3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAC by 18 at halftime and won 112–110.
Final
HOU86
DAL97
Final · OT
MIN92
CHI89
Final · OT
SAC110
POR112
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 @ POR
Portland rallies from eighteen down at the half, wins in overtime
Sacramento led 63–45 at the break. It was 105–105 after regulation, and Portland won the extra time 7–5. Final: 112–110. Zach Randolph led Portland with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 34 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 110 |
| POR | 18 | 27 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 112 |
Who led
Zach RandolphPOR28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPOR27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicSAC27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbySAC26 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Second story · MIN @ CHI
Minnesota edges Chicago in overtime, 92–89
Regulation ended 82–82. Minnesota won by three. Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MIN vs CHI
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Jalen RoseCHI
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
46 minutes today, against 26.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Zach Randolph leads the day with 28
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.
Zach RandolphPOR vs SAC · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 5 ASTBonzi WellsPOR vs SAC · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTLatrell SprewellMIN @ CHI · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTPeja StojakovicSAC @ POR · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 ASTMike BibbySAC @ POR · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 15 ASTRasheed WallacePOR vs SAC · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST