NBA daily digest: Nuggets pull off an upset
9 games finished on Thursday, March 12, averaging 237 combined points. 3 games were decided by five points or fewer, 1 was a rout of 20 or more, 1 went to overtime, and 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Nuggets over Spurs, 136-131 and Mavericks over Grizzlies, 120-112. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Luka Doncic (LAL), who scored 51 points on 17-of-31 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Pistons won by 22, breaking it open in the third quarter (35-21).
The Suns beat the Pacers 123-108.
The Magic outlasted the Wizards 136-131 in overtime.
Only 205 combined points in a 108-97 win for the Hawks.
The Heat beat the Bucks 112-105.
The Nuggets trailed by 16 after the second quarter and came all the way back to win 136-131. Our Win Meter gave them about 20% beforehand.
The Celtics led after three quarters, but the Thunder won the fourth 24-19 to take it 104-102.
272 combined points as the Lakers won 142-130.
The Mavericks beat the Grizzlies 120-112. Our Win Meter gave them about 31% beforehand.
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.