7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed POR by 8 at halftime and won 96–91.
Final
CHA108
ORL94
Final
MEM105
NJN96
Final
CLE80
HOU99
Final
LAL96
DEN117
Final
WAS85
UTA84
Final
SEA96
POR91
Final
DAL101
SAC109
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 · SEA @ POR
Seattle climbs out of an 8-point hole against Portland
Down 8 at the half, the SuperSonics won the third quarter 32–16 and the game 96–91. Damien Wilkins led Seattle with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · SEA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 18 | 22 | 32 | 24 | 96 |
| POR | 23 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 91 |
Who led
Damien WilkinsSEA21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenSEA19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePOR19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Derek AndersonPOR18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · DAL @ SAC
Sacramento handles Dallas by 8
The Kings won the fourth quarter 34–25. Final: 109–101. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 38 points, 9 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
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
Pau GasolMEM
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 38
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.
Peja StojakovicSAC vs DAL · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ SAC · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTTracy McGradyHOU vs CLE · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTGilbert ArenasWAS @ UTA · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 ASTGrant HillORL vs CHA · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTLarry HughesWAS @ UTA · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 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