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Wednesday, February 28, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MEM by 8 after the first quarter and won 104–88.

Final · Box score
Suns94
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Heat92
Wizards83
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Celtics102
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Grizzlies88
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Hornets107
Q1 NOK -3; Q2 NOK +9; Q3 NOK +1; Q4 NOK +7
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Bulls113
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +26; Q4 CHI +30
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Rockets90
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Magic101
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats120
Kings135
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +15
Final · Box score
Sonics91
Clippers96
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2005–06Feb 28, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Hornets), 33 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Grizzlies

Utah rallies from 8 down to beat Memphis

Gerald Wallace goes for 31 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5+6+16UTA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz17273327104
Grizzlies2524221788
Who led
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 13, 11, 9, 13, 22, 15, 14, 25UTA25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 18, 39, 25, 2, 10, 16, 13, 24UTA24 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 21, 11, 19, 17, 22, 23, 21, 28MEM28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 11, 22, 12, 20, 45, 19, 21, 17MEM17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Bulls14
Magic-Nuggets13
Hawks-Hornets11
Sonics-Clippers6
Bobcats-Kings4
Knicks-Celtics4
Heat-Wizards3
Jazz-Grizzlies1
Suns-Sixers0
Raptors-Rockets0
The night in charts
Bobcats-Kings combined for 255, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 120, Kings 135
255
Magic-NuggetsMagic 101, Nuggets 111
212
Hawks-HornetsHawks 100, Hornets 107
207
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 106, Rockets 90
196
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 94, Celtics 102
196
Warriors-BullsWarriors 83, Bulls 113
196
Suns-SixersSuns 94, Sixers 99
193
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 104, Grizzlies 88
192
Sonics-ClippersSonics 91, Clippers 96
187
Heat-WizardsHeat 92, Wizards 83
175
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-ClippersSonics 91, Clippers 96
+5 LAC
Suns-SixersSuns 94, Sixers 99
+5 PHI
Hawks-HornetsHawks 100, Hornets 107
+7 NOK
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 94, Celtics 102
+8 BOS
Heat-WizardsHeat 92, Wizards 83
+9 MIA
Magic-NuggetsMagic 101, Nuggets 111
+10 DEN
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 120, Kings 135
+15 SAC
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 106, Rockets 90
+16 TOR
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 104, Grizzlies 88
+16 UTA
Warriors-BullsWarriors 83, Bulls 113
+30 CHI
UTA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-GrizzliesUTA won · Jazz 104, Grizzlies 88
8 pts
Hawks-HornetsNOK won · Hawks 100, Hornets 107
3 pts
Sonics-ClippersLAC won · Sonics 91, Clippers 96
1 pt
Boozer shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
FeltonCHA · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Kevin MartinSAC · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
BargnaniTOR · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
ShaqMIA · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Sonics-Clippers
Sonics 91Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1924321691
Clippers2625232296
The story
Elton Brand had 18 points as Los Angeles beat Seattle 96-91

Rashard Lewis led Seattle with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 5-14 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the first 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+8−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Sixers
Suns 94Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2326153094
Sixers3519192699
The story
Philadelphia beat Phoenix 99-94 behind 24 points from Andre Iguodala

Steve Nash paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +12+5+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amar'e Stoudemire topped the game at 47.8 FPTS: 31 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 83Bulls 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2830111483
Bulls31313318113
The story
Ben Gordon's 22 points carried Chicago past Golden State, 113-83

For Golden State, Monta Ellis had 16 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-11, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +3+4+26+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 57 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Hornets

Atlanta's skid reaches three

New Orleans/Oklahoma City won 107–100; the Hawks fall to 22–36. Chris Paul led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
W@ PHX120–111W@ GSW106–105L@ UTA76–102W@ LAC96–93L@ CHI81–106Lvs SAS96–103Wvs HOU105–99Lvs PHX106–115L@ DAL87–110L@ NOK100–107
Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 36

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 21, 15, 22, 14, 2, 35, 23, 36Kings-Bobcats · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 18, 31, 22, 9, 33, 26, 25, 34Nuggets-Magic · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 26, 18, 22, 32, 23, 43, 23, 31Suns-Sixers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 4, 32, 21, 18, 19, 12, 20, 31Bobcats-Kings · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 13, 8, 10, 30, 3, 28, 7, 30Kings-Bobcats · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 29, 10, 21, 11, 19, 17, 22, 23, 21, 28Grizzlies-Jazz · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+7.5 28.3 last 10 · 20.8 season
Rudy GayMEM+6.4 16.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Dwight HowardORL+6.1 24.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Tyson ChandlerNOK+5.0 13.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.6 4.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Fred JonesPOR−5.5 2.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Richard HamiltonDET−4.9 16.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
Brevin KnightCHA−4.7 5.4 last 10 · 10.1 season