9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed BOS by 13 after the first quarter and won 104–102.
Final
WAS104
BOS102
Final · OT
TOR101
CHH110
Final
PHX98
DET97
Final
MIN85
IND109
Final
PHI88
LAL100
Final
NJN97
ORL103
Final
SAC108
SEA123
Final
GSW97
UTA114
Final
NYK89
VAN83
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 · WAS @ BOS
Mitch Richmond scores 30, Washington rallies past Boston
Washington trailed by 13 after one and won 104–102.
Game flow · WAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 21 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 104 |
| BOS | 34 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 102 |
Who led
Mitch RichmondWAS30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonWAS20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerBOS21 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Paul PierceBOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NYK @ VAN
New York climbs out of an 8-point hole against Vancouver
Down 8 after one, the Knicks won the third quarter 27–19 and the game 89–83. Allan Houston led New York with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · NYK vs VAN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 48 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 71 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37
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.
Shaquille O'NealLAL vs PHI · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 5 ASTGary PaytonSEA vs SAC · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 15 ASTEddie JonesCHH vs TOR · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTAnthony MasonCHH vs TOR · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 11 ASTVince CarterTOR @ CHH · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTMitch RichmondWAS @ BOS · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 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