9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 10 after the first quarter and won 96–88.
Final
NYK110
CLE75
Final
VAN90
NJN104
Final
IND81
TOR102
Final
ORL103
CHI95
Final
POR96
DAL88
Final
WAS91
PHX105
Final
DET79
UTA84
Final
PHI77
LAC88
Final
HOU109
SAC125
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 · POR @ DAL
Portland climbs out of a 10-point hole against Dallas
Down 10 after one, the Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 33–22 and the game 96–88. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · POR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 14 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 96 |
| DAL | 24 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 88 |
Who led
Rasheed WallacePOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPOR16 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyDAL24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardDAL20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate
New York posts the night's biggest win
New York beat Cleveland by 35, the widest margin of 9 games.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Jason KiddPHX
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 60 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+30.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
48 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists.
Top performances
Allan Houston leads the day with 39
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.
Allan HoustonNYK @ CLE · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 ASTJason KiddPHX vs WAS · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 9 ASTVince CarterTOR vs IND · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTCuttino MobleyHOU @ SAC · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTJerry StackhouseDET @ UTA · L
29.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTPeja StojakovicSAC vs HOU · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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