3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed NYK by 10 at halftime and won 97–91.
Final · OT
NOH97
NYK91
Final
LAC120
ORL117
Final
ATL97
SAC105
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 · NOH @ NYK
New Orleans rallies from ten down at the half, wins in overtime
New York led 50–40 at the break. It was 83–83 after regulation, and New Orleans won the extra time 14–8. Final: 97–91. Baron Davis led New Orleans with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · NOH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOH | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 97 |
| NYK | 24 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 91 |
Who led
Baron DavisNOH24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownNOH16 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonNYK27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lee NailonNYK18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ ORL
Clippers hold off Orlando, 120–117
Clippers led 90–84 after three and held on to win by three. Andre Miller led Clippers with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Lee NailonNYK
+3.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 5 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 25 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 6 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
42 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Shareef Abdur-Rahim leads the day with 32
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.
Shareef Abdur-RahimATL @ SAC · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTTracy McGradyORL vs LAC · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTGrant HillORL vs LAC · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 ASTAndre MillerLAC @ ORL · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTChris WebberSAC vs ATL · W
19.4 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTAllan HoustonNYK vs NOH · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST