5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed CLE by 8 after the first quarter and won 101–99.
Final · OT
SEA101
CLE99
Final
BOS88
NYK95
Final
HOU108
MIL91
Final
PHX71
SAS91
Final
LAC81
POR94
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 · SEA @ CLE
Seattle needs overtime to survive Cleveland
Tied 93–93 after regulation. Seattle won the final period 8–6 for a 101–99 win. Gary Payton led Seattle with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · SEA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 18 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 101 |
| CLE | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 99 |
Who led
Gary PaytonSEA27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Ruben PattersonSEA22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Lamond MurrayCLE21 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Andre MillerCLE18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · LAC @ POR
Portland makes it three straight
Portland beat Clippers 94–81 and moved to 41–18. Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.
Streak strip · POR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Marcus CambyNYK
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
Sean ElliottSAS
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 35 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
41 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Steve Francis leads the day with 29
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.
Steve FrancisHOU @ MIL · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 8 ASTMarcus CambyNYK vs BOS · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 17 REB · 3 ASTGary PaytonSEA @ CLE · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 ASTTim DuncanSAS vs PHX · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ NYK · L
24.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTSam CassellMIL vs HOU · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 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