3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 4 at halftime and won 105–99.
Final
DET99
ORL104
Final
BOS81
NJN117
Final
SAC105
LAL99
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 · SAC @ LAL
Sacramento beats Lakers, 105–99
Sacramento led 77–74 after three and won by 6. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 105 |
| LAL | 24 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 99 |
Who led
Peja StojakovicSAC26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberSAC25 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantLAL27 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DET @ ORL
Orlando never trails at a break against Detroit
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–99. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 46 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Pat GarrityORL
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Tracy McGrady leads the day with 46
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 DET · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
46 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs SAC · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs SAC · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 6 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ NJN · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTPeja StojakovicSAC @ LAL · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 ASTChris WebberSAC @ LAL · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 6 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