3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by VAN (vs LAC) and NJN (vs ATL).
Final
ATL88
NJN96
Final
LAL94
TOR88
Final
LAC84
VAN85
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 · LAC @ VAN
Vancouver takes over late to edge Clippers
Down 2 after three, Vancouver won the fourth 20–17. Final: 85–84. Michael Dickerson led Vancouver with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · VAN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 22 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 84 |
| VAN | 22 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 85 |
Who led
Michael DickersonVAN26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomLAC28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Maurice TaylorLAC20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · ATL @ NJN
New Jersey handles Atlanta by 8
The Nets won the first quarter 30–24. Final: 96–88. Keith Van Horn led New Jersey with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Doug WestVAN
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Vince Carter leads the day with 29
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.
Vince CarterTOR vs LAL · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 ASTLamar OdomLAC @ VAN · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ TOR · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTMichael DickersonVAN vs LAC · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ TOR · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 3 ASTGlen RiceLAL @ TOR · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 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