4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
NJN97
MIA105
Final
PHI86
ORL95
Final
LAL99
POR105
Final
IND97
UTA106
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 · LAL @ POR
Portland beats Lakers, 105–99
Portland led 78–67 after three and won by 6. Isaiah Rider led Portland with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · POR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 17 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 99 |
| POR | 20 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 105 |
Who led
Isaiah RiderPOR26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePOR18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Nick Van ExelLAL24 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Kobe BryantLAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · NJN @ MIA
Miami leads New Jersey wire to wire
Miami was ahead at every break and won 105–97. Best quarter: the first, 31–17. Tim Hardaway led Miami with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
−6.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Karl Malone leads the day with 31
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.
Karl MaloneUTA vs IND · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTIsaiah RiderPOR vs LAL · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTRony SeikalyORL vs PHI · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 ASTNick Van ExelLAL @ POR · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 12 ASTTim HardawayMIA vs NJN · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ ORL · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 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