8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAC by 13 at halftime and won 123–117.
Final · OT
VAN108
CLE109
Final · OT
SAC117
DEN123
Final
MIA87
DET95
Final
DAL93
IND94
Final
LAC76
NYK87
Final
BOS92
POR105
Final
PHX98
SAS89
Final
ATL94
UTA96
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 · SAC @ DEN
Denver rallies from thirteen down at the half, wins in overtime
Sacramento led 62–49 at the break. It was 108–108 after regulation, and Denver won the extra time 15–9. Final: 123–117. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · DEN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 31 | 31 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 117 |
| DEN | 26 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 15 | 123 |
Who led
Antonio McDyessDEN29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelDEN27 PTS · 1 REB · 15 AST
Peja StojakovicSAC30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberSAC25 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Two games need overtime
Two of 8 games went past regulation.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 47 minutes.
Losing minutes
Tim DuncanSAS
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Bryant StithDEN
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
David Robinson leads the day with 31
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.
David RobinsonSAS vs PHX · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 18 REB · 3 ASTPeja StojakovicSAC @ DEN · L
10.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTAntonio McDyessDEN vs SAC · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTJalen RoseIND vs DAL · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 ASTNick Van ExelDEN vs SAC · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 15 ASTMike BibbyVAN @ CLE · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 11 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