3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
NYK98
NJN110
Final
SAS68
DAL104
Final
HOU114
LAL100
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 · NYK @ NJN
Vince Carter scores 32 in New Jersey win over New York
Final: 110–98. Vince Carter added 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · NJN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 17 | 20 | 33 | 28 | 98 |
| NJN | 25 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 110 |
Who led
Vince CarterNJN32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddNJN28 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Stephon MarburyNYK30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jamal CrawfordNYK26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Caron ButlerLAL
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 71 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
16.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.0 in 2003–04 (42 games). Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.
Second story · HOU @ LAL
Houston leads Lakers wire to wire
Houston was ahead at every break and won 114–100. Best quarter: the first, 33–26. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Top performances
Vince Carter 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.
Vince CarterNJN vs NYK · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTStephon MarburyNYK @ NJN · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 9 ASTJason KiddNJN vs NYK · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 12 ASTTracy McGradyHOU @ LAL · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTJamal CrawfordNYK @ NJN · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTCaron ButlerLAL vs HOU · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 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