5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BOS by 1 after three quarters and won 96–94.
Final
WAS102
ATL83
Final
TOR96
BOS94
Final
NJN94
DEN81
Final
UTA107
DET94
Final
VAN91
LAL103
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 · TOR @ BOS
Toronto wins a tight one over Boston
96–94. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Vince Carter led Toronto with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · TOR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 24 | 22 | 19 | 31 | 96 |
| BOS | 22 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 94 |
Who led
Vince CarterTOR28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Doug ChristieTOR21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerBOS27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Paul PierceBOS22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Vince CarterTOR
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Gerard KingWAS
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · VAN @ LAL
Lakers lead Vancouver wire to wire
Lakers were ahead at every break and won 103–91. Best quarter: the third, 29–22. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Top performances
Karl Malone 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.
Karl MaloneUTA @ DET · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 ASTVince CarterTOR @ BOS · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTAntoine WalkerBOS vs TOR · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs VAN · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTGrant HillDET vs UTA · L
26.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs VAN · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 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