Tip Off Live daily · Monday, March 9

NBA daily digest: Jazz pull off an upset

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5 games finished on Monday, March 9, averaging 238 combined points. 2 games were decided by five points or fewer.

The surprise of the night: Jazz over Warriors, 119-116. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), who scored 35 points on 14-of-21 shooting and grabbed 9 rebounds.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game255Nuggets at Thunder
Biggest margin14Cavaliers over 76ers
Most points by a player35Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
Most threes8Tim Hardaway Jr., DEN
Most assists15Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
Most rebounds15Kyle Filipowski, UTA

Game by game

The Cavaliers led at every quarter break in a 115-101 win.

The Nets led at every quarter break in a 126-115 win.

A 3-point game: the Thunder edged the Nuggets 129-126.

A 3-point game: the Jazz edged the Warriors 119-116. Our Win Meter gave them about 37% beforehand.

The Clippers beat the Knicks 126-118.

Players of the night

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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC35 pts, 9 reb, 15 ast on 14-21 shooting · win vs DEN
40
Nikola Jokic DEN32 pts, 14 reb, 13 ast on 12-19 shooting · loss vs OKC
34.5
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK35 pts, 12 reb, 7 ast on 13-17 shooting · loss vs LAC
32.1
Kawhi Leonard LAC29 pts, 7 reb, 8 ast on 10-19 shooting · win vs NYK
27.6
Jaylin Williams OKC29 pts, 12 reb, 3 ast on 10-17 shooting · win vs DEN
24.8
Aaron Gordon DEN23 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast on 6-14 shooting · loss vs OKC
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.