5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ORL by 11 at halftime and won 102–97.
Final
ORL97
CHA102
Final
SAS75
NYK88
Final
ATL91
CHI105
Final
NOH86
DAL103
Final
POR89
LAC96
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 · ORL @ CHA
Charlotte rallies from 11 down to beat Orlando
Trailing by 11 at the half, Charlotte outscored the Magic 58–42 the rest of the way. Final: 102–97. Brevin Knight led Charlotte with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · CHA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 31 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 97 |
| CHA | 24 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 102 |
Who led
Brevin KnightCHA19 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Emeka OkaforCHA17 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillORL25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardORL21 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ NYK
New York takes down San Antonio
A 13-point win over the 50–16 Spurs. Final: 88–75. Stephon Marbury led New York with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 66 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
Dion GloverSAS
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 2003–04 (69 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Malik RoseNYK
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 0 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 SAS · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 ASTJR SmithNOH @ DAL · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL vs NOH · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTGrant HillORL @ CHA · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTEddy CurryCHI vs ATL · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimPOR @ LAC · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 2 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