7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ATL by 8 after three quarters and won 105–98.
Final
SAS83
MIA88
Final
IND82
ORL84
Final
VAN92
TOR102
Final
ATL98
MIL105
Final
CHI98
BOS102
Final
NJN91
MIN105
Final
LAL84
SAC72
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 · ATL @ MIL
Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to beat Atlanta
Trailing by 8 after three, Milwaukee outscored the Hawks 25–10 the rest of the way. Final: 105–98. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · MIL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 31 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 98 |
| MIL | 29 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 105 |
Who led
Ray AllenMIL27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellMIL22 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Toni KukocATL31 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Alan HendersonATL18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · IND @ ORL
Orlando holds off Indiana, 84–82
Orlando led 68–58 after three and held on to win by two. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 4 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
23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 60 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Sean ElliottSAS
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 39 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Dan MajerleMIA
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
42 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Paul Pierce 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.
Paul PierceBOS vs CHI · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTTerrell BrandonMIN vs NJN · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTStephon MarburyNJN @ MIN · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 8 ASTToni KukocATL @ MIL · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 10 ASTRon MercerCHI @ BOS · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 ASTTracy McGradyORL vs IND · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 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