NBA daily digest: Bucks pull off an upset
10 games finished on Saturday, March 21, averaging 235 combined points. 4 games were decided by five points or fewer, 2 were routs of 20 or more, 1 went to overtime, and 3 were comebacks from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Bucks over Suns, 108-105. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Darius Garland (LAC), who scored 41 points on 15-of-24 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Thunder won by 21, breaking it open in the fourth quarter (29-15).
The Hornets won by 23, breaking it open in the third quarter (38-28).
The Magic led after three quarters, but the Lakers won the fourth 23-17 to take it 105-104.
The Cavaliers trailed by 12 after the third quarter and came all the way back to win 111-106.
The Hawks beat the Warriors 126-110.
The Rockets trailed by 9 after the third quarter and came all the way back to win 123-122.
253 combined points as the Spurs won 134-119.
The Clippers outlasted the Mavericks 138-131 in overtime.
The 76ers beat the Jazz 126-116.
The Bucks trailed by 11 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 108-105. Our Win Meter gave them about 18% 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.