4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 99–88.
Final
CHI88
ORL99
Final
NJN78
MIL80
Final
BOS92
NYK86
Final
LAL99
HOU94
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 · CHI @ ORL
Chicago's skid reaches four
Orlando won 99–88; the Bulls fall to 3–23. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.
Game flow · ORL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 22 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 88 |
| ORL | 15 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 99 |
Who led
Tracy McGradyORL31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Pat GarrityORL19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Ron MercerCHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandCHI19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · BOS @ NYK
Boston takes care of New York
A 6-point win, 92–86. Paul Pierce led Boston with 31 points, 4 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
Glen RiceNYK
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 45
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 @ HOU · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTGlen RiceNYK vs BOS · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTTracy McGradyORL vs CHI · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ NYK · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ HOU · W
25.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 6 ASTRon MercerCHI @ ORL · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 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