4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
BOS103
MIN100
Final
LAC104
PHI106
Final
DAL122
TOR113
Final
LAL102
HOU103
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 · LAL @ HOU
Houston holds off Lakers, 103–102
Houston led 84–69 after three and held on to win by one. Yao Ming led Houston with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 14 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 102 |
| HOU | 24 | 26 | 34 | 19 | 103 |
Who led
Yao MingHOU23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyHOU21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomLAL22 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Chucky AtkinsLAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · LAC @ PHI
Philadelphia leads Clippers wire to wire
Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 106–104. Best quarter: the third, 32–32. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Chris BoshTOR
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 47 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Paul Pierce leads the day with 32
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.
Paul PierceBOS @ MIN · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ TOR · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 ASTChris BoshTOR vs DAL · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs LAC · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTBobby SimmonsLAC @ PHI · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTMichael FinleyDAL @ TOR · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 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