9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 101–100.
Final
ATL93
CHH98
Final
MIA86
HOU66
Final
ORL85
MIL103
Final
LAL88
MIN103
Final
BOS100
NJN101
Final
DET92
NYK95
Final
CHI111
PHI105
Final · OT
POR99
SAC101
Final
PHX88
SAS101
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 · BOS @ NJN
New Jersey rallies from 10 down to beat Boston
Trailing by 10 at the half, New Jersey outscored the Celtics 59–48 the rest of the way. Final: 101–100. Robert Pack led New Jersey with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists.
Game flow · NJN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 23 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 100 |
| NJN | 25 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 101 |
Who led
Robert PackNJN29 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Kendall GillNJN24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dino RadjaBOS24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dana BarrosBOS22 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Heat rout
Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Houston by 20.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 49 minutes.
Losing minutes
Grant LongDET
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 38
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.
Rasheed WallacePOR @ SAC · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTMitch RichmondSAC vs POR · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs CHI · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTMichael JordanCHI @ PHI · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 ASTPatrick EwingNYK vs DET · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTRobert PackNJN vs BOS · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 13 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