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Thursday, March 4, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Bulls96
Q1 MEM -13; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +9
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers111
Heat114
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Suns108
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA -11; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2008–09Mar 4, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Bulls

Zach Randolph scores 31, Memphis rallies past Chicago

Kobe Bryant goes for 39 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-6-4+9MEM AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies19263129105
Bulls3219291696
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 31, 22, 23, 31MEM31 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 24, 25, 17, 14, 10, 9, 13, 20MEM20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 23, 18, 12, 11, 31, 23, 13, 23CHI23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 19, 17, 22, 23, 33, 27, 24, 20CHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Suns

Utah fights back late to top Phoenix

Phoenix led 86–75 after three. Utah won the fourth 41–22 and the game 116–108. Deron Williams led Utah with 27 points, 0 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Suns
Deron Williams · UTAAmar'e Stoudemire · PHXPTS2730REB07AST90Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Heat31
Grizzlies-Bulls5
Jazz-Suns4
The night in charts
Lakers-Heat combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HeatLakers 111, Heat 114
225
Jazz-SunsJazz 116, Suns 108
224
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 105, Bulls 96
201
MIA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-HeatLakers 111, Heat 114
+3 MIA
Jazz-SunsJazz 116, Suns 108
+8 UTA
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 105, Bulls 96
+9 MEM
MEM erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-BullsMEM won · Grizzlies 105, Bulls 96
13 pts
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 116, Suns 108
11 pts
Lakers-HeatMIA won · Lakers 111, Heat 114
3 pts
Randolph shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphMEM · 31 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Amar'ePHX · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
Quentin RichardsonMIA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
MayoMEM · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Jason RichardsonPHX · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 111Heat 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2720213112111
Heat2618302515114
The story
Dwyane Wade had 27 points and 14 assists as Miami beat Los Angeles 114-111 in OT

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Heat took the third 30-21.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1−3+60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 116Suns 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24252641116
Suns34232922108
The story
Utah beat Phoenix 116-108 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Deron Williams

Amar'e Stoudemire paced Phoenix: 30 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 9 AST · 10-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 41-22 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10−8−11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer topped the game at 47.0 FPTS: 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Bulls
Grizzlies 105Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies19263129105
Bulls3219291696
The story
Rudy Gay's 17 points carried Memphis past Chicago, 105-96

For Chicago, Luol Deng had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 29-16.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −13−6−4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 59 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 44, 5, 33, 32, 20, 19, 14, 24, 39Lakers-Heat · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 31, 22, 23, 31Grizzlies-Bulls · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 19, 30, 22, 20, 41, 19, 30, 30Suns-Jazz · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 20, 17, 18, 24, 8, 21, 35, 27Heat-Lakers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 16, 9, 18, 20, 10, 35, 13, 27Jazz-Suns · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 16, 8, 8, 5, 2, 4, 15, 25Heat-Lakers · W
8.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+11.5 22.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Darren CollisonNOH+11.0 21.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
C.J. WatsonGSW+7.9 18.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+7.0 19.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.1 21.7 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−7.0 3.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Steve NashPHX−6.7 10.3 last 10 · 17.0 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−6.0 9.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.9 2.4 last 10 · 8.3 season