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Saturday, February 28, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 6 after the first quarter and won 101–97.

Final · Box score
Pistons95
Wizards99
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Heat91
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Knicks103
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Wolves97
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Nets104
Mavs94
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Suns74
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +27
Final · Box score
Bucks75
Jazz82
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 2013–14Feb 28, 2014: 7 games. Top scorer: Goran Dragic (Suns-Pelicans), 40 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Memphis beats Minnesota, 101–97

Marcin Gortat goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2+2+4MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies18302429101
Wolves2422242797
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 16, 14, 8, 21, 14, 14, 11, 27MEM27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 21, 2, 8, 15, 18, 12, 4, 17MEM17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 18, 15, 6, 20, 30, 19, 14, 25MIN25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 12, 6, 0, 11, 6, 7, 9, 16MIN16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 27.

ATL over MIA2WAS over DET4MEM over MIN4NYK over TOR5UTA over MIL7BKN over DAL10SAS over PHX27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves15
Raptors-Knicks9
Nets-Mavs9
Bucks-Jazz4
Hawks-Heat0
Spurs-Suns0
The night in charts
Raptors-Knicks combined for 201, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 98, Knicks 103
201
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 101, Wolves 97
198
Nets-MavsNets 104, Mavs 94
198
Pistons-WizardsPistons 95, Wizards 99
194
Hawks-HeatHawks 93, Heat 91
184
Spurs-SunsSpurs 101, Suns 74
175
Bucks-JazzBucks 75, Jazz 82
157
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 93, Heat 91
+2 ATL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 101, Wolves 97
+4 MEM
Pistons-WizardsPistons 95, Wizards 99
+4 WAS
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 98, Knicks 103
+5 NYK
Bucks-JazzBucks 75, Jazz 82
+7 UTA
Nets-MavsNets 104, Mavs 94
+10 BKN
Spurs-SunsSpurs 101, Suns 74
+27 SAS
MEM rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 101, Wolves 97
6 pts
Nets-MavsBKN won · Nets 104, Mavs 94
4 pts
Gasol shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
FavorsUTA · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Deron WilliamsBKN · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
BazemoreATL · 15 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Carter-WilliamsMIL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 93Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1726212993
Heat1221203891
The story
Paul Millsap's 22 points carried Atlanta past Miami, 93-91

For Miami, Mario Chalmers had 16 PTS, 4 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 17-12, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+10+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside was the fantasy play: 47.8 FPTS on 24 REB, 14 PTS

Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 101Wolves 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies18302429101
Wolves2422242797
The story
Mike Conley had 17 points as Memphis beat Minnesota 101-97

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 5-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 30-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6+2+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 95Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2717262595
Wizards3723201999
The story
Washington beat Detroit 99-95 behind 22 points from John Wall

Greg Monroe paced Detroit: 21 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +10+16+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg6.8Last 3

6.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Marc Gasol leads the day with 27

Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 16, 14, 8, 21, 14, 14, 11, 27Grizzlies-Wolves · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 18, 15, 6, 20, 30, 19, 14, 25Wolves-Grizzlies · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 10, 0, 16, 19, 23, 7, 19, 23Jazz-Bucks · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 3, 0, 10, 12, 16, 10, 15, 23Nets-Mavs · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 10, 8, 4, 12, 8, 14, 17, 22Spurs-Suns · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 4, 19, 11, 11, 23, 15, 20, 22Hawks-Heat · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quincy PondexterNOP+4.4 10.6 last 10 · 6.2 season
Avery BradleyBOS+4.3 18.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.2 16.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Alan AndersonBKN+4.2 11.2 last 10 · 7.0 season
DeAndre JordanLAC+4.2 15.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kyle LowryTOR−6.1 11.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Monta EllisDAL−5.2 14.1 last 10 · 19.3 season
Gerald GreenPHX−5.2 7.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Arron AfflaloPOR−4.3 10.1 last 10 · 14.4 season