7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed WAS by 13 at halftime and won 91–81.
Final
IND93
BOS87
Final
DET86
CHH88
Final
NYK81
MIA82
Final
HOU95
SEA103
Final
NJN116
TOR109
Final
PHX129
VAN106
Final
ATL91
WAS81
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 @ WAS
Atlanta rallies from 13 down to beat Washington
Trailing by 13 at the half, Atlanta outscored the Wizards 53–30 the rest of the way. Final: 91–81. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · ATL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 20 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 91 |
| WAS | 22 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 81 |
Who led
Steven SmithATL18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Alan HendersonATL17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberWAS19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Juwan HowardWAS16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DET @ CHH
Charlotte holds off Detroit, 88–86
Charlotte led 66–62 after three and held on to win by two. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Sam CassellNJN
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 71 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Terry DavisWAS
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 77 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.
Top performances
Keith Van Horn leads the day with 33
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.
Keith Van HornNJN @ TOR · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTKerry KittlesNJN @ TOR · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTDee BrownTOR vs NJN · L
9.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 ASTAnthony MasonCHH vs DET · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 14 REB · 4 ASTAntonio DavisIND @ BOS · W
9.4 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTKevin WillisHOU @ SEA · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 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