Tip Off Live daily · Monday, March 2

NBA daily digest: Jamal Murray scores 45

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4 games finished on Monday, March 2, averaging 225 combined points. 2 games were decided by five points or fewer, 1 was a rout of 20 or more, and 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.

The top individual line belonged to Jamal Murray (DEN), who scored 45 points on 13-of-19 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game253Nuggets at Jazz
Biggest margin27Celtics over Bucks
Most points by a player45Jamal Murray, DEN
Most threes8Jamal Murray, DEN
Most assists10Reed Sheppard, HOU
Most rebounds16Hugo González, BOS

Game by game

The Rockets beat the Wizards 123-118.

The Celtics won by 27, breaking it open in the first quarter (30-20).

A 3-point game: the Nuggets edged the Jazz 128-125.

The Clippers trailed by 14 after the second quarter and came all the way back to win 114-101.

Players of the night

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

Jamal Murray DEN45 pts, 2 reb, 8 ast on 13-19 shooting · win vs UTA
36.5
Keyonte George UTA36 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl on 14-22 shooting · loss vs DEN
27
Kawhi Leonard LAC23 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast on 9-14 shooting · win vs GSW
23.4
Amen Thompson HOU22 pts, 12 reb, 4 ast on 10-15 shooting · win vs WAS
22.3
Alperen Sengun HOU32 pts, 13 reb, 2 ast on 12-20 shooting · win vs WAS
22.2
Reed Sheppard HOU19 pts, 7 reb, 10 ast, 6 stl on 7-18 shooting · win vs WAS
21.5

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.