8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed BOS by 18 after the first quarter and won 99–89.
Final
SAC97
DAL111
Final
PHI87
ORL105
Final
LAC88
IND106
Final
MIA97
WAS95
Final
GSW91
CHI105
Final
BOS89
HOU99
Final
MIN112
SAS88
Final
DEN90
POR101
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 · BOS @ HOU
Cuttino Mobley scores 40 as Houston beats Boston
Houston won 99–89. Cuttino Mobley: 40 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist.
Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 34 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 89 |
| HOU | 16 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 99 |
Who led
Cuttino MobleyHOU40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kelvin CatoHOU14 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Paul PierceBOS30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerBOS25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIN @ SAS
Minnesota fights back from 9 down against San Antonio
Final: 112–88, after trailing by 9 at the half. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MIN vs SAS
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 21 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Cuttino Mobley leads the day with 40
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.
Cuttino MobleyHOU vs BOS · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTMichael JordanWAS vs MIA · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ ORL · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTKevin GarnettMIN @ SAS · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 5 ASTMarcus FizerCHI vs GSW · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ HOU · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 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