5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed GSW by 2 after the first quarter and won 109–92.
Final
SAS105
ATL79
Final
MIN100
DAL79
Final
LAL109
GSW92
Final · OT
POR119
IND127
Final
HOU82
UTA101
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 · LAL @ GSW
Kobe Bryant scores 30 in Lakers win over Golden State
Final: 109–92. Kobe Bryant added 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Larry Hughes scored 41 for Golden State in the loss.
Game flow · LAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 23 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 109 |
| GSW | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 92 |
Who led
Kobe BryantLAL30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesGSW41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallGSW16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Larry HughesGSW
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 59 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Bimbo ColesATL
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.
Second story · POR @ IND
Indiana outlasts Portland in overtime
106–106 at the end of regulation. Indiana took the last extra period 21–13. Final: 127–119. Mark Jackson led Indiana with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.
Top-scorer duel · IND vs POR
Top performances
Larry Hughes leads the day with 41
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.
Larry HughesGSW vs LAL · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +29.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ GSW · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ GSW · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 ASTBonzi WellsPOR @ IND · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTShawn BradleyDAL vs MIN · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 ASTRasheed WallacePOR @ IND · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 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