3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DET by 4 after three quarters and won 99–97.
Final
GSW102
CHH114
Final · OT
DAL101
NYK108
Final
DET97
HOU99
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 · DET @ HOU
Steve Francis scores 36, Houston holds off Detroit
Final: 99–97. Steve Francis added 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · HOU 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 26 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 97 |
| HOU | 27 | 29 | 18 | 25 | 99 |
Who led
Steve FrancisHOU36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Eddie GriffinHOU19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhouseDET29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Corliss WilliamsonDET25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DAL @ NYK
New York flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime
Dallas led 64–63 at the break. Tied 94–94 after regulation, New York won the extra time 14–7. Final: 108–101. Marcus Camby led New York with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · NYK vs DAL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 48 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 32 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Steve Francis 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.
Steve FrancisHOU vs DET · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ NYK · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 ASTJerry StackhouseDET @ HOU · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTBaron DavisCHH vs GSW · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 11 ASTMarcus CambyNYK vs DAL · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTCorliss WilliamsonDET @ HOU · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 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.
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Cold