6 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 16 at halftime and won 98–95.
Final · OT
CHI104
NYK101
Final
POR99
MEM102
Final · OT
NJN101
ORL99
Final · OT
HOU98
DAL95
Final
UTA97
PHX96
Final
MIN83
LAL96
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 · HOU @ DAL
Houston needs overtime to survive Dallas
Tied 85–85 after regulation. Houston won the final period 13–10 for a 98–95 win. Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · HOU 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 11 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 98 |
| DAL | 21 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 95 |
Who led
Cuttino MobleyHOU29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisHOU20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Michael FinleyDAL25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Eduardo NajeraDAL17 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 67 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 48 minutes.
Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 76 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Jake VoskuhlPHX
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Five games go down to the wire
Five of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Lakers by 13.
Top performances
Tracy McGrady leads the day with 39
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 vs NJN · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 16 REB · 7 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs MIN · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTCuttino MobleyHOU @ DAL · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs MIN · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTKurt ThomasNYK vs CHI · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 0 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ PHX · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 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