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Friday, February 24, 2006Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Grizzlies by 11 after the first quarter and won 83–80.

Final · OT · Box score
Hawks117
Pacers112
Q1 Hawks +5; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 Hawks -2; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks +5
Final · Box score
Sonics89
Magic102
Q1 Magic +10; Q2 Magic +9; Q3 Magic +5; Q4 Magic +13
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Cavs94
Q1 Wizards +9; Q2 Wizards -3; Q3 Wizards +4; Q4 Wizards +8
Final · Box score
Spurs83
Grizzlies80
Q1 Spurs -11; Q2 Spurs -3; Q3 Spurs +8; Q4 Spurs +3
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets102
Wolves101
Q1 Nuggets +6; Q2 Nuggets -1; Q3 Nuggets +8; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 Nuggets +1
Final · Box score
Nets94
Knicks90
Q1 Nets +10; Q2 Nets +9; Q3 Nets +18; Q4 Nets +4
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Bulls87
Q1 Pistons +7; Q2 Pistons +11; Q3 Pistons +2; Q4 Pistons +8
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Rockets91
Q1 Rockets +2; Q2 Rockets +7; Q3 Rockets +8; Q4 Rockets +3
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Bucks111
Q1 Sixers +2; Q2 Sixers +12; Q3 Sixers +14; Q4 Sixers +5
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Blazers96
Q1 Celtics +2; Q2 Celtics -2; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics +6
Final · Box score
Lakers83
Clippers102
Q1 Clippers +8; Q2 Clippers +4; Q3 Clippers +19; Q4 Clippers +19
On this day · 2004–05Feb 24, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Kings), 34 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Grizzlies

San Antonio climbs back to beat Memphis

Joe Johnson goes for 40 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-3+8+3Spurs AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1223222683
Grizzlies2315113180
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 14, 16, 12, 10, 19, 19, 13, 19Spurs19 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 18, 14, 22, 29, 12, 12, 3, 13Spurs13 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 15, 16, 31, 23, 24, 21, 18, 21Grizzlies21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 17, 10, 12, 3, 8, 16, 9, 14Grizzlies14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Pacers24
Nuggets-Wolves11
Celtics-Blazers8
Sixers-Bucks8
Spurs-Grizzlies4
Wizards-Cavs4
Lakers-Clippers4
Warriors-Rockets2
Sonics-Magic1
Nets-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Melo's three with 3.4 seconds left in OT puts the Nuggets ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Pacers combined for 229, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PacersHawks 117, Pacers 112
229
Sixers-BucksSixers 116, Bucks 111
227
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 102, Wolves 101
203
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 102, Blazers 96
198
Wizards-CavsWizards 102, Cavs 94
196
Sonics-MagicSonics 89, Magic 102
191
Lakers-ClippersLakers 83, Clippers 102
185
Nets-KnicksNets 94, Knicks 90
184
Pistons-BullsPistons 95, Bulls 87
182
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 88, Rockets 91
179
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 83, Grizzlies 80
163
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 102, Wolves 101
+1 Nuggets
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 83, Grizzlies 80
+3 Spurs
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 88, Rockets 91
+3 Rockets
Nets-KnicksNets 94, Knicks 90
+4 Nets
Hawks-PacersHawks 117, Pacers 112
+5 Hawks
Sixers-BucksSixers 116, Bucks 111
+5 Sixers
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 102, Blazers 96
+6 Celtics
Wizards-CavsWizards 102, Cavs 94
+8 Wizards
Pistons-BullsPistons 95, Bulls 87
+8 Pistons
Sonics-MagicSonics 89, Magic 102
+13 Magic
Lakers-ClippersLakers 83, Clippers 102
+19 Clippers
Spurs erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs won · Spurs 83, Grizzlies 80
11 pts
Wizards-CavsWizards won · Wizards 102, Cavs 94
3 pts
Hawks-PacersHawks won · Hawks 117, Pacers 112
2 pts
Celtics-BlazersCeltics won · Celtics 102, Blazers 96
2 pts
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets won · Nuggets 102, Wolves 101
1 pt
Krstic shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KrsticNets · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
100% (11-11)
Joe SmithBucks · 32 PTS, 10 REB
81% (13-16)
McDyessPistons · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
Kenyon MartinNuggets · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Grant HillMagic · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 102Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets2821261314102
Wolves2228172113101
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 30 points carried Denver past Minnesota, 102-101 in OT

For Minnesota, Ricky Davis had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-24 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 26-17.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +6−1+80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett was the fantasy play: 57.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST

Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 83Grizzlies 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1223222683
Grizzlies2315113180
The story
San Antonio beat Memphis 83-80 behind 19 points and 16 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Pau Gasol paced Memphis: 21 PTS, 12 REB 19 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 22-11 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −11−3+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 117Pacers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks2720282913117
Pacers222530278112
The story
Josh Childress had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta beat Indiana 117-112 in OT

Fred Jones led Indiana with 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +50−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Ryan GomesCeltics
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.4Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 3.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 19.

Nuggets over Wolves1Spurs over Grizzlies3Rockets over Warriors3Nets over Knicks4Hawks over Pacers5Sixers over Bucks5Celtics over Blazers6Wizards over Cavs8Pistons over Bulls8Magic over Sonics13Clippers over Lakers19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 40

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 16, 29, 10, 13, 20, 3, 18, 40Hawks-Pacers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 1 REB · 13 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 28, 31, 16, 31, 10, 20, 15, 39Warriors-Rockets · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 24, 32, 26, 23, 39, 27, 36, 39Lakers-Clippers · L
35.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 40, 18, 37, 31, 35, 31, 50, 30, 20, 37Celtics-Blazers · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 8, 23, 23, 16, 20, 16, 14, 34Pacers-Hawks · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 30, 44, 29, 21, 15, 20, 32, 32Clippers-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jameer NelsonMagic+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Paul PierceCeltics+6.3 32.9 last 10 · 26.6 season
Ben GordonBulls+6.3 22.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jumaine JonesBobcats+6.2 15.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Kirk SnyderHornets+5.4 13.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsMavs−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chris DuhonBulls−5.3 3.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Mark BlountWolves−5.2 6.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tracy McGradyRockets−5.1 20.1 last 10 · 25.2 season
Marko JaricWolves−4.9 4.3 last 10 · 9.2 season