Tip Off Live daily · Sunday, March 22

NBA daily digest: Timberwolves pull off an upset

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5 games finished on Sunday, March 22, averaging 232 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer, 2 were routs of 20 or more, and 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.

The surprise of the night: Timberwolves over Celtics, 102-92. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Malik Monk (SAC), who scored 32 points on 8-of-17 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game258Wizards at Knicks
Biggest margin32Knicks over Wizards
Most points by a player32Malik Monk, SAC
Most threes7Malik Monk, SAC
Most assists14Deni Avdija, POR
Most rebounds16Karl-Anthony Towns, NYK

Game by game

The Nuggets led at every quarter break in a 128-112 win.

A 4-point game: the Kings edged the Nets 126-122.

The Knicks won by 32, breaking it open in the second quarter (36-25).

The Timberwolves trailed by 9 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 102-92. Our Win Meter gave them about 22% beforehand.

The Suns won by 22, breaking it open in the first quarter (34-20).

Players of the night

Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.

Karl-Anthony Towns NYK26 pts, 16 reb, 3 ast on 9-13 shooting · win vs WAS
27.2
Nikola Jokic DEN22 pts, 14 reb, 14 ast on 10-18 shooting · win vs POR
25.1
Malik Monk SAC32 pts, 2 reb, 6 ast on 8-17 shooting · win vs BKN
24
Deni Avdija POR23 pts, 6 reb, 14 ast on 7-17 shooting · loss vs DEN
21.7
Devin Booker PHX25 pts, 3 reb, 6 ast on 9-15 shooting · win vs TOR
20.8
Malachi Smith BKN18 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl on 7-9 shooting · loss vs SAC
20.5

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 (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.

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.