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Sunday, March 6, 2011Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DAL by 17 at halftime and won 104–103.

Final · Box score
Bulls87
Heat86
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Spurs83
Q1 LAL +21; Q2 LAL +28; Q3 LAL +29; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Pistons113
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +11
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors117
Sixers125
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Hawks79
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Cavs81
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +15
Final · OT · Box score
Suns118
Thunder122
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Mavs103
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -17; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Bucks83
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +6
On this day · 2009–10Mar 6, 2010: 9 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Hawks), 38 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Mavs

Memphis storms back from 17 down to beat Dallas

Russell Westbrook goes for 32 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-17+1+1MEM AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies21174125104
Mavs27282325103
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 21, 12, 24, 23, 24, 21, 20, 27MEM27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 22, 10, 22, 8, 19, 18, 12, 17MEM17 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 12, 16, 13, 25, 19, 30, 21, 26DAL26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 35, 23, 21, 31, 22, 29, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Cavs13
Warriors-Sixers12
Suns-Thunder12
Grizzlies-Mavs10
Bulls-Heat6
Knicks-Hawks6
Celtics-Bucks6
Wizards-Pistons4
Lakers-Spurs1
Shot of the night

Randolph's jumper at the buzzer puts the Grizzlies ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Sixers combined for 242, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SixersWarriors 117, Sixers 125
242
Suns-ThunderSuns 118, Thunder 122
240
Wizards-PistonsWizards 102, Pistons 113
215
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 104, Mavs 103
207
Lakers-SpursLakers 99, Spurs 83
182
Hornets-CavsHornets 96, Cavs 81
177
Bulls-HeatBulls 87, Heat 86
173
Celtics-BucksCeltics 89, Bucks 83
172
Knicks-HawksKnicks 92, Hawks 79
171
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HeatBulls 87, Heat 86
+1 CHI
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 104, Mavs 103
+1 MEM
Suns-ThunderSuns 118, Thunder 122
+4 OKC
Celtics-BucksCeltics 89, Bucks 83
+6 BOS
Warriors-SixersWarriors 117, Sixers 125
+8 PHI
Wizards-PistonsWizards 102, Pistons 113
+11 DET
Knicks-HawksKnicks 92, Hawks 79
+13 NYK
Hornets-CavsHornets 96, Cavs 81
+15 NOH
Lakers-SpursLakers 99, Spurs 83
+16 LAL
MEM erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-MavsMEM won · Grizzlies 104, Mavs 103
17 pts
Bulls-HeatCHI won · Bulls 87, Heat 86
9 pts
Celtics-BucksBOS won · Celtics 89, Bucks 83
6 pts
Suns-ThunderOKC won · Suns 118, Thunder 122
5 pts
Randolph shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphMEM · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
HardenOKC · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
BoshMIA · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
David LeeGSW · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
PietrusPHX · 20 PTS, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 104Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies21174125104
Mavs27282325103
The story
Zach Randolph's 27 points carried Memphis past Dallas, 104-103

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 41-23.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6−17+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 118Thunder 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns283330189118
Thunder2532292313122
The story
Oklahoma City beat Phoenix 122-118 in OT behind 26 points from James Harden

Vince Carter paced Phoenix: 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 23-18 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−4−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Sixers
Warriors 117Sixers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2531242611117
Sixers3133162619125
The story
Andre Iguodala had a 15-11-10 triple-double as Philadelphia beat Golden State 125-117 in OT

Dorell Wright led Golden State with 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 5-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the overtime 19-11.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+800+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 61 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 16.

CHI over MIA1MEM over DAL1OKC over PHX4BOS over MIL6PHI over GSW8DET over WAS11NYK over ATL13NOH over CLE15LAL over SAS16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 32

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 10, 13, 25, 18, 22, 21, 28, 32Thunder-Suns · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 10, 16, 6, 17, 7, 5, 11, 29Suns-Thunder · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 21, 12, 24, 23, 24, 21, 20, 27Grizzlies-Mavs · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 42, 32, 26, 17, 21, 12, 24, 27Bulls-Heat · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 35, 15, 16, 20, 13, 21, 41, 27Warriors-Sixers · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 23, 31, 29, 25, 27, 29, 26, 26Heat-Bulls · L
26.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcin GortatPHX+6.6 15.0 last 10 · 8.4 season
Randy FoyeLAC+6.5 16.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Al JeffersonUTA+5.7 23.9 last 10 · 18.2 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+5.3 18.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+5.3 12.6 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Brandon RoyPOR−5.4 9.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.2 5.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.9 15.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.5 7.0 last 10 · 11.5 season