3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHI by 9 at halftime and won 98–96.
Final
CHI98
PHI96
Final
BOS93
MIN90
Final
SEA104
LAL111
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 · CHI @ PHI
Jalen Rose scores 32, Chicago rallies past Philadelphia
Chicago trailed by 9 at the half and won 98–96.
Game flow · CHI 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 22 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 98 |
| PHI | 25 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 96 |
Who led
Jalen RoseCHI32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordCHI14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Eric SnowPHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jabari SmithPHI14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · BOS @ MIN
Boston holds off Minnesota, 93–90
Boston led 72–65 after three and held on to win by three. Paul Pierce led Boston with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
The whole night · final margins
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
14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.
Losing minutes
Joe SmithMIN
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 70 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
41 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 41
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.
Shaquille O'NealLAL vs SEA · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 11 REB · 4 ASTJalen RoseCHI @ PHI · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ MIN · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTEric SnowPHI vs CHI · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 ASTKevin GarnettMIN vs BOS · L
21.4 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 ASTGary PaytonSEA @ LAL · L
22.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 8 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