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Saturday, March 1, 2008Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MEM by 6 after the first quarter and won 113–92.

Final · Box score
Knicks92
Magic118
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +26
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Grizzlies92
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Bucks94
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Sixers119
Suns114
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Clippers73
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +30
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The lead · Jazz-Grizzlies

Utah routs Memphis by 21

Dwight Howard goes for 26 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+10+21UTA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22312535113
Grizzlies2821192492
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 22, 16, 22, 21, 34, 18, 10, 18UTA18 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 20, 16, 9, 8, 11, 24, 23, 17UTA17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 23, 23, 21, 18, 19, 36, 11, 20MEM20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 23, 22, 20, 15, 21, 16, 8, 17MEM17 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Magic15
Spurs-Bucks14
Sixers-Suns10
Jazz-Grizzlies7
Pistons-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Manu's jumper with 13 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 96-94 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Suns combined for 233, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-SunsSixers 119, Suns 114
233
Knicks-MagicKnicks 92, Magic 118
210
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 113, Grizzlies 92
205
Spurs-BucksSpurs 96, Bucks 94
190
Pistons-ClippersPistons 103, Clippers 73
176
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BucksSpurs 96, Bucks 94
+2 SAS
Sixers-SunsSixers 119, Suns 114
+5 PHI
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 113, Grizzlies 92
+21 UTA
Knicks-MagicKnicks 92, Magic 118
+26 ORL
Pistons-ClippersPistons 103, Clippers 73
+30 DET
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-GrizzliesUTA won · Jazz 113, Grizzlies 92
6 pts
Spurs-BucksSAS won · Spurs 96, Bucks 94
4 pts
Brewer shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrewerUTA · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
DiawPHX · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
80% (8-10)
ParkerSAS · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
IguodalaPHI · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (15-23)
DwightORL · 26 PTS, 22 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 96Bucks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2720262396
Bucks2823172694
The story
Manu Ginobili had 30 points as San Antonio beat Milwaukee 96-94

Desmond Mason led Milwaukee with 12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Spurs took the third 26-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−4+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrew Bogut led the game in fantasy with 50.0 FPTS (17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Sixers-Suns
Sixers 119Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28262936119
Suns18362733114
The story
Reggie Evans' 13 points and 13 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Phoenix, 119-114

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 21 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 6-6 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +100+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Magic
Knicks 92Magic 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2925201892
Magic31372624118
The story
Orlando beat New York 118-92 behind 25 points and 10 assists from Hedo Turkoglu

Jamal Crawford paced New York: 23 PTS, 7 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +2+14+20+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 59 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Bucks

San Antonio holds off Milwaukee, 96–94

San Antonio led 73–68 after three and held on to win by two. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over MIL2PHI over PHX5UTA over MEM21ORL over NYK26DET over LAC30Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over MIL.
Top performances

Andre Iguodala leads the day with 32

Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 29, 17, 19, 25, 24, 24, 15, 32Sixers-Suns · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 34, 46, 18, 44, 30, 13, 17, 30Spurs-Bucks · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 23, 8, 37, 24, 26, 17, 14, 26Magic-Knicks · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 29, 26, 37, 28, 31, 25, 32, 26Suns-Sixers · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 12, 17, 5, 8, 10, 15, 10, 26Spurs-Bucks · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 18, 12, 16, 31, 13, 25, 20, 25Magic-Knicks · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Larry HughesCHI+7.4 20.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 18.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.8 26.0 last 10 · 19.2 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.6 27.3 last 10 · 20.7 season
Thabo SefoloshaCHI+6.6 13.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−8.1 5.2 last 10 · 13.3 season
Eddy CurryNYK−5.9 6.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS−5.1 13.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.9 11.2 last 10 · 16.1 season