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2025–26 season archive
Sunday, March 1, 2026Regular season · 11 games
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Final
SAS89
NYK114
Final
CLE106
BKN102
Final
MIL97
CHI120
Final
MIN117
DEN108
Final
MEM125
IND106
Final
POR101
ATL135
Final
DET106
ORL92
Final
PHI98
BOS114
Final
OKC100
DAL87
Final
NOP117
LAC137
Final
SAC104
LAL128
The lead · MIL @ CHI

Chicago erases 15-point lead, steals one from Milwaukee

Milwaukee led 66–51 at halftime. Chicago won the second half 69–31 to take it 120–97. Collin Sexton led Chicago with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-15-2+23CHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL323423897
CHI30213633120
Who led
Collin SextonCHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Josh GiddeyCHI20 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Bobby PortisMIL18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Cam ThomasMIL15 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 58 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 30 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Atlanta by 34.

CLE over BKN4MIN over DEN9OKC over DAL13DET over ORL14BOS over PHI16MEM over IND19LAC over NOP20CHI over MIL23LAL over SAC24NYK over SAS25ATL over POR34Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 35

Nikola JokicDEN vs MIN · L
28.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI @ BOS · L
29.1 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ DAL · W
31.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamDET @ ORL · W
25.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Luka DoncicLAL vs SAC · W
32.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jeremiah FearsNOP @ LAC · L
13.4 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST