6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 12 after the first quarter and won 100–93.
Final
SAC97
TOR101
Final
ORL83
BOS91
Final
HOU98
CHI100
Final
LAC101
IND108
Final
PHX98
NYK106
Final
POR100
DAL93
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 · POR @ DAL
Portland fights back from 12 down against Dallas
Final: 100–93, after trailing by 12 after one. Scottie Pippen led Portland with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · POR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 19 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 100 |
| DAL | 31 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 93 |
Who led
Scottie PippenPOR19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPOR18 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyDAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Raef LaFrentzDAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Joe JohnsonPHX
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 45 minutes.
Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 23 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Jeryl SasserORL
+33.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
46 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · HOU @ CHI
Chicago turns it around against Houston
From 8 down at the half to a 2-point win: 100–98. Jalen Rose led Chicago with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Top-scorer duel · CHI vs HOU
Top performances
Stephon Marbury leads the day with 31
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.
Stephon MarburyPHX @ NYK · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 ASTMike BibbySAC @ TOR · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTJalen RoseCHI vs HOU · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTKurt ThomasNYK vs PHX · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 0 ASTLatrell SprewellNYK vs PHX · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 ASTPaul PierceBOS vs ORL · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 13 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