4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed POR by 13 at halftime and won 88–81.
Final
SAC101
MIL76
Final
MIN86
HOU94
Final
PHX88
POR81
Final
SEA98
LAL119
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 · PHX @ POR
Phoenix climbs back to beat Portland
Portland led by 13 at the half. Phoenix won it 88–81. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · PHX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 17 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 88 |
| POR | 25 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 81 |
Who led
Shawn MarionPHX24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPHX20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Bonzi WellsPOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ruben PattersonPOR13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIN @ HOU
Houston handles Minnesota by 8
The Rockets won the third quarter 32–21. Final: 94–86. Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 19 points, 1 rebound 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
Kobe BryantLAL
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.1 in 34 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
James PoseyHOU
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Jake VoskuhlPHX
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 45
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.
Kobe BryantLAL vs SEA · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTKevin GarnettMIN @ HOU · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 5 ASTShawn MarionPHX @ POR · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs SEA · W
26.5 PPG season to date · −6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTStephon MarburyPHX @ POR · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 ASTMike BibbySAC @ MIL · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 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