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Friday, March 2, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MEM by 3 at halftime and won 117–112.

Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies112
Sixers117
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Raptors81
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Wizards93
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Heat85
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Wolves83
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +26
Final · Box score
Magic74
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Suns115
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +25
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Nuggets97
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Kings116
Lakers108
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2005–06Mar 2, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bulls), 33 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Sixers

Philadelphia needs overtime to survive Memphis

Josh Smith goes for 24 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-300+5PHI AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Grizzlies232525309112
Sixers2223283014117
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 21, 14, 10, 10, 22, 22, 24, 27PHI27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 18, 18, 31, 21, 8, 7, 16, 27PHI27 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 11, 19, 17, 22, 23, 21, 28, 31MEM31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 22, 12, 20, 45, 19, 21, 17, 27MEM27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Sixers24
Bucks-Raptors15
Hornets-Bulls12
Warriors-Knicks11
Pacers-Suns5
Hawks-Wizards5
Jazz-Wolves4
Pistons-Heat4
Magic-Spurs2
Rockets-Nuggets1
Kings-Lakers0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Sixers combined for 229, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 112, Sixers 117
229
Kings-LakersKings 116, Lakers 108
224
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 108, Nuggets 97
205
Pacers-SunsPacers 90, Suns 115
205
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 97, Knicks 106
203
Hornets-BullsHornets 93, Bulls 104
197
Jazz-WolvesJazz 109, Wolves 83
192
Hawks-WizardsHawks 92, Wizards 93
185
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 94, Raptors 81
175
Magic-SpursMagic 74, Spurs 98
172
Pistons-HeatPistons 82, Heat 85
167
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WizardsHawks 92, Wizards 93
+1 WAS
Pistons-HeatPistons 82, Heat 85
+3 MIA
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 112, Sixers 117
+5 PHI
Kings-LakersKings 116, Lakers 108
+8 SAC
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 97, Knicks 106
+9 NYK
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 108, Nuggets 97
+11 HOU
Hornets-BullsHornets 93, Bulls 104
+11 CHI
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 94, Raptors 81
+13 MIL
Magic-SpursMagic 74, Spurs 98
+24 SAS
Pacers-SunsPacers 90, Suns 115
+25 PHX
Jazz-WolvesJazz 109, Wolves 83
+26 UTA
PHI rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SixersPHI won · Grizzlies 112, Sixers 117
3 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 94, Raptors 81
1 pt
Nash shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
ShaqMIA · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
HarpringUTA · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
MarburyNYK · 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
69% (11-16)
PauMEM · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 92Wizards 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2421222592
Wizards2522271993
The story
Antawn Jamison's 22 points carried Washington past Atlanta, 93-92

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-22, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+2+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 82Heat 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1516262582
Heat2030112485
The story
Miami beat Detroit 85-82 behind 31 points and 15 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Antonio McDyess paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 12 REB 31 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST · 12-16 FG

The swing

A 30-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+19+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 112Sixers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies232525309112
Sixers2223283014117
The story
Andre Iguodala had 27 points as Philadelphia beat Memphis 117-112 in OT

Mike Miller led Memphis with 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 10-17 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the overtime 14-9.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−300+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol led the game in fantasy with 64.6 FPTS (31 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 58 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Minnesota by 26, the widest margin of 11 games.

WAS over ATL1MIA over DET3PHI over MEM5SAC over LAL8NYK over GSW9CHI over NOK11HOU over DEN11MIL over TOR13SAS over ORL24PHX over IND25UTA over MIN26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 34

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 7, 14, 12, 22, 22, 25, 23, 34Knicks-Warriors · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 8, 10, 30, 3, 28, 7, 30, 33Kings-Lakers · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 16, 6, 20, 17, 19, 20, 23, 31Heat-Pistons · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 11, 19, 17, 22, 23, 21, 28, 31Grizzlies-Sixers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 26, 14, 20, 14, 40, 11, 13, 31Spurs-Magic · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 36, 31, 34, 25, 38, 26, 35, 30Lakers-Kings · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Rudy GayMEM+6.6 16.7 last 10 · 10.1 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+6.1 27.0 last 10 · 20.9 season
Tyson ChandlerNOK+5.0 13.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+4.7 15.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.9 4.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Fred JonesPOR−5.3 2.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Tyronn LueATL−5.1 6.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Earl BoykinsMIL−4.5 10.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jannero PargoNOK−4.4 5.2 last 10 · 9.6 season