5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed PHI by 10 after three quarters and won 96–89.
Final · OT
NYK103
MIA100
Final
SAC94
LAL100
Final
CLE82
BOS103
Final
PHI89
NJN96
Final
CHH82
PHX85
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 @ NJN
Stephon Marbury scores 34 in New Jersey win over Philadelphia
Final: 96–89. Stephon Marbury added 4 rebounds and 9 assists.
Game flow · NJN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 20 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 89 |
| NJN | 22 | 21 | 19 | 34 | 96 |
Who led
Stephon MarburyNJN34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinNJN20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPHI32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Theo RatliffPHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NYK @ MIA
New York needs overtime to survive Miami
Tied 91–91 after regulation. New York won the final period 12–9 for a 103–100 win. Glen Rice led New York with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.
Top-scorer duel · NYK vs MIA
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Robert HorryLAL
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.
Losing minutes
Mario EliePHX
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Antoine Walker leads the day with 36
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.
Antoine WalkerBOS vs CLE · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 8 ASTStephon MarburyNJN vs PHI · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ NJN · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTGlen RiceNYK @ MIA · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 ASTJamal MashburnCHH @ PHX · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs SAC · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 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