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Monday, February 27, 2006Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed WAS by 11 at halftime and won 108–98.

Final · OT
NJN102
ATL104
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL 0; OT1 ATL +2
Final
DET84
CLE72
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +12
Final
TOR94
MIA101
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +7
Final
WAS98
MEM108
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +10
Final
PHI92
DAL104
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +12
Final
PHX111
HOU94
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +17
Final
NYK93
SAS121
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +28
Final
MIL110
DEN89
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +24; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +21
Final
POR91
SAC115
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +24
Final · OT
UTA117
GSW108
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +9
Final
CHA87
LAC95
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +8
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2004–05Feb 27, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (WAS vs SAC), 43 points.
The lead · WAS @ MEM

Pau Gasol posts 39 and 10 as Memphis beats Washington

39 points and 10 rebounds in a 108–98 win. Gilbert Arenas scored 37 for Washington in the loss.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-11+5+10MEM AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS3220222498
MEM23183829108
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 31, 23, 24, 21, 18, 21, 23, 39MEM39 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 15, 25, 10, 13, 7, 7, 9, 18MEM18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 45, 32, 27, 43, 12, 34, 26, 46, 37WAS37 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 28, 18, 20, 24, 10, 25, 13, 35WAS35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg3.7Last 3

3.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 11 games went past regulation.

ATL over NJN2MIA over TOR7LAC over CHA8UTA over GSW9MEM over WAS10DET over CLE12DAL over PHI12PHX over HOU17MIL over DEN21SAC over POR24SAS over NYK28Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 39

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 31, 23, 24, 21, 18, 21, 23, 39MEM vs WAS · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 45, 32, 27, 43, 12, 34, 26, 46, 37WAS @ MEM · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 44, 29, 21, 15, 20, 32, 32, 35LAC vs CHA · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 16, 31, 10, 20, 15, 39, 10, 35GSW vs UTA · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 28, 18, 20, 24, 10, 25, 13, 35WAS @ MEM · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 27, 19, 21, 25, 17, 31, 32, 32DAL vs PHI · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Jameer NelsonORL+7.6 21.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Kevin MartinSAC+6.5 17.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Ben GordonCHI+6.2 22.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Paul PierceBOS+6.0 32.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Raymond FeltonCHA+5.5 15.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−7.3 17.5 last 10 · 24.8 season
Stephon MarburyNYK−5.8 11.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
Marko JaricMIN−5.2 3.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Steve FrancisNYK−5.2 10.8 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jason WilliamsMIA−5.1 7.7 last 10 · 12.8 season