5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed NJN by 11 after the first quarter and won 107–101.
Final
NJN101
WAS107
Final
CHI90
ATL93
Final
MIL90
CHH100
Final
MIN93
ORL105
Final
GSW81
HOU86
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 · NJN @ WAS
Washington climbs out of an 11-point hole against New Jersey
Down 11 after one, the Wizards won the second quarter 35–26 and the game 107–101. Christian Laettner led Washington with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · WAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | 33 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 101 |
| WAS | 22 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 107 |
Who led
Christian LaettnerWAS26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonWAS25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinNJN21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyNJN20 PTS · 0 REB · 12 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Toni KukocATL
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 54 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
John AmaechiORL
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 61 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.
Second story · GSW @ HOU
Houston makes it three straight
Houston beat Golden State 86–81 and moved to 35–28. Steve Francis led Houston with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Streak strip · HOU
Top performances
Antawn Jamison leads the day with 34
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.
Antawn JamisonGSW @ HOU · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTTracy McGradyORL vs MIN · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTRay AllenMIL @ CHH · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTChristian LaettnerWAS vs NJN · W
8.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTRichard HamiltonWAS vs NJN · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTSteve FrancisHOU vs GSW · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 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