5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed NYK by 12 after the first quarter and won 93–90.
Final
SEA109
CLE103
Final
TOR123
DET106
Final
ORL101
IND116
Final
DAL105
MIA128
Final
NYK90
MIN93
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 @ MIN
Kevin Garnett scores 35, Minnesota rallies past New York
Minnesota trailed by 12 after one and won 93–90.
Game flow · MIN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 31 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 90 |
| MIN | 19 | 26 | 21 | 27 | 93 |
Who led
Kevin GarnettMIN35 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakMIN23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonNYK29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellNYK20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · SEA @ CLE
Seattle beats Cleveland, 109–103
Seattle led 85–73 after three and won by 6. Gary Payton led Seattle with 27 points, 6 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
+12.5points, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
33.3 points a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 1998–99 (47 games). Today: 35 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
Malik SealyMIN
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 1998–99 (31 games). Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 27.9 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Kevin Garnett leads the day with 35
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.
Kevin GarnettMIN vs NYK · W
33.3 PPG season to date
Career high35 PTS · 14 REB · 4 ASTJamal MashburnMIA vs DAL · W
21.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTAllan HoustonNYK @ MIN · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTGary PaytonSEA @ CLE · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTGrant HillDET vs TOR · L
25.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTVin BakerSEA @ CLE · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST