9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed PHX by 10 after the first quarter and won 109–106.
Final
WAS87
PHI93
Final
TOR79
CHH103
Final
NJN76
DET97
Final
UTA88
ORL86
Final
DEN107
MIN100
Final
MIA84
NYK81
Final
SAC79
SAS82
Final · 2OT
PHX106
VAN109
Final
GSW83
LAC106
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 · PHX @ VAN
Shareef Abdur-Rahim scores 33, Vancouver rallies past Phoenix
Vancouver trailed by 10 after one and won 109–106.
Game flow · VAN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | OT2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 29 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 106 |
| VAN | 19 | 31 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 109 |
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Othella HarringtonVAN16 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPHX34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Clifford RobinsonPHX18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Four close finishes and one Hornets rout
Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Toronto by 24.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Dana BarrosDET
+10.8points, today vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
18 points today in 25 minutes, against 7.2 a game in 1999–00 (72 games).
Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 24 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
43 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Jason Kidd 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.
Jason KiddPHX @ VAN · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimVAN vs PHX · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 ASTDavid WesleyCHH vs TOR · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 ASTJerry StackhouseDET vs NJN · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 ASTNick Van ExelDEN @ MIN · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs WAS · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST