NBA daily digest: Mavericks pull off an upset
7 games finished on Sunday, March 15, averaging 230 combined points. 2 games were decided by five points or fewer and 2 were comebacks from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Mavericks over Cavaliers, 130-120. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to DeMar DeRozan (SAC), who scored 41 points on 11-of-21 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Thunder beat the Timberwolves 116-103.
250 combined points as the Mavericks won 130-120. Our Win Meter gave them about 10% beforehand.
The Raptors beat the Pistons 119-108.
The Bucks trailed by 8 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 134-123.
The 76ers beat the Trail Blazers 109-103.
The Knicks trailed by 14 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 110-107.
The Kings beat the Jazz 116-111.
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.