2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed HOU by 4 after the first quarter and won 106–96.
Final
HOU96
MIN106
Final
CHH67
POR89
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 · HOU @ MIN
Minnesota gets past Houston
106–96, with Minnesota ahead 48–45 at halftime. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · MIN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 29 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 96 |
| MIN | 25 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 106 |
Who led
Kevin GarnettMIN21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Wally SzczerbiakMIN19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Cuttino MobleyHOU30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisHOU20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHH @ POR
Portland leads Charlotte wire to wire
Portland was ahead at every break and won 89–67. Best quarter: the second, 29–25. Bonzi Wells led Portland with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · POR vs CHH
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 31 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Sam MitchellMIN
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Cuttino Mobley leads the day with 30
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.
Cuttino MobleyHOU @ MIN · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 ASTKevin GarnettMIN vs HOU · W
23.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 ASTSteve FrancisHOU @ MIN · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTWally SzczerbiakMIN vs HOU · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTTerrell BrandonMIN vs HOU · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTChauncey BillupsMIN vs HOU · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 9 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