NBA daily digest: Hawks pull off an upset
12 games finished on Wednesday, March 25, averaging 241 combined points. 3 games were decided by five points or fewer, 5 were routs of 20 or more, 2 went to overtime, and 2 were comebacks from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Hawks over Pistons, 130-129 and Heat over Cavaliers, 120-103. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Jamal Murray (DEN), who scored 53 points on 19-of-28 shooting.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Hawks outlasted the Pistons 130-129 in overtime. Our Win Meter gave them about 24% beforehand.
267 combined points as the Lakers won 137-130.
The 76ers won by 20, breaking it open in the third quarter (51-32).
The Celtics trailed by 11 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 119-109.
The Heat beat the Cavaliers 120-103. Our Win Meter gave them about 24% beforehand.
The Spurs won by 25, breaking it open in the third quarter (41-20).
The Wizards won by 23, breaking it open in the second quarter (39-25). Our Win Meter gave them about 28% beforehand.
The Timberwolves outlasted the Rockets 110-108 in overtime.
277 combined points as the Nuggets won 142-135.
The Warriors trailed by 9 after the third quarter and came all the way back to win 109-106.
The Trail Blazers won by 31, breaking it open in the first quarter (42-27).
The Clippers won by 25, breaking it open in the first quarter (36-22).
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.
- Cleveland Cavaliers (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.
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.