11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 97–96.
Final
WAS74
CLE105
Final
DAL94
NJN78
Final
SAS103
ATL88
Final
GSW103
CHA87
Final
NYK97
IND103
Final
LAC97
CHI96
Final
LAL84
HOU79
Final
NOH91
MIL94
Final
SAC113
PHX111
Final
DET93
UTA108
Final
TOR102
POR105
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 · LAC @ CHI
Clippers rally from 13 down to beat Chicago
Trailing by 13 after one, Clippers outscored the Bulls 76–62 the rest of the way. Final: 97–96. Corey Maggette led Clippers with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · LAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 21 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 97 |
| CHI | 34 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 96 |
Who led
Corey MaggetteLAC23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Marko JaricLAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Eddy CurryCHI20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tyson ChandlerCHI17 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Yao MingHOU
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
14.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.2 in 2003–04 (80 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Ryan BowenHOU
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 3.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Cleveland posts the night's biggest win
Cleveland beat Washington by 31, the widest margin of 11 games.
Top performances
Stephon Marbury leads the day with 37
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.
Stephon MarburyNYK @ IND · L
22.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTJermaine O'NealIND vs NYK · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTYao MingHOU vs LAL · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ NJN · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTMichael ReddMIL vs NOH · W
25.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTSteve NashPHX vs SAC · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST