3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAC by 9 after three quarters and won 99–87.
Final
ORL84
CHH97
Final
SAS93
POR79
Final
LAC87
HOU99
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 @ HOU
Houston rallies from 9 down to beat Clippers
Trailing by 9 after three, Houston outscored the Clippers 32–11 the rest of the way. Final: 99–87. Steve Francis led Houston with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · HOU 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 21 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 87 |
| HOU | 28 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 99 |
Who led
Steve FrancisHOU22 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Cuttino MobleyHOU22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jeff McInnisLAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Corey MaggetteLAC19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Baron DavisCHH
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Sean ElliottSAS
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · ORL @ CHH
Charlotte never trails at a break against Orlando
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 97–84. Baron Davis led Charlotte with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Top performances
Derek Anderson 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.
Derek AndersonSAS @ POR · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTBaron DavisCHH vs ORL · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 9 ASTSteve FrancisHOU vs LAC · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 8 ASTCuttino MobleyHOU vs LAC · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 ASTMaurice TaylorHOU vs LAC · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTJeff McInnisLAC @ HOU · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 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