Tip Off Live daily · Tuesday, March 31

NBA daily digest: Trail Blazers pull off an upset

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7 games finished on Tuesday, March 31, averaging 222 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer and 2 were routs of 20 or more.

The surprise of the night: Trail Blazers over Clippers, 114-104. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.

The top individual line belonged to Luka Doncic (LAL), who scored 42 points on 13-of-26 shooting.

Numbers of the night

Most points in a game243Raptors at Pistons
Biggest margin31Hornets over Nets
Most points by a player42Luka Doncic, LAL
Most threes7Jrue Holiday, POR
Most assists12Luka Doncic, LAL
Most rebounds12Wendell Carter Jr., ORL

Game by game

The Bucks won by 24.

A 4-point game: the Magic edged the Suns 115-111.

The Hornets won by 31, breaking it open in the first quarter (35-18).

The Pistons led at every quarter break in a 127-116 win.

Only 205 combined points in a 111-94 win for the Rockets.

The Lakers beat the Cavaliers 127-113.

The Trail Blazers led at every quarter break in a 114-104 win. Our Win Meter gave them about 27% beforehand.

Players of the night

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

Luka Doncic LAL42 pts, 5 reb, 12 ast on 13-26 shooting · win vs CLE
39.3
Jalen Duren DET31 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast on 12-13 shooting · win vs TOR
28
Deni Avdija POR28 pts, 11 reb, 8 ast on 8-15 shooting · win vs LAC
27.2
Devin Booker PHX34 pts, 3 reb, 7 ast on 8-16 shooting · loss vs ORL
26.4
Kevin Durant HOU27 pts, 6 reb, 8 ast on 10-18 shooting · win vs NYK
24.4
Ryan Rollins MIL24 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast on 8-14 shooting · win vs DAL
23

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.