8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHX by 14 at halftime and won 102–95.
Final
IND89
ATL92
Final
MEM99
NJN107
Final
NYK98
CHI100
Final
PHX95
DAL102
Final
NOH85
MIL93
Final
LAC73
UTA88
Final
BOS80
DEN90
Final
SAC113
POR104
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 @ DAL
Dallas rallies from 14 down to beat Phoenix
Trailing by 14 at the half, Dallas outscored the Suns 62–41 the rest of the way. Final: 102–95. Steve Nash led Dallas with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists.
Game flow · DAL 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 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 95 |
| DAL | 26 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 102 |
Who led
Steve NashDAL27 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPHX21 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPHX21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · SAC @ POR
Sacramento climbs back to beat Portland
Portland led by 10 after one. Sacramento won it 113–104. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · SAC vs POR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Eddy CurryCHI
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 68 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 30 minutes.
Losing minutes
Jay WilliamsCHI
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 62 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Rasheed Wallace 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.
Rasheed WallacePOR vs SAC · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ DEN · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTEddy CurryCHI vs NYK · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 ASTPeja StojakovicSAC @ POR · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTJermaine O'NealIND @ ATL · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTSteve NashDAL vs PHX · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 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