12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIL by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–97.
Final
NYK89
ORL111
Final
CLE89
PHI98
Final
GSW103
WAS90
Final
CHA84
BOS104
Final
TOR75
MEM86
Final
SAC83
MIA104
Final
MIL97
MIN103
Final
UTA85
NOH92
Final
CHI99
SAS102
Final
IND106
POR97
Final
DAL103
LAL108
Final
DET87
SEA95
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 · MIL @ MIN
Minnesota climbs back to beat Milwaukee
Milwaukee led by 11 after one. Minnesota won it 103–97. Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · MIN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 30 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 97 |
| MIN | 19 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 103 |
Who led
Wally SzczerbiakMIN28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettMIN25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddMIL24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsMIL21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · CHI @ SAS
San Antonio holds off Chicago, 102–99
San Antonio led 74–66 after three and held on to win by three. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 49 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantLAL vs DAL · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTLeBron JamesCLE @ PHI · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTJason RichardsonGSW @ WAS · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTShane BattierMEM vs TOR · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTTim DuncanSAS vs CHI · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs CLE · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 9 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