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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
DET95
WAS99
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +4
Final
ATL93
MIA91
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +2
Final
TOR98
NYK103
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +5
Final
MEM101
MIN97
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +4
Final
BKN104
DAL94
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +10
Final
SAS101
PHX74
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +27
Final
MIL75
UTA82
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
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 · 2013–14Feb 28, 2014: 7 games. Top scorer: Goran Dragic (PHX vs NOP), 40 points.
The lead · MEM @ MIN

Memphis beats Minnesota, 101–97

Memphis led 72–70 after three and won by 4. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2+2+4MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM18302429101
MIN2422242797
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.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
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

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.
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 16, 14, 8, 21, 14, 14, 11, 27MEM @ MIN · 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, 25MIN vs MEM · 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, 23UTA vs MIL · 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, 23BKN @ DAL · 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, 22SAS @ PHX · 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, 22ATL @ MIA · 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

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
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