5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAS by 11 after three quarters and won 81–80.
Final
ORL96
BOS117
Final · OT
NOH106
WAS111
Final
CLE81
CHI92
Final
MEM81
SAS80
Final
DET86
UTA94
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 · MEM @ SAS
Memphis fights back late to top San Antonio
San Antonio led 68–57 after three. Memphis won the fourth 24–12 and the game 81–80. Earl Watson led Memphis with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · MEM 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 21 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 81 |
| SAS | 26 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 80 |
Who led
Earl WatsonMEM13 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lorenzen WrightMEM12 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluSAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rasho NesterovicSAS18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DET @ UTA
Utah makes it four straight
Utah beat Detroit 94–86 and moved to 31–30. Gordan Giricek led Utah with 24 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
Streak strip · UTA
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Mark BlountBOS
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Gilbert Arenas 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.
Gilbert ArenasWAS vs NOH · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 11 ASTBaron DavisNOH @ WAS · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 ASTTracy McGradyORL @ BOS · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTMark BlountBOS vs ORL · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 21 REB · 2 ASTJamal MashburnNOH @ WAS · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTRasheed WallaceDET @ UTA · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 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