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Monday, January 28, 2002Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed LAC by 12 at halftime and won 119–115.

Final · OT · Box score
Clippers115
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -12; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Heat89
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 2000–01Jan 28, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Knicks), 33 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Grizzlies

Memphis needs overtime to survive Clippers

Elton Brand goes for 26 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-12+10+4MEM AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers2527232515115
Grizzlies2020362419119
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 26, 26, 16, 27, 18, 26, 23MEM23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 22, 12, 2, 12, 21, 10, 9, 22MEM22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 16, 2, 19, 7, 14, 12, 15, 27LAC27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 12, 17, 24, 9, 31, 25, 18, 26LAC26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Heat-Jazz

Utah controls Miami start to finish

Utah won 101–89, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Bryon Russell led Utah with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Heat
Bryon Russell · UTARod Strickland · MIAPTS2016REB34AST35Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Clippers-Grizzlies combined for 234, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 115, Grizzlies 119
234
Heat-JazzHeat 89, Jazz 101
190
MEM won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 115, Grizzlies 119
+4 MEM
Heat-JazzHeat 89, Jazz 101
+12 UTA
Swift shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SwiftMEM · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
BrandLAC · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
61% (11-18)
PauMEM · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
60% (9-15)
McInnisLAC · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
BufordMEM · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 115Grizzlies 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2527232515115
Grizzlies2020362419119
The story
Pau Gasol had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Memphis beat Los Angeles 119-115 in OT

Jeff McInnis led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 9-15 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 36-23.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −5−12+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 89Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2323232089
Jazz31272023101
The story
Bryon Russell's 20 points carried Utah past Miami, 101-89

For Miami, Rod Strickland had 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-9 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-23, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8+12+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
38.4Season avg31.3Last 3

31.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 15 assists.

Top performances

Michael Olowokandi leads the day with 27

Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 16, 2, 19, 7, 14, 12, 15, 27Clippers-Grizzlies · L
7.9 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 12, 17, 24, 9, 31, 25, 18, 26Clippers-Grizzlies · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 25, 26, 26, 16, 27, 18, 26, 23Grizzlies-Clippers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 22, 12, 2, 12, 21, 10, 9, 22Grizzlies-Clippers · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 11, 7, 15, 14, 6, 4, 17, 20Grizzlies-Clippers · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 14, 2, 3, 10, 2, 6, 11, 20Jazz-Heat · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 36.7 last 10 · 30.3 season
Pau GasolMEM+6.3 23.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Eddie GriffinHOU+5.3 14.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Glenn RobinsonMIL+5.0 27.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Michael OlowokandiLAC+5.0 12.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Donyell MarshallUTA−6.0 10.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ruben PattersonPOR−4.7 7.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Anfernee HardawayPHX−4.3 10.7 last 10 · 15.0 season
Trenton HassellCHI−4.1 3.6 last 10 · 7.7 season
Tracy McGradyORL−3.8 20.7 last 10 · 24.5 season