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Wednesday, March 2, 2011Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHI by 17 at halftime and won 83–80.

Final · Box score
Bulls80
Hawks83
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL -17; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Cavs99
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Wizards102
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Suns103
Celtics115
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Pistons105
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Knicks107
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +21; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +24
Final · Box score
Bobcats80
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +24; Q4 DEN +40
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Kings102
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2009–10Mar 2, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Kings), 39 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Hawks

Al Horford posts 31 and 16 as Atlanta beats Chicago

Kyle Lowry goes for 24 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-17-5+3ATL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2822131780
Hawks1914252583
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 10, 12, 13, 17, 22, 6, 21, 31ATL31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 14, 11, 14, 12, 12, 22, 22, 12ATL12 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 14, 24, 19, 19, 20, 19, 21, 15CHI15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 9, 12, 11, 7, 7, 8, 19, 13CHI13 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Kings14
Spurs-Cavs8
Warriors-Wizards7
Hornets-Knicks6
Suns-Celtics4
Rockets-Clippers4
Wolves-Pistons2
Bulls-Hawks1
Pacers-Thunder0
Bobcats-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Wolves-Pistons combined for 221, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-PistonsWolves 116, Pistons 105
221
Suns-CelticsSuns 103, Celtics 115
218
Blazers-KingsBlazers 107, Kings 102
209
Rockets-ClippersRockets 103, Clippers 106
209
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 106, Wizards 102
208
Spurs-CavsSpurs 109, Cavs 99
208
Pacers-ThunderPacers 89, Thunder 113
202
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 80, Nuggets 120
200
Hornets-KnicksHornets 88, Knicks 107
195
Bulls-HawksBulls 80, Hawks 83
163
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HawksBulls 80, Hawks 83
+3 ATL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 103, Clippers 106
+3 LAC
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 106, Wizards 102
+4 GSW
Blazers-KingsBlazers 107, Kings 102
+5 POR
Spurs-CavsSpurs 109, Cavs 99
+10 SAS
Wolves-PistonsWolves 116, Pistons 105
+11 MIN
Suns-CelticsSuns 103, Celtics 115
+12 BOS
Hornets-KnicksHornets 88, Knicks 107
+19 NYK
Pacers-ThunderPacers 89, Thunder 113
+24 OKC
Bobcats-NuggetsBobcats 80, Nuggets 120
+40 DEN
ATL erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HawksATL won · Bulls 80, Hawks 83
17 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 103, Clippers 106
5 pts
Wolves-PistonsMIN won · Wolves 116, Pistons 105
2 pts
Warriors-WizardsGSW won · Warriors 106, Wizards 102
1 pt
Spurs-CavsSAS won · Spurs 109, Cavs 99
1 pt
KG shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
86% (12-14)
DouglasNYK · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MatthewsPOR · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
HorfordATL · 31 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
WestbrookOKC · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 80Hawks 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2822131780
Hawks1914252583
The story
Joe Johnson had 12 points and 9 assists as Atlanta beat Chicago 83-80

Joakim Noah led Chicago with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 5-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the second, the Hawks took the third 25-13.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −9−17−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 103Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21331534103
Clippers23262631106
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 106-103 behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Blake Griffin

Luis Scola paced Houston: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +2−5+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 107Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30311828107
Kings29242029102
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Portland past Sacramento, 107-102

For Sacramento, Marcus Thornton had 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-27 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-24, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+8+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 49.2 FPTS on 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.3Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Charlotte by 40.

ATL over CHI3LAC over HOU3GSW over WAS4POR over SAC5SAS over CLE10MIN over DET11BOS over PHX12NYK over NOH19OKC over IND24DEN over CHA40Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Al Horford leads the day with 31

Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 10, 12, 13, 17, 22, 6, 21, 31Hawks-Bulls · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 4, 31, 16, 15, 38, 14, 14, 31Wizards-Warriors · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 23, 14, 4, 18, 7, 33, 20, 29Warriors-Wizards · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 21, 16, 8, 9, 13, 12, 5, 28Kings-Blazers · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 10, 19, 14, 24, 14, 16, 16, 28Celtics-Suns · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 0, 24, 4, 5, 14, 15, 29, 26Kings-Blazers · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Randy FoyeLAC+7.5 17.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+6.1 18.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Al JeffersonUTA+5.7 23.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Willie GreenNOH+5.5 13.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.4 27.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Cold
Rashard LewisWAS−6.2 5.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Joe JohnsonATL−5.6 13.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Vince CarterPHX−5.0 9.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.0 6.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jason RichardsonORL−4.9 11.0 last 10 · 15.9 season