9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SAC by 14 after the first quarter and won 99–88.
Final
DAL119
MIN95
Final
NYK86
TOR95
Final
PHX81
IND92
Final
MIA87
MIL109
Final
SAC88
DET99
Final
SAS92
NOH90
Final
WAS72
DEN88
Final
MEM100
LAC102
Final
LAL98
SEA119
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 · SAC @ DET
Detroit climbs out of a 14-point hole against Sacramento
Down 14 after one, the Pistons won the fourth quarter 32–11 and the game 99–88. Clifford Robinson led Detroit with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · DET 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 33 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 88 |
| DET | 19 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 99 |
Who led
Clifford RobinsonDET21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Corliss WilliamsonDET19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberSAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicSAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Caron ButlerMIA
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 70 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
Travis BestMIA
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 63 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.
Second story · WAS @ DEN
Denver climbs back to beat Washington
Washington led by 9 after one. Denver won it 88–72. Shammond Williams led Denver with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DEN vs WAS
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34
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.
Shaquille O'NealLAL @ SEA · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 0 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ NOH · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ MIN · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTRay AllenSEA vs LAL · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTMike MillerMEM @ LAC · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTVince CarterTOR vs NYK · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 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