NBA daily digest: Bulls pull off an upset
11 games finished on Tuesday, March 10, averaging 239 combined points. 2 games were decided by five points or fewer, 2 were routs of 20 or more, 1 went to overtime, and 2 were comebacks from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Bulls over Warriors, 130-124. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Bam Adebayo (MIA), who scored 83 points on 20-of-43 shooting and grabbed 9 rebounds.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Grizzlies led after three quarters, but the 76ers won the fourth 41-25 to take it 139-129.
The Pistons won by 38, breaking it open in the second quarter (35-13).
The Heat won by 21, breaking it open in the first quarter (40-29).
The Hawks led at every quarter break in a 124-112 win.
The Rockets beat the Raptors 113-99.
The Suns beat the Bucks 129-114.
The Spurs beat the Celtics 125-116.
The Bulls outlasted the Warriors 130-124 in overtime. Our Win Meter gave them about 22% beforehand.
The Hornets trailed by 14 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 103-101.
The Kings trailed by 17 after the second quarter and came all the way back to win 114-109.
The Lakers beat the Timberwolves 120-106.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
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.