8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAL by 7 at halftime and won 128–120.
Final
PHI95
ORL89
Final
IND86
WAS80
Final
CHH91
MIL98
Final · 2OT
LAL120
POR128
Final
NJN82
TOR101
Final
NYK94
MIA67
Final
MEM98
HOU95
Final
DAL113
SAC100
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 · LAL @ POR
Bonzi Wells scores 33, Portland wins in double overtime
Tied 105–105 after regulation. Final: 128–120. Shaquille O'Neal scored 36 for Lakers in the loss.
Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | OT2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 21 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 120 |
| POR | 27 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 128 |
Who led
Bonzi WellsPOR33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePOR25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantLAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Troy HudsonORL
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 78 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
Ron MercerIND
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Oscar TorresHOU
+30.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
46 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.
Second story · PHI @ ORL
Philadelphia handles Orlando by 6
The 76ers won the second quarter 33–19. Final: 95–89. Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Top performances
Ray Allen leads the day with 47
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.
Ray AllenMIL vs CHH · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ POR · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 ASTBonzi WellsPOR vs LAL · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTTracy McGradyORL vs PHI · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTJamal MashburnCHH @ MIL · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 ASTNick Van ExelDAL @ SAC · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 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