIA
29.9
Immanuel Quickley TOR27 pts, 2 reb, 11 ast on 10-15 shooting · win vs WAS
27.4
Luka Doncic LAL26 pts, 6 reb, 8 ast on 9-17 shooting · win vs GSW
24
Jakob Poeltl TOR18 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl on 7-7 shooting · win vs WAS
22.1
Brandon Ingram TOR24 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast on 9-14 shooting · win vs WAS
21.3
LeBron James LAL22 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast on 7-13 shooting · win vs GSW
21.1

Streaks to know

  • Boston Celtics (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
  • Brooklyn Nets (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
  • Houston Rockets (5-0) are on a winning 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.