2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 6 after the first quarter and won 101–90.
Final
NYK90
IND101
Final
SAS93
LAL99
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 @ IND
Indiana beats New York, 101–90
Indiana led 73–64 after three and won by 11. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · IND 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 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 90 |
| IND | 22 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 101 |
Who led
Reggie MillerIND26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dale DavisIND14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellNYK23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Larry JohnsonNYK16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · SAS @ LAL
Lakers lead San Antonio wire to wire
Lakers were ahead at every break and won 99–93. Best quarter: the second, 30–25. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · LAL vs SAS
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kurt ThomasNYK
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 32
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 SAS · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ LAL · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTReggie MillerIND vs NYK · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTGlen RiceLAL vs SAS · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 4 ASTLatrell SprewellNYK @ IND · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs SAS · W
22.5 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 5 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