4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIA by 10 after three quarters and won 92–85.
Final
POR89
HOU90
Final · OT
CHI92
MIA85
Final
LAC98
SAC104
Final
CLE80
SEA99
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 · CHI @ MIA
Chicago flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime
Miami led 38–35 at the break. Tied 80–80 after regulation, Chicago won the extra time 12–5. Final: 92–85. Elton Brand led Chicago with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 12 | 23 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 92 |
| MIA | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 85 |
Who led
Elton BrandCHI24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Toni KukocCHI23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningMIA20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Anthony CarterMIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · POR @ HOU
Houston holds off Portland, 90–89
Houston led 73–71 after three and held on to win by one. Steve Francis led Houston with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Kenny ThomasHOU
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
Randy BrownCHI
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 22 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 26.4 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Chris Webber leads the day with 30
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.
Chris WebberSAC vs LAC · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTVin BakerSEA vs CLE · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTSteve FrancisHOU vs POR · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 12 ASTGary PaytonSEA vs CLE · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 ASTElton BrandCHI @ MIA · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 ASTToni KukocCHI @ MIA · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 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