5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed GSW by 13 after the first quarter and won 97–88.
Final
CHA90
MIA113
Final
NJN93
NYK87
Final
MEM104
MIN95
Final
ORL90
CHI105
Final
GSW88
POR97
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 · GSW @ POR
Portland climbs back to beat Golden State
Golden State led by 13 after one. Portland won it 97–88. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Portland with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · POR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 31 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 88 |
| POR | 18 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 97 |
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPOR26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePOR19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Troy MurphyGSW19 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Mike DunleavyGSW12 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MEM @ MIN
Memphis fights back from 11 down against Minnesota
Final: 104–95, after trailing by 11 after one. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MEM vs MIN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Ben GordonCHI
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.
Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Nenad KrsticNJN
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
42 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Stephon Marbury leads the day with 31
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 vs NJN · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 ASTKevin GarnettMIN vs MEM · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTDwyane WadeMIA vs CHA · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimPOR vs GSW · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTPau GasolMEM @ MIN · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTWally SzczerbiakMIN vs MEM · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 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