10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed MIL by 16 at halftime and won 94–88.
Final
DET92
ATL94
Final
MIN88
LAC104
Final
ORL88
NJN121
Final
NYK97
WAS100
Final
CLE104
CHI112
Final
PHI72
HOU97
Final
NOH94
MIL88
Final
IND81
DEN92
Final
MIA71
SEA100
Final
DAL121
GSW116
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 @ MIL
New Orleans storms back from 16 down to beat Milwaukee
The Hornets trailed by 16 at the half and won 94–88. Jamal Mashburn led New Orleans with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · NOH 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOH | 18 | 16 | 34 | 26 | 94 |
| MIL | 31 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 88 |
Who led
Jamal MashburnNOH23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
P.J. BrownNOH20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenMIL29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddMIL16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DAL @ GSW
Dallas rallies from 9 down to beat Golden State
Trailing by 9 after three, Dallas outscored the Warriors 36–22 the rest of the way. Final: 121–116. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DAL vs GSW
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Marko JaricLAC
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.
Losing minutes
Ron MercerIND
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35
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.
Dirk NowitzkiDAL @ GSW · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTRay AllenMIL vs NOH · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTZydrunas IlgauskasCLE @ CHI · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTJalen RoseCHI vs CLE · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTRicky DavisCLE @ CHI · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTElton BrandLAC vs MIN · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 17 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