5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ORL by 15 after the first quarter and won 95–92.
Final
NJN78
MIA81
Final
SEA92
MIN105
Final · OT
ORL92
NYK95
Final
WAS96
CHI98
Final
DET97
HOU107
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 · ORL @ NYK
New York needs overtime to survive Orlando
Tied 86–86 after regulation. New York won the final period 9–6 for a 95–92 win. Allan Houston led New York with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. Tracy McGrady scored 36 for Orlando in the loss.
Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 26 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 92 |
| NYK | 11 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 95 |
Who led
Allan HoustonNYK24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Marcus CambyNYK22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyORL36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongORL15 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · NJN @ MIA
Miami holds off New Jersey, 81–78
Miami led 70–57 after three and held on to win by three. Anthony Mason led Miami with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 32 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 46
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.
Jerry StackhouseDET @ HOU · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high46 PTS · 0 REB · 2 ASTTracy McGradyORL @ NYK · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTElton BrandCHI vs WAS · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 ASTChris WhitneyWAS @ CHI · L
6.2 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 11 ASTStephon MarburyNJN @ MIA · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 ASTSteve FrancisHOU vs DET · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 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