9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 11 after the first quarter and won 90–89.
Final
NOH82
PHI85
Final · OT
DET90
TOR89
Final
PHX100
WAS105
Final
NYK92
BOS74
Final
LAC88
MIA97
Final
UTA85
MEM79
Final
CLE95
MIL101
Final
CHI81
GSW101
Final
MIN97
LAL84
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 · DET @ TOR
Detroit needs overtime to survive Toronto
Tied 82–82 after regulation. Detroit won the final period 8–7 for a 90–89 win. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 21 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 90 |
| TOR | 32 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 89 |
Who led
Richard HamiltonDET28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterTOR31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshTOR13 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 32 minutes.
Losing minutes
Rick FoxLAL
−21.1minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
7.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.7 in 2002–03 (76 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Kareem RushLAL
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
43 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.
Second story · MIN @ LAL
Minnesota rallies from 9 down to beat Lakers
Trailing by 9 at the half, Minnesota outscored the Lakers 62–40 the rest of the way. Final: 97–84. Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MIN vs LAL
Top performances
Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 35
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.
Latrell SprewellMIN @ LAL · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs NOH · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 ASTVince CarterTOR vs DET · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTJoe JohnsonPHX @ WAS · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 ASTSam CassellMIN @ LAL · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 11 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ TOR · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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