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Friday, March 2, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 12 at halftime and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Raptors99
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -12; Q3 ATL -11; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Nets94
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Bulls112
Cavs91
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +23; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Rockets105
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Hornets97
Q1 NOH +6; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Sixers105
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Bobcats72
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +30
Final · Box score
Heat98
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Kings107
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Clippers78
Suns81
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2010–11Mar 2, 2011: 10 games. Top scorer: Al Horford (Hawks-Bulls), 31 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hawks

Atlanta climbs back to beat Milwaukee

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-12-11+5ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2526251894
Hawks2712263499
Who led
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 15, 30, 14, 17, 13, 22, 14, 24ATL24 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 18, 16, 5, 6, 18, 13, 15, 11ATL11 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 18, 14, 17, 22, 20, 14, 6, 34MIL34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 20, 19, 21, 12, 11, 15, 23, 26MIL26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 30.

UTA over MIA1MEM over TOR3PHX over LAC3ATL over MIL5NOH over DAL5LAL over SAC8DEN over HOU12BOS over NJN13CHI over CLE21PHI over GSW22SAS over CHA30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Raptors13
Nuggets-Rockets11
Heat-Jazz11
Bucks-Hawks10
Warriors-Sixers9
Bulls-Cavs8
Clippers-Suns6
Mavs-Hornets5
Kings-Lakers4
Nets-Celtics1
Bobcats-Spurs1
Shot of the night

Radmanovic's three with 11 seconds left breaks the tie, 99-94 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 222
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 117, Rockets 105
222
Kings-LakersKings 107, Lakers 115
222
Bulls-CavsBulls 112, Cavs 91
203
Nets-CelticsNets 94, Celtics 107
201
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 102, Raptors 99
201
Heat-JazzHeat 98, Jazz 99
197
Bucks-HawksBucks 94, Hawks 99
193
Mavs-HornetsMavs 92, Hornets 97
189
Warriors-SixersWarriors 83, Sixers 105
188
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 72, Spurs 102
174
Clippers-SunsClippers 78, Suns 81
159
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-JazzHeat 98, Jazz 99
+1 UTA
Clippers-SunsClippers 78, Suns 81
+3 PHX
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 102, Raptors 99
+3 MEM
Bucks-HawksBucks 94, Hawks 99
+5 ATL
Mavs-HornetsMavs 92, Hornets 97
+5 NOH
Kings-LakersKings 107, Lakers 115
+8 LAL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 117, Rockets 105
+12 DEN
Nets-CelticsNets 94, Celtics 107
+13 BOS
Bulls-CavsBulls 112, Cavs 91
+21 CHI
Warriors-SixersWarriors 83, Sixers 105
+22 PHI
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 72, Spurs 102
+30 SAS
ATL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HawksATL won · Bucks 94, Hawks 99
12 pts
Grizzlies-RaptorsMEM won · Grizzlies 102, Raptors 99
7 pts
Clippers-SunsPHX won · Clippers 78, Suns 81
4 pts
Nuggets-RocketsDEN won · Nuggets 117, Rockets 105
3 pts
KG shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
PierceBOS · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
LeBronMIA · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
67% (16-24)
Kevin MartinHOU · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
HenryNOH · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Jazz
Heat 98Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2618272798
Jazz2730212199
The story
Al Jefferson's 20 points carried Utah past Miami, 99-98

For Miami, Shane Battier had 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 30-18, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+13+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Raptors
Grizzlies 102Raptors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23223225102
Raptors2131232499
The story
Memphis beat Toronto 102-99 behind 23 points and 12 rebounds from Rudy Gay

Jerryd Bayless paced Toronto: 18 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2−7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 94Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2526251894
Hawks2712263499
The story
Josh Smith had 24 points and 19 rebounds as Atlanta beat Milwaukee 99-94

Drew Gooden led Milwaukee with 26 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 34-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2−12−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Jennings led the game in fantasy with 57.6 FPTS (34 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg39.7Today

40 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 10, 36, 32, 28, 15, 24, 31, 38Lakers-Kings · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 35, 23, 28, 25, 18, 20, 38, 35Heat-Jazz · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 0, 32, 16, 11, 22, 16, 14, 6, 35Rockets-Nuggets · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 18, 14, 17, 22, 20, 14, 6, 34Bucks-Hawks · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 22, 16, 22, 27, 30, 22, 33, 31Heat-Jazz · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 4 games: 9, 15, 38, 28Nets-Celtics · L
22.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jeremy LinNYK+6.8 21.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Drew GoodenMIL+6.1 19.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+5.8 16.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Chris KamanNOH+5.5 17.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Byron MullensCHA−4.5 4.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.3 17.2 last 10 · 21.5 season
Stephen JacksonMIL−3.9 6.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.9 4.0 last 10 · 7.9 season
Anthony MorrowNJN−3.4 9.6 last 10 · 13.0 season