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Monday, March 11, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Jazz by 5 at halftime and won 79–78.

Final · Box score
Celtics104
Wizards99
Q1 Celtics +4; Q2 Celtics +7; Q3 Celtics +4; Q4 Celtics +5
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Hawks121
Q1 Hawks +2; Q2 Hawks +19; Q3 Hawks +17; Q4 Hawks +25
Final · Box score
Jazz78
Grizzlies79
Q1 Grizzlies +4; Q2 Grizzlies -5; Q3 Grizzlies +3; Q4 Grizzlies +1
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Wolves99
Q1 Clippers -2; Q2 Clippers +3; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 Clippers +9
Final · Box score
Kings107
Bulls103
Q1 Kings -2; Q2 Kings +9; Q3 Kings +2; Q4 Kings +4
Final · Box score
Sonics108
Mavs119
Q1 Mavs +7; Q2 Mavs +11; Q3 Mavs +7; Q4 Mavs +11
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Nuggets78
Q1 Spurs +5; Q2 Spurs +9; Q3 Spurs +8; Q4 Spurs +15
On this day · 2000–01Mar 11, 2001: 9 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Cavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Grizzlies

Memphis holds off Utah, 79–78

Jalen Rose goes for 35 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-5+3+1Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1824181878
Grizzlies2215261679
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 15, 5, 26, 5, 12, 23, 14, 20Grizzlies20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 11, 9, 22, 17, 5, 33, 19, 15Grizzlies15 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 7, 20, 7, 17, 10, 6, 18, 16Jazz16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 11, 10, 25, 21, 23, 25, 21, 14Jazz14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Mavs combined for 227, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-MavsSonics 108, Mavs 119
227
Warriors-HawksWarriors 96, Hawks 121
217
Kings-BullsKings 107, Bulls 103
210
Clippers-WolvesClippers 108, Wolves 99
207
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 104, Wizards 99
203
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 93, Nuggets 78
171
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 78, Grizzlies 79
157
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 78, Grizzlies 79
+1 Grizzlies
Kings-BullsKings 107, Bulls 103
+4 Kings
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 104, Wizards 99
+5 Celtics
Clippers-WolvesClippers 108, Wolves 99
+9 Clippers
Sonics-MavsSonics 108, Mavs 119
+11 Mavs
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 93, Nuggets 78
+15 Spurs
Warriors-HawksWarriors 96, Hawks 121
+25 Hawks
Grizzlies rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Jazz 78, Grizzlies 79
5 pts
Clippers-WolvesClippers won · Clippers 108, Wolves 99
2 pts
Kings-BullsKings won · Kings 107, Bulls 103
2 pts
Duncan shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSpurs · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
Joe SmithMIN · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MohammedHawks · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
FinleyMavs · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
AlexanderWizards · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 78Grizzlies 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1824181878
Grizzlies2215261679
The story
Pau Gasol had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis beat Utah 79-78

Donyell Marshall led Utah with 16 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 26-18.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +4−5+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 107Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25342622107
Bulls27233320103
The story
Chris Webber's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Sacramento past Chicago, 107-103

For Chicago, Tyson Chandler had 12 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 10-28 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 34-23.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −2+9+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 104Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28252130104
Wizards2422242999
The story
Boston beat Washington 104-99 behind 19 points from Antoine Walker

Jahidi White paced Washington: 11 REB, 10 PTS 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +4+7+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
Larry HughesWarriors
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Kings-Bulls

Chicago's skid reaches six

Sacramento won 107–103; the Bulls fall to 16–48. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · Bulls
Wvs Warriors105–91Lvs Magic97–112L@ Pistons89–101Wvs Wizards90–81L@ Nets84–92L@ Wizards90–115Lvs Heat87–92Lvs Clippers90–94Lvs Spurs73–100Lvs Kings103–107
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 37

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 17, 30, 21, 20, 28, 22, 31, 18, 37Celtics-Wizards · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 29, 14, 27, 31, 23, 21, 11, 35Bulls-Kings · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 13 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 32, 25, 18, 3, 11, 29, 25, 32Hawks-Warriors · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 8, 31, 30, 15, 24, 26, 21, 31Wizards-Celtics · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 16, 19, 26, 18, 26, 24, 21, 29Kings-Bulls · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 22, 26, 20, 24, 24, 27, 13, 27Warriors-Hawks · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Courtney AlexanderWizards+7.4 15.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Juwan HowardNuggets+6.4 20.5 last 10 · 14.1 season
Jason RichardsonWarriors+6.2 19.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Antonio DavisRaptors+5.2 18.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Shaquille O'NealLakers+5.0 32.4 last 10 · 27.4 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelMavs−8.7 11.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dion GloverHawks−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Stromile SwiftGrizzlies−6.0 5.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jerry StackhousePistons−5.0 16.9 last 10 · 21.9 season
Donyell MarshallJazz−4.8 10.9 last 10 · 15.7 season