NBA daily digest: Trail Blazers pull off an upset
6 games finished on Friday, March 20, averaging 215 combined points. 3 games were decided by five points or fewer, 1 was a rout of 20 or more, and 2 were comebacks from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Trail Blazers over Timberwolves, 108-104. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Jamal Murray (DEN), who scored 31 points on 10-of-18 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Knicks trailed by 8 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 93-92.
The Pistons beat the Warriors 115-101.
The Rockets won by 22, breaking it open in the third quarter (39-22).
The Grizzlies led after three quarters, but the Celtics won the fourth 33-24 to take it 117-112.
A 4-point game: the Trail Blazers edged the Timberwolves 108-104. Our Win Meter gave them about 28% beforehand.
The Nuggets trailed by 9 after the third quarter and came all the way back to win 121-115.
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.