5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DET by 8 at halftime and won 88–85.
Final
TOR84
WAS75
Final
DET85
MIA88
Final
CHI86
NYK98
Final
ATL88
MIL97
Final · OT
PHX100
SAS108
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 · DET @ MIA
Miami climbs back to beat Detroit
Detroit led by 8 at the half. Miami won it 88–85. Caron Butler led Miami with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · MIA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 26 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 85 |
| MIA | 29 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 88 |
Who led
Caron ButlerMIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Rasual ButlerMIA16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonDET24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHX @ SAS
San Antonio flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime
Phoenix led 44–43 at the break. Tied 94–94 after regulation, San Antonio won the extra time 14–6. Final: 108–100. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 38 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists.
Top-scorer duel · SAS vs PHX
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Rafer AlstonTOR
+10.3points, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
14.0 points a game over his last three games, against 3.7 in 2001–02 (48 games). Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 35 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Tim Duncan leads the day with 38
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.
Tim DuncanSAS vs PHX · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 16 REB · 9 ASTStephon MarburyPHX @ SAS · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 ASTAllan HoustonNYK vs CHI · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTAmar'e StoudemirePHX @ SAS · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 2 ASTKurt ThomasNYK vs CHI · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ MIA · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 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