NBA daily digest: Mavericks pull off an upset
10 games finished on Friday, March 27, averaging 234 combined points. 2 games were decided by five points or fewer, 1 was a rout of 20 or more, and 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Mavericks over Trail Blazers, 100-93. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Luka Doncic (LAL), who scored 41 points on 15-of-25 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Clippers trailed by 21 after the first quarter and came all the way back to win 114-113.
The Celtics beat the Hawks 109-102.
The Cavaliers won by 21, breaking it open in the second quarter (41-19).
The Rockets led at every quarter break in a 119-109 win.
The Thunder beat the Bulls 131-113.
The Raptors led at every quarter break in a 119-106 win.
The Jazz led after three quarters, but the Nuggets won the fourth 37-24 to take it 135-129.
The Wizards led after three quarters, but the Warriors won the fourth 39-32 to take it 131-126.
Only 193 combined points in a 100-93 win for the Mavericks. Our Win Meter gave them about 19% beforehand.
The Lakers led at every quarter break in a 116-99 win.
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.