13 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed LAC by 14 at halftime and won 101–99.
Final
CHH77
IND66
Final
TOR120
CLE105
Final · OT
LAC99
MIA101
Final · OT
LAL113
NJN110
Final
PHI107
MIL104
Final · OT
SAC97
UTA94
Final
ATL92
CHI96
Final
WAS89
HOU99
Final
DAL92
SAS104
Final
NYK77
DEN96
Final
MIN88
POR109
Final
BOS98
VAN99
Final
PHX93
GSW83
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 · LAC @ MIA
Miami needs overtime to survive Clippers
Tied 90–90 after regulation. Miami won the final period 11–9 for a 101–99 win. Eddie Jones led Miami with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 24 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 99 |
| MIA | 19 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 101 |
Who led
Eddie JonesMIA22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony MasonMIA21 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomLAC19 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jeff McInnisLAC17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Six close finishes and one Trail Blazers rout
Six of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Portland beat Minnesota by 21.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
38.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.7 in 48 earlier games. Today: 49 points in 43 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Stephon Marbury leads the day with 50
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.
Stephon MarburyNJN vs LAL · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +26.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high50 PTS · 3 REB · 12 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ MIL · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
49 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ NJN · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTChris WebberSAC @ UTA · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTVince CarterTOR @ CLE · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ NJN · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 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