2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed IND by 2 after three quarters and won 86–81.
Final
PHI86
IND81
Final
LAL81
NYK91
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 · PHI @ IND
Philadelphia makes it four straight
Philadelphia beat Indiana 86–81 and moved to 34–10. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 27 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.
Game flow · PHI 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 19 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 86 |
| IND | 18 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 81 |
Who led
Allen IversonPHI27 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Tyrone HillPHI18 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerIND18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jalen RoseIND14 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · LAL @ NYK
New York leads Lakers wire to wire
New York was ahead at every break and won 91–81. Best quarter: the first, 33–19. Allan Houston led New York with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · NYK vs LAL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
36.8 points a game over his last five games, against 29.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
Horace GrantLAL
−5.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 27 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Jeff FosterIND
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33
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 @ NYK · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 ASTAllan HoustonNYK vs LAL · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTLatrell SprewellNYK vs LAL · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ IND · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 8 ASTReggie MillerIND vs PHI · L
19.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTRobert HorryLAL @ NYK · L
5.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 11 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