5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed DAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 115–102.
Final
POR72
TOR83
Final
DAL102
DET115
Final
BOS97
HOU93
Final
DEN106
SAC117
Final · OT
MEM108
LAC107
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 · DAL @ DET
Detroit makes it eight straight
Detroit beat Dallas 115–102 and moved to 24–13. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · DET 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 30 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 102 |
| DET | 23 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 115 |
Who led
Chauncey BillupsDET27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chucky AtkinsDET18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashDAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Marquis DanielsDAL16 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MEM @ LAC
Memphis outlasts Clippers in overtime
100–100 at the end of regulation. Memphis took the last extra period 8–7. Final: 108–107. Stromile Swift led Memphis with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MEM vs LAC
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 33
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.
Peja StojakovicSAC vs DEN · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTAndre MillerDEN @ SAC · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ HOU · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTChauncey BillupsDET vs DAL · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTJim JacksonHOU vs BOS · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTStromile SwiftMEM @ LAC · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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