5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAC by 10 at halftime and won 134–127.
Final
WAS83
MIA106
Final
CLE92
MEM86
Final
DAL94
CHI93
Final
ORL100
PHX121
Final · 2OT
BOS134
LAC127
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 · BOS @ LAC
Ricky Davis scores 34, Boston wins in double overtime
Tied 109–109 after regulation. Final: 134–127. Corey Maggette scored 38 for Clippers in the loss.
Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 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 | OT2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 26 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 134 |
| LAC | 32 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 127 |
Who led
Ricky DavisBOS34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul PierceBOS33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggetteLAC38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Elton BrandLAC24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DAL @ CHI
Dallas takes over late to edge Chicago
Down 5 after three, Dallas won the fourth 29–23. Final: 94–93. Michael Finley led Dallas with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 17 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 50 minutes.
Losing minutes
Devin HarrisDAL
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Tony AllenBOS
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40
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.
Shaquille O'NealMIA vs WAS · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTCorey MaggetteLAC vs BOS · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTRicky DavisBOS @ LAC · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ LAC · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTLeBron JamesCLE @ MEM · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTMichael FinleyDAL @ CHI · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 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