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Monday, February 28, 2011Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAC by 5 after three quarters and won 105–99.

Final · OT · Box score
Suns104
Nets103
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Wizards77
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +28
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Nuggets100
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Jazz102
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Kings105
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +6
On this day · 2009–10Feb 28, 2010: 8 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Spurs), 41 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Kings

Sacramento takes care of Clippers

Al Jefferson goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1-5+6SAC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2923311699
Kings29222727105
Who led
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 7, 0, 24, 4, 5, 14, 15, 29SAC29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 12, 10, 16, 9, 18, 11, 24, 19SAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 21, 19, 29, 28, 21, 22, 21, 27LAC27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 5, 16, 21, 12, 15, 24, 32, 23LAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hawks-Nuggets

Denver handles Atlanta by 10

The Nuggets won the fourth quarter 29–20. Final: 100–90. JR Smith led Denver with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over NJN1BOS over UTA5SAC over LAC6DEN over ATL10CHI over WAS28Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over ATL.
Lead changes
Suns-Nets20
Clippers-Kings18
Hawks-Nuggets15
Celtics-Jazz10
Bulls-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Frye's three with 6.6 seconds left in OT puts the Suns ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Jazz combined for 209, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-JazzCeltics 107, Jazz 102
209
Suns-NetsSuns 104, Nets 103
207
Clippers-KingsClippers 99, Kings 105
204
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 90, Nuggets 100
190
Bulls-WizardsBulls 105, Wizards 77
182
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-NetsSuns 104, Nets 103
+1 PHX
Celtics-JazzCeltics 107, Jazz 102
+5 BOS
Clippers-KingsClippers 99, Kings 105
+6 SAC
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 90, Nuggets 100
+10 DEN
Bulls-WizardsBulls 105, Wizards 77
+28 CHI
SAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-KingsSAC won · Clippers 99, Kings 105
5 pts
Hawks-NuggetsDEN won · Hawks 90, Nuggets 100
4 pts
Noah shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NoahCHI · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GortatPHX · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
HorfordATL · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Ray AllenBOS · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
JR SmithDEN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Suns-Nets
Suns 104Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns262617278104
Nets232815307103
The story
Steve Nash had 15 assists and 10 points as Phoenix beat New Jersey 104-103 in OT

Deron Williams led New Jersey with 18 AST, 13 PTS, 5 REB 15 AST, 10 PTS, 6 REB · 3-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 26-23, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3+1+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez led the game in fantasy with 43.5 FPTS (28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Celtics-Jazz
Celtics 107Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30262328107
Jazz21322227102
The story
Kevin Garnett's 16 points and 14 rebounds carried Boston past Utah, 107-102

For Utah, Devin Harris had 19 PTS, 5 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-21, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+3+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 99Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2923311699
Kings29222727105
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 105-99 behind 19 points from Beno Udrih

Randy Foye paced Los Angeles: 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0−1−5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 50 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Marcus Thornton leads the day with 29

Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 7, 0, 24, 4, 5, 14, 15, 29Kings-Clippers · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 26, 4, 32, 23, 30, 30, 20, 28Jazz-Celtics · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 20, 31, 19, 11, 18, 13, 21, 28Nets-Suns · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 21, 19, 29, 28, 21, 22, 21, 27Clippers-Kings · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 25, 20, 13, 12, 18, 10, 22, 25Celtics-Jazz · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 5, 16, 21, 12, 15, 24, 32, 23Clippers-Kings · L
10.0 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeLAC+9.5 19.5 last 10 · 10.0 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+6.7 19.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
JJ HicksonCLE+6.6 19.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Samuel DalembertSAC+6.4 13.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+5.8 31.1 last 10 · 25.3 season
Cold
Vince CarterPHX−5.2 9.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.0 6.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rashard LewisWAS−4.8 7.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jamal CrawfordATL−4.8 10.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Joe JohnsonATL−4.8 14.5 last 10 · 19.3 season