4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed NYK by 7 at halftime and won 97–94.
Final
CHH88
MIA101
Final
NYK94
NJN97
Final
POR83
PHX90
Final · OT
GSW80
SAS88
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 · NYK @ NJN
Sam Cassell scores 30, New Jersey holds off New York
Final: 97–94. Sam Cassell added 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · NJN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 22 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 94 |
| NJN | 22 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 97 |
Who led
Sam CassellNJN30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornNJN25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonNYK29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Chris MillsNYK18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · POR @ PHX
Phoenix makes it four straight
Phoenix beat Portland 90–83 and moved to 49–25. Antonio McDyess led Phoenix with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 0 assists.
Streak strip · PHX
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Will PerdueSAS
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 71 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 24.9 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Sam Cassell leads the day with 30
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.
Sam CassellNJN vs NYK · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTTim HardawayMIA vs CHH · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 ASTAllan HoustonNYK @ NJN · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTKeith Van HornNJN vs NYK · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTDavid RobinsonSAS vs GSW · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 ASTBrian GrantPOR @ PHX · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 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