4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
WAS109
CHI103
Final
DAL102
HOU111
Final
GSW107
SAC130
Final
POR93
SAS77
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 @ CHI
Washington takes care of Chicago
A 6-point win, 109–103. Richard Hamilton led Washington with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Elton Brand scored 44 for Chicago in the loss.
Game flow · WAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 24 | 34 | 30 | 21 | 109 |
| CHI | 19 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 103 |
Who led
Richard HamiltonWAS26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Chris WhitneyWAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandCHI44 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chris CarrCHI14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DAL @ HOU
Houston leads Dallas wire to wire
Houston was ahead at every break and won 111–102. Best quarter: the fourth, 34–27. Walt Williams led Houston with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Larry HughesGSW
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 78 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
Mario ElieSAS
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 75 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 78 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.
Top performances
Elton Brand leads the day with 44
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.
Elton BrandCHI vs WAS · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTLarry HughesGSW @ SAC · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTMichael FinleyDAL @ HOU · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 9 ASTRasheed WallacePOR @ SAS · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTRichard HamiltonWAS @ CHI · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTChris WebberSAC vs GSW · W
24.4 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 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