3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed PHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 93–89.
Final
LAL106
ATL108
Final
POR85
SAS98
Final
PHI89
SEA93
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 · PHI @ SEA
Seattle makes it six straight
Seattle beat Philadelphia 93–89 and moved to 37–33. Gary Payton led Seattle with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 22 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 89 |
| SEA | 19 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 93 |
Who led
Gary PaytonSEA29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Vin BakerSEA18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Aaron McKiePHI21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Eric SnowPHI14 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Second story · LAL @ ATL
Atlanta leads Lakers wire to wire
Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 108–106. Best quarter: the first, 33–32. Jason Terry led Atlanta with 36 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Toni KukocATL
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 58 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
Matt MaloneyATL
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Danny FerrySAS
+12.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Jason Terry leads the day with 36
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.
Jason TerryATL vs LAL · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 5 ASTGary PaytonSEA vs PHI · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 ASTDerek AndersonSAS vs POR · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ ATL · L
27.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ ATL · L
29.4 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTToni KukocATL vs LAL · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 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