9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DEN by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–96.
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · MEM @ DEN
Memphis climbs out of an 8-point hole against Denver
Down 8 after one, the Grizzlies won the second quarter 36–27 and the game 108–96. Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists. Carmelo Anthony scored 37 for Denver 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.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 17 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 108 |
| DEN | 25 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 96 |
Who led
Hakim WarrickMEM25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chucky AtkinsMEM22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyDEN37 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Marcus CambyDEN14 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
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: Toronto by 17.
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
12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 13 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 23 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 2005–06 (79 games). Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Michael Redd leads the day with 45
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.
Michael ReddMIL @ LAL · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN vs MEM · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 7 ASTJoe JohnsonATL @ WAS · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 ASTZach RandolphPOR vs IND · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTMetta World PeaceSAC vs LAC · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTRichard JeffersonNJN vs CHA · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST