5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SEA by 6 after the first quarter and won 99–86.
Final
MIL94
DET113
Final
TOR111
LAL102
Final
SEA86
PHX99
Final
HOU105
SAC110
Final
MIN105
VAN81
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 · SEA @ PHX
Phoenix beats Seattle, 99–86
Phoenix led 74–65 after three and won by 13. Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists.
Game flow · PHX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 86 |
| PHX | 17 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 99 |
Who led
Jason KiddPHX25 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Tom GugliottaPHX16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Vernon MaxwellSEA20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerSEA13 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · HOU @ SAC
Sacramento leads Houston wire to wire
Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 110–105. Best quarter: the first, 33–21. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
34.2 points a game over his last five games, against 26.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 45 minutes.
Losing minutes
A.C. GreenLAL
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Dee BrownTOR
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37
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.
Shaquille O'NealLAL vs TOR · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 19 REB · 5 ASTVince CarterTOR @ LAL · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 ASTRay AllenMIL @ DET · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 ASTGrant HillDET vs MIL · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTGlen RiceLAL vs TOR · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTChris WebberSAC vs HOU · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST