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Sunday, March 4, 2007Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 12 points, by CHI (vs MIL) and PHI (vs NJN).

Final · 2OT · Box score
Wolves117
Celtics124
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Wizards107
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +1
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls126
Bucks121
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -12; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Suns99
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Nets86
Sixers99
Q1 PHI -12; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Hornets94
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Sonics96
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA -2; Q4 SEA +7
On this day · 2005–06Mar 4, 2006: 6 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Bucks

Ben Gordon scores 48 as Chicago beats Milwaukee

Kevin Garnett posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-2-120+5CHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls2824263315126
Bucks3123362110121
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 6, 16, 18, 21, 32, 22, 27, 48CHI48 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 16, 18, 32, 18, 23, 13, 24, 27CHI27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 26, 17, 38, 12, 26, 31, 21, 52MIL52 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Ruben PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 10, 18, 13, 13, 13, 19, 9, 17MIL17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

WAS over GSW1CHI over MIL5PHX over LAL5BOS over MIN7SEA over CHA7PHI over NJN13UTA over NOK14Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Wolves-Celtics15
Lakers-Suns13
Warriors-Wizards12
Bobcats-Sonics10
Bulls-Bucks1
Nets-Sixers1
Jazz-Hornets1
The night in charts
Bulls-Bucks combined for 247, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-BucksBulls 126, Bucks 121
247
Wolves-CelticsWolves 117, Celtics 124
241
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 106, Wizards 107
213
Jazz-HornetsJazz 108, Hornets 94
202
Lakers-SunsLakers 94, Suns 99
193
Bobcats-SonicsBobcats 89, Sonics 96
185
Nets-SixersNets 86, Sixers 99
185
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 106, Wizards 107
+1 WAS
Bulls-BucksBulls 126, Bucks 121
+5 CHI
Lakers-SunsLakers 94, Suns 99
+5 PHX
Bobcats-SonicsBobcats 89, Sonics 96
+7 SEA
Wolves-CelticsWolves 117, Celtics 124
+7 BOS
Nets-SixersNets 86, Sixers 99
+13 PHI
Jazz-HornetsJazz 108, Hornets 94
+14 UTA
CHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BucksCHI won · Bulls 126, Bucks 121
12 pts
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 86, Sixers 99
12 pts
Warriors-WizardsWAS won · Warriors 106, Wizards 107
10 pts
Wolves-CelticsBOS won · Wolves 117, Celtics 124
6 pts
Bobcats-SonicsSEA won · Bobcats 89, Sonics 96
4 pts
Chandler shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNOK · 20 PTS, 19 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DengCHI · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
GomesBOS · 21 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
WestBOS · 31 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB
62% (8-13)
Ricky DavisMIN · 35 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 106Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30233122106
Wizards20303126107
The story
Gilbert Arenas' 32 points carried Washington past Golden State, 107-106

For Golden State, Al Harrington had 25 PTS, 13 REB 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 30-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10−3−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Richardson was the fantasy play: 62.0 FPTS on 28 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 126Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2824263315126
Bucks3123362110121
The story
Kirk Hinrich had 23 points as Chicago beat Milwaukee 126-121 in OT

Ruben Patterson led Milwaukee with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 33-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3−2−120+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 117Celtics 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wolves202331191410117
Celtics202226251417124
The story
Boston beat Minnesota 124-117 in OT behind 31 points and 10 assists from Delonte West

Ricky Davis paced Minnesota: 35 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 8-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics settled it in second overtime, 17-10.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0−1−600+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg46.0Today

46 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 52

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 26, 17, 38, 12, 26, 31, 21, 52Bucks-Bulls · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
52 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 6, 16, 18, 21, 32, 22, 27, 48Bulls-Bucks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +26.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high48 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 7, 24, 8, 12, 27, 15, 16, 35Wolves-Celtics · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 25, 31, 27, 32, 12, 16, 19, 34Sonics-Bobcats · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 19, 26, 22, 28, 26, 15, 22, 33Wolves-Celtics · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 38, 43, 36, 20, 26, 15, 19, 32Wizards-Warriors · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 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+5.9 16.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Tyson ChandlerNOK+5.7 14.5 last 10 · 8.8 season
Stephon MarburyNYK+5.1 20.5 last 10 · 15.4 season
Amar'e StoudemirePHX+5.0 25.8 last 10 · 20.8 season
Cold
Rasual ButlerNOK−5.9 4.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Fred JonesPOR−5.0 2.3 last 10 · 7.3 season
Damon JonesCLE−4.9 2.1 last 10 · 7.0 season
Tyronn LueATL−4.6 7.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Earl BoykinsMIL−4.5 10.3 last 10 · 14.8 season