NBA daily digest: Mavericks pull off an upset
11 games finished on Sunday, April 5, averaging 237 combined points. 2 games were decided by five points or fewer, 2 were routs of 20 or more, 1 went to overtime, and 1 was a comeback from eight or more down.
The surprise of the night: Mavericks over Lakers, 134-128. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Cooper Flagg (DAL), who scored 45 points on 14-of-27 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds.
Numbers of the night
Game by game
The Celtics beat the Raptors 115-101.
The Nets beat the Wizards 121-115.
The Suns beat the Bulls 120-110.
The Bucks led at every quarter break in a 131-115 win.
The Pacers led after three quarters, but the Cavaliers won the fourth 27-17 to take it 117-108.
The Hornets beat the Timberwolves 122-108.
The Magic trailed by 8 after the second quarter and came all the way back to win 112-108.
The Thunder won by 35, breaking it open in the first quarter (40-25).
The Mavericks outlasted the Lakers 134-128 in overtime. Our Win Meter gave them about 26% beforehand.
The Clippers won by 29, breaking it open in the third quarter (36-20).
A 1-point game: the Rockets edged the Warriors 117-116.
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.