Monday, February 27, 2006Regular season · 11 games

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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed WAS by 11 at halftime and won 108–98.

Final · OT · Box score

Nets102

Hawks104

Final · Box score

Pistons84

Cavs72

Final · Box score

Raptors94

Heat101

Final · Box score

Wizards98

Grizzlies108

Final · Box score

Sixers92

Mavs104

Final · Box score

Suns111

Rockets94

Final · Box score

Knicks93

Spurs121

Final · Box score

Bucks110

Nuggets89

Final · Box score

Blazers91

Kings115

Final · OT · Box score

Jazz117

Warriors108

Final · Box score

Bobcats87

Clippers95

On this day · 2004–05Feb 27, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Kings), 43 points.

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The lead · Wizards-Grizzlies

Pau Gasol posts 39 and 10 as Memphis beats Washington

Jason Kidd goes for 19 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wizards	32	20	22	24	98
Grizzlies	23	18	38	29	108

Who led

Pau GasolMEM39 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST

Eddie JonesMEM18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST

Gilbert ArenasWAS37 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST

Antawn JamisonWAS35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Top scorers tonight

Pau Gasol MEM39

Gilbert Arenas WAS37

Elton Brand LAC35

Jason Richardson GSW35

Antawn Jamison WAS35

Kidd tops the night at 65.3 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

KiddNJN · 19 PTS, 17 AST, 9 REB, 4 STL

65.3

MarionPHX · 30 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL

64.1

PauMEM · 39 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK

61.5

YaoHOU · 27 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL

59.1

RichardsonGSW · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK

55.4

ShaqMIA · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK

54.7

BrandLAC · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

54.5

JamisonWAS · 35 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

54.1

Records so far

Detroit leads the league at 47–9

East

1. DET47-9

2. MIA36-20

3. CLE32-25

4. NJN31-25

5. IND28-25

6. WAS29-26

7. MIL29-28

8. PHI28-28

9. CHI24-31

10. BOS23-33

11. ORL20-35

12. TOR20-36

13. ATL18-37

14. NYK15-41

15. CHA15-43

West

1. DAL45-11

2. SAS44-12

3. PHX38-17

4. LAC32-23

5. NOK31-25

6. MEM31-26

7. DEN30-27

8. LAL28-28

9. UTA27-29

10. SAC26-30

11. HOU25-32

12. MIN24-31

13. GSW24-32

14. SEA21-36

15. POR18-38

Lead changes

Jazz-Warriors12

Raptors-Heat11

Wizards-Grizzlies7

Bobcats-Clippers7

Blazers-Kings6

Nets-Hawks5

Bucks-Nuggets1

Sixers-Mavs0

Knicks-Spurs0

The night in charts

Jazz-Warriors combined for 225, 11 more than any other game

Points by game

Jazz-WarriorsJazz 117, Warriors 108

225

Knicks-SpursKnicks 93, Spurs 121

214

Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 98, Grizzlies 108

206

Blazers-KingsBlazers 91, Kings 115

206

Nets-HawksNets 102, Hawks 104

206

Suns-RocketsSuns 111, Rockets 94

205

Bucks-NuggetsBucks 110, Nuggets 89

199

Sixers-MavsSixers 92, Mavs 104

196

Raptors-HeatRaptors 94, Heat 101

195

Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 87, Clippers 95

182

Pistons-CavsPistons 84, Cavs 72

156

ATL won the closest game by 2

Closest finishes

Nets-HawksNets 102, Hawks 104

+2 ATL

Raptors-HeatRaptors 94, Heat 101

+7 MIA

Bobcats-ClippersBobcats 87, Clippers 95

+8 LAC

Jazz-WarriorsJazz 117, Warriors 108

+9 UTA

Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 98, Grizzlies 108

+10 MEM

Sixers-MavsSixers 92, Mavs 104

+12 DAL

Pistons-CavsPistons 84, Cavs 72

+12 DET

Suns-RocketsSuns 111, Rockets 94

+17 PHX

Bucks-NuggetsBucks 110, Nuggets 89

+21 MIL

Blazers-KingsBlazers 91, Kings 115

+24 SAC

Knicks-SpursKnicks 93, Spurs 121

+28 SAS

MEM erased a 11-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Wizards-GrizzliesMEM won · Wizards 98, Grizzlies 108

11 pts

Raptors-HeatMIA won · Raptors 94, Heat 101

10 pts

Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 111, Rockets 94

6 pts

Nets-HawksATL won · Nets 102, Hawks 104

2 pts

Bogut shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

BogutMIL · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL

80% (8-10)

D WadeMIA · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL

79% (15-19)

PauMEM · 39 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK

73% (16-22)

NashPHX · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB

69% (9-13)

ShaqMIA · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK

69% (11-16)

Final · Nets-Hawks

Nets 102Hawks 104

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Nets	24	13	33	24	8	102
Hawks	22	24	27	21	10	104

The story

Josh Smith had 19 points as Atlanta beat New Jersey 104-102 in OT

Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Hawks took the second 24-13.

ATL lead by quarter

Final · Jazz-Warriors

Jazz 117Warriors 108

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Jazz	20	29	27	29	12	117
Warriors	20	19	31	35	3	108

The story

Mehmet Okur's 26 points and 14 rebounds carried Utah past Golden State, 117-108 in OT

For Golden State, Derek Fisher had 21 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-19, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter

Final · Wizards-Grizzlies

Wizards 98Grizzlies 108

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Wizards	32	20	22	24	98
Grizzlies	23	18	38	29	108

The story

Memphis won 108-98 despite 37 points from Gilbert Arenas

Eddie Jones paced Memphis: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 37 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 12-21 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-22 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Jumaine JonesCHA

+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes

Lorenzen WrightMEM

−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

3.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Walter McCartyLAC

+24.1minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

32 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 11 games went past regulation.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 39

Pau GasolGrizzlies-Wizards · W

20.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high39 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST

Gilbert ArenasWizards-Grizzlies · L

28.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

37 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST

Elton BrandClippers-Bobcats · W

25.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST

Jason RichardsonWarriors-Jazz · L

22.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST

Antawn JamisonWizards-Grizzlies · L

19.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Dirk NowitzkiMavs-Sixers · W

25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season

Kevin MartinSAC+6.5 17.3 last 10 · 10.8 season

Ben GordonCHI+6.2 22.8 last 10 · 16.6 season

Paul PierceBOS+6.0 32.8 last 10 · 26.8 season

Raymond FeltonCHA+5.5 15.2 last 10 · 9.7 season

Cold

Tracy McGradyHOU−7.3 17.5 last 10 · 24.8 season

Stephon MarburyNYK−5.8 11.4 last 10 · 17.2 season

Marko JaricMIN−5.2 3.8 last 10 · 9.0 season

Steve FrancisNYK−5.2 10.8 last 10 · 16.0 season

Jason WilliamsMIA−5.1 7.7 last 10 · 12.8 season

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