3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed LAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 98–83.
Final
VAN72
NYK97
Final
MIL104
ORL95
Final
LAL98
LAC83
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 @ LAC
Lakers keep rolling, beat Clippers
That is four in a row. Final: 98–83. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
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 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 98 |
| LAC | 23 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 83 |
Who led
Kobe BryantLAL29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jeff McInnisLAC20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomLAC16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIL @ ORL
Milwaukee gets past Orlando
104–95, with Milwaukee ahead 56–43 at halftime. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Kurt ThomasNYK
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.
Losing minutes
Horace GrantLAL
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Grant LongVAN
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 29
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.
Kobe BryantLAL @ LAC · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 ASTRay AllenMIL @ ORL · W
23.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTGlen RiceNYK vs VAN · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTAllan HoustonNYK vs VAN · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTGlenn RobinsonMIL @ ORL · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTPat GarrityORL vs MIL · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST