6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed NJN by 9 at halftime and won 95–92.
Final
SAC104
MIL112
Final
BOS89
ORL111
Final
PHX93
PHI87
Final
NJN92
SEA95
Final
WAS105
TOR120
Final
VAN116
UTA99
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 · NJN @ SEA
Seattle rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey
Trailing by 9 at the half, Seattle outscored the Nets 52–40 the rest of the way. Final: 95–92. Vin Baker led Seattle with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · SEA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | 31 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 92 |
| SEA | 23 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 95 |
Who led
Vin BakerSEA23 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Shammond WilliamsSEA18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyNJN24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kendall GillNJN18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · PHX @ PHI
Phoenix leads Philadelphia wire to wire
Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 93–87. Best quarter: the second, 27–26. Anfernee Hardaway led Phoenix with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 31 minutes.
Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 40 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+29.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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.
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN @ UTA · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTMike BibbyVAN @ UTA · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 11 ASTAnfernee HardawayPHX @ PHI · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTVince CarterTOR vs WAS · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTAntoine WalkerBOS @ ORL · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTStephon MarburyNJN @ SEA · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 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