7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed PHI by 12 at halftime and won 94–89.
Final
IND98
MIL107
Final
CHI95
MIN119
Final
LAL99
POR101
Final · 2OT
DET110
MEM107
Final
BOS94
MIA86
Final
NOH94
PHI89
Final
SAS85
PHX92
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 · NOH @ PHI
New Orleans rallies from 12 down to beat Philadelphia
Trailing by 12 at the half, New Orleans outscored the 76ers 53–36 the rest of the way. Final: 94–89. Jamal Mashburn led New Orleans with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · NOH 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOH | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 94 |
| PHI | 28 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 89 |
Who led
Jamal MashburnNOH27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisNOH16 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Greg BucknerPHI13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · DET @ MEM
Detroit needs two overtimes to survive Memphis
Tied 93–93 after regulation. Detroit won the final period 10–7 for a 110–107 win. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DET vs MEM
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 78 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kendall GillMIN
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 80 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Mehmet OkurDET
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 69 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Wally Szczerbiak leads the day with 44
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.
Wally SzczerbiakMIN vs CHI · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ POR · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ POR · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTSam CassellMIL vs IND · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ MIA · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs NOH · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 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