7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by DAL (vs LAC) and POR (vs UTA).
Final
DET102
CHH117
Final
ORL90
CLE102
Final
LAC90
DAL99
Final
GSW115
HOU110
Final
UTA75
POR85
Final
MIN80
SAS92
Final
NJN106
VAN108
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 @ DAL
Dallas makes it three straight
Dallas beat Clippers 99–90 and moved to 16–26. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Derek Anderson scored 35 for Clippers in the loss.
Game flow · DAL 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 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 90 |
| DAL | 23 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 99 |
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiDAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyDAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Derek AndersonLAC35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomLAC21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Second story · UTA @ POR
Portland keeps rolling, beats Utah
That is four in a row. Final: 85–75. Jermaine O'Neal led Portland with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.
Streak strip · POR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Terry MillsDET
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Stephon Marbury leads the day with 42
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.
Stephon MarburyNJN @ VAN · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTDerek AndersonLAC @ DAL · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTJerry StackhouseDET @ CHH · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTMichael DickersonVAN vs NJN · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTGrant HillDET @ CHH · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTKevin GarnettMIN @ SAS · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 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