9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 93–92.
Final
ATL93
BOS92
Final
POR115
DAL100
Final
NJN100
IND118
Final
LAC110
MIN107
Final
NYK79
ORL98
Final · OT
CLE100
SAC105
Final
PHX83
SAS97
Final
LAL111
TOR106
Final
CHH121
VAN88
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 · ATL @ BOS
Atlanta holds off Boston, 93–92
Atlanta led 73–65 after three and held on to win by one. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 22 | 33 | 18 | 20 | 93 |
| BOS | 27 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 92 |
Who led
Steven SmithATL17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Mookie BlaylockATL16 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
David WesleyBOS21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Rick FoxBOS18 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
David WesleyBOS
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 71 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
Glen RiceCHH
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.7 in 67 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
48 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · LAL @ TOR
Lakers make it four straight
Lakers beat Toronto 111–106 and moved to 45–25. Vlade Divac led Lakers with 20 points, 19 rebounds and 1 assist.
Streak strip · LAL
Top performances
Brian Grant leads the day with 32
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.
Brian GrantSAC vs CLE · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTShaquille O'NealORL vs NYK · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTTracy MurrayTOR vs LAL · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 ASTPatrick EwingNYK @ ORL · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTMitch RichmondSAC vs CLE · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTCarlos RogersTOR vs LAL · L
7.3 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 ASTHot 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
Cold