6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 99–96.
Final
DEN96
NJN99
Final
ORL96
PHI95
Final
CLE94
PHX103
Final
DAL94
POR84
Final
MIN93
SEA94
Final
SAC108
LAL84
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 · DEN @ NJN
New Jersey climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver
Down 9 after one, the Nets won the second quarter 33–16 and the game 99–96. Keith Van Horn led New Jersey with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · NJN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 33 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 96 |
| NJN | 24 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 99 |
Who led
Keith Van HornNJN25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lucious HarrisNJN21 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessDEN20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Raef LaFrentzDEN18 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Kings rout
Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Lakers by 24.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 73 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 70 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Robert PackDEN
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
41 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 15 assists.
Top performances
Tracy McGrady leads the day with 44
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.
Tracy McGradyORL @ PHI · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high44 PTS · 9 REB · 6 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs ORL · L
31.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs SAC · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTJason KiddPHX vs CLE · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 10 ASTChris WebberSAC @ LAL · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTKeith Van HornNJN vs DEN · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 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