6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed ATL by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–99.
Final
DET89
PHI105
Final
WAS106
ATL99
Final
PHX83
BOS99
Final
VAN89
HOU106
Final
SEA107
GSW105
Final
NJN101
LAL113
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 · WAS @ ATL
Washington rallies from 9 down to beat Atlanta
Trailing by 9 after one, Washington outscored the Hawks 85–69 the rest of the way. Final: 106–99. Juwan Howard led Washington with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 21 | 28 | 23 | 34 | 106 |
| ATL | 30 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 99 |
Who led
Juwan HowardWAS21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris WhitneyWAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryATL31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Alan HendersonATL22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Six games, by the margins
Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 17.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
40.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 47 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 39 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Damon JonesVAN
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.
Top performances
Allen Iverson leads the day with 44
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 DET · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTJerry StackhouseDET @ PHI · L
30.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTStephon MarburyNJN @ LAL · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTJason TerryATL vs WAS · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 ASTAntoine WalkerBOS vs PHX · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 ASTPaul PierceBOS vs PHX · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 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