2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 99–78.
Final
PHI99
BOS78
Final
SAC104
LAL117
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 · PHI @ BOS
Philadelphia rolls past Boston, 99–78
The Celtics were held to 12 points in the fourth quarter. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 20 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 99 |
| BOS | 24 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 78 |
Who led
Allen IversonPHI25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kenny ThomasPHI15 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Paul PierceBOS24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerBOS12 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAC @ LAL
Lakers make it six straight
Lakers beat Sacramento 117–104 and moved to 48–31. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Streak strip · LAL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Derek FisherLAL
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 78 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
Bimbo ColesBOS
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Greg BucknerPHI
+9.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantLAL vs SAC · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs SAC · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 2 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ BOS · W
27.4 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTPaul PierceBOS vs PHI · L
26.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 ASTChris WebberSAC @ LAL · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTMike BibbySAC @ LAL · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 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