8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed NOH by 2 after the first quarter and won 102–99.
Final
IND88
ORL92
Final
MIL106
PHI122
Final
SAS92
MEM94
Final
MIN102
NOH99
Final
LAC90
HOU115
Final
SAC82
UTA92
Final
DEN114
PHX128
Final
LAL99
GSW126
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 · MIN @ NOH
Minnesota holds off New Orleans, 102–99
Minnesota led 76–72 after three and held on to win by three. Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · MIN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 102 |
| NOH | 26 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 99 |
Who led
Wally SzczerbiakMIN18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellMIN16 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Casey JacobsenNOH15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Bostjan NachbarNOH14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SAS @ MEM
Memphis leads San Antonio wire to wire
Memphis was ahead at every break and won 94–92. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–31. Mike Miller led Memphis with 28 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
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 42 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Luke WaltonLAL
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Allen Iverson leads the day with 39
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.
Allen IversonPHI vs MIL · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 12 ASTElton BrandLAC @ HOU · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN @ PHX · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 ASTMike MillerMEM vs SAS · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTMike BibbySAC @ UTA · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 ASTAmar'e StoudemirePHX vs DEN · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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