7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed ATL by 14 at halftime and won 91–81.
Final
DEN80
PHI99
Final
BOS98
TOR110
Final
DAL91
ATL81
Final
NYK86
HOU100
Final
GSW85
SAS109
Final
VAN82
SEA95
Final
CHI82
LAC102
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 · DAL @ ATL
Dallas climbs out of a 14-point hole against Atlanta
Down 14 at the half, the Mavericks won the third quarter 32–16 and the game 91–81. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · DAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 23 | 13 | 32 | 23 | 91 |
| ATL | 24 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 81 |
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiDAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Howard EisleyDAL22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryATL21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
DerMarr JohnsonATL16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 29.6 in 46 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
Vince CarterTOR
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 30 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.
Second story · NYK @ HOU
Houston climbs back to beat New York
New York led by 12 at the half. Houston won it 100–86. Steve Francis led Houston with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Top-scorer duel · HOU vs NYK
Top performances
Paul Pierce leads the day with 39
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.
Paul PierceBOS @ TOR · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs DEN · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTAllan HoustonNYK @ HOU · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTSteve FrancisHOU vs NYK · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTAntawn JamisonGSW @ SAS · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 ASTVince CarterTOR vs BOS · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 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