8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed POR by 8 at halftime and won 99–97.
Final
POR97
ATL99
Final
GSW86
CLE96
Final · OT
CHH86
MIA89
Final
ORL82
SAC96
Final
CHI83
HOU110
Final
UTA79
SAS86
Final
DEN103
LAL119
Final
NYK75
SEA96
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 · POR @ ATL
Atlanta climbs back to beat Portland
Portland led by 8 at the half. Atlanta won it 99–97. Lorenzen Wright led Atlanta with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · ATL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 26 | 31 | 14 | 26 | 97 |
| ATL | 19 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 99 |
Who led
Lorenzen WrightATL20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jim JacksonATL14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePOR25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePOR14 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · ORL @ SAC
Sacramento extends win streak to 5
96–82 over Orlando. Record: 7–2. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
Streak strip · SAC
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
Brent BarrySEA
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.2 in 1999–00 (80 games). Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34
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 DEN · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 2 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs DEN · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 ASTJamal MashburnCHH @ MIA · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 ASTSteve FrancisHOU vs CHI · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 ASTAntonio McDyessDEN @ LAL · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTPeja StojakovicSAC vs ORL · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST