5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 96–91.
Final · OT
MIN96
PHI91
Final
PHX86
CHI80
Final
SAS91
UTA83
Final
HOU82
VAN75
Final
ORL80
LAC92
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 · MIN @ PHI
Minnesota flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime
Philadelphia led 49–45 at the break. Tied 84–84 after regulation, Minnesota won the extra time 12–7. Final: 96–91. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 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 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 96 |
| PHI | 32 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 91 |
Who led
Kevin GarnettMIN23 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Terrell BrandonMIN16 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPHI26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Theo RatliffPHI14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHX @ CHI
Chicago's skid reaches six
Phoenix won 86–80; the Bulls fall to 2–19. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Streak strip · CHI
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
Derek StrongLAC
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Damon JonesVAN
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Allen Iverson leads the day with 26
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.
Allen IversonPHI vs MIN · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimVAN vs HOU · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 ASTRon MercerCHI vs PHX · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTClifford RobinsonPHX @ CHI · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTKevin GarnettMIN @ PHI · W
23.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 7 ASTElton BrandCHI vs PHX · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 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