5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIL by 15 at halftime and won 98–94.
Final
NOH86
ORL96
Final
MIA82
WAS89
Final
BOS81
DET71
Final
LAL98
MIL94
Final
GSW94
SEA88
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 · LAL @ MIL
Lakers erase 15-point lead, steal one from Milwaukee
Milwaukee led 64–49 at halftime. Lakers won the second half 49–30 to take it 98–94. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · LAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 29 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 98 |
| MIL | 29 | 35 | 8 | 22 | 94 |
Who led
Shaquille O'NealLAL24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantLAL20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddMIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellMIL20 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Second story · GSW @ SEA
Golden State takes care of Seattle
A 6-point win, 94–88. Antawn Jamison led Golden State with 26 points, 3 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
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
J.R. BremerBOS
+13.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 37
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.
Jerry StackhouseWAS vs MIA · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTTracy McGradyORL vs NOH · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ DET · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTRashard LewisSEA vs GSW · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTAntawn JamisonGSW @ SEA · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ MIL · W
26.3 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 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