7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed NYK by 17 at halftime and won 124–117.
Final
IND110
WAS102
Final · OT
BOS115
ATL112
Final
TOR101
MIA92
Final
UTA86
HOU109
Final
CHH79
SAS93
Final
DET94
LAC101
Final · OT
NYK117
SAC124
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 · NYK @ SAC
Chris Webber drops 39 in 17-point comeback win over New York
New York led by 17 at the half. Final: 124–117.
Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 30 | 34 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 117 |
| SAC | 25 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 14 | 124 |
Who led
Chris WebberSAC39 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicSAC29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kurt ThomasNYK23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Glen RiceNYK22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Toni KukocATL
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 58 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Cal BowdlerATL
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · BOS @ ATL
Boston needs overtime to survive Atlanta
Tied 105–105 after regulation. Boston won the final period 10–7 for a 115–112 win. Paul Pierce led Boston with 41 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · BOS vs ATL
Top performances
Paul Pierce leads the day with 41
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 @ ATL · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 11 REB · 3 ASTChris WebberSAC vs NYK · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 15 REB · 5 ASTVince CarterTOR @ MIA · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTJalen RoseIND @ WAS · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 0 REB · 12 ASTTim DuncanSAS vs CHH · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 19 REB · 3 ASTRichard HamiltonWAS vs IND · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 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