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Thursday, March 21, 2002Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MEM by 7 after the first quarter and won 95–93.

Final · Box score
Knicks89
Hawks118
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +27; Q4 ATL +29
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Grizzlies93
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Mavs102
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Suns82
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Wizards79
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Kings118
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +36
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Warriors96
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +20
On this day · 2000–01Mar 21, 2001: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Spurs), 37 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Grizzlies

Minnesota holds off Memphis, 95–93

Elton Brand goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+3+2MIN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2729182195
Grizzlies3418192293
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 19, 4, 26, 17, 24, 16, 20, 25MIN25 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 8, 15, 18, 23, 11, 7, 11, 19MIN19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 12, 17, 11, 9, 11, 9, 14, 28MEM28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 23, 14, 20, 17, 22, 18, 13, 21MEM21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 212, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 116, Warriors 96
212
Spurs-MavsSpurs 105, Mavs 102
207
Knicks-HawksKnicks 89, Hawks 118
207
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 82, Kings 118
200
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 95, Grizzlies 93
188
Pistons-SunsPistons 95, Suns 82
177
Wizards-JazzWizards 79, Jazz 94
173
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 95, Grizzlies 93
+2 MIN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 105, Mavs 102
+3 SAS
Pistons-SunsPistons 95, Suns 82
+13 DET
Wizards-JazzWizards 79, Jazz 94
+15 UTA
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 116, Warriors 96
+20 LAC
Knicks-HawksKnicks 89, Hawks 118
+29 ATL
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 82, Kings 118
+36 SAC
Turkoglu shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TurkogluSAC · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB
80% (12-15)
BattierMEM · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
ArenasGSW · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
BrandLAC · 30 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
70% (14-20)
Alton FordPHX · 14 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 95Grizzlies 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2729182195
Grizzlies3418192293
The story
Kevin Garnett's 25 points and 14 rebounds carried Minnesota past Memphis, 95-93

For Memphis, Shane Battier had 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 29-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7+4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 105Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24292725105
Mavs23193525102
The story
David Robinson had 22 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Dallas 105-102

Steve Nash led Dallas with 28 PTS, 7 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 29-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+11+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki led the game in fantasy with 63.8 FPTS (29 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 116Warriors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers31263227116
Warriors2723232396
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 116-96 behind 18 points and 13 assists from Jeff McInnis

Antawn Jamison paced Golden State: 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB · 7-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +4+7+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.4Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 66 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 23.9 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio leads Dallas wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 105–102. Best quarter: the second, 29–19. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over MEM2SAS over DAL3DET over PHX13UTA over WAS15LAC over GSW20ATL over NYK29SAC over DEN36Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DAL.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 32

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 30, 22, 21, 23, 24, 37, 25, 32Spurs-Mavs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 13, 12, 15, 15, 10, 25, 12, 32Warriors-Clippers · L
9.5 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 6, 8, 6, 4, 9, 15, 12, 31Kings-Nuggets · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 15, 17, 15, 19, 18, 8, 20, 30Clippers-Warriors · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 35, 19, 19, 19, 30, 17, 19, 29Mavs-Spurs · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 12, 17, 11, 9, 11, 9, 14, 28Grizzlies-Wolves · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kurt ThomasNYK+7.3 20.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Courtney AlexanderWAS+5.7 14.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jalen RoseCHI+5.3 25.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Gilbert ArenasGSW+5.3 14.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Troy HudsonORL+5.0 15.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Nick Van ExelDAL−8.6 10.2 last 10 · 18.8 season
Dion GloverATL−6.6 2.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Michael JordanWAS−6.1 17.6 last 10 · 23.7 season
Larry HughesGSW−6.1 6.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Hubert DavisWAS−5.4 1.9 last 10 · 7.3 season