10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed VAN by 13 at halftime and won 91–78.
Final
SEA91
NJN126
Final
DET84
IND94
Final
WAS73
CLE86
Final
CHH67
NYK81
Final
BOS83
PHI85
Final
TOR98
CHI75
Final
MIN103
MIL92
Final
VAN78
SAS91
Final
MIA82
PHX84
Final
HOU88
POR111
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 · VAN @ SAS
San Antonio climbs out of a 13-point hole against Vancouver
Down 13 at the half, the Spurs won the fourth quarter 29–14 and the game 91–78. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · SAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 16 | 39 | 9 | 14 | 78 |
| SAS | 19 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 91 |
Who led
Tim DuncanSAS20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonSAS13 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael DickersonVAN18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stromile SwiftVAN14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · BOS @ PHI
Philadelphia wins a tight one over Boston
85–83. Neither team led by more than 7 at any break. Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 29 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 5 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Chris HerrenBOS
+21.0minutes, today vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 1999–00 (45 games). Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Stephon Marbury 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.
Stephon MarburyNJN vs SEA · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 9 ASTRay AllenMIL vs MIN · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 3 REB · 0 ASTChauncey BillupsMIN @ MIL · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ PHI · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTVince CarterTOR @ CHI · W
28.4 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTSteven SmithPOR vs HOU · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST