4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIL by 1 after the first quarter and won 100–80.
Final
NOK91
PHI103
Final
MIL80
UTA100
Final
SAS96
SAC93
Final
NJN97
GSW100
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 @ UTA
Utah routs Milwaukee by 20
Utah led by 15 at halftime and won 100–80. Gordan Giricek led Utah with 18 points, 0 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · UTA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 80 |
| UTA | 20 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 100 |
Who led
Gordan GiricekUTA18 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurUTA16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddMIL25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
T.J. FordMIL10 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · SAS @ SAC
San Antonio leads Sacramento wire to wire
San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 96–93. Best quarter: the first, 25–19. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 23 points, 2 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
Mike BibbySAC
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
Andrew BogutMIL
−6.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Mike Bibby leads the day with 33
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.
Mike BibbySAC vs SAS · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTJason RichardsonGSW vs NJN · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTMichael ReddMIL @ UTA · L
25.3 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 ASTAllen IversonPHI vs NOK · W
31.8 PPG season to date · −8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 ASTRichard JeffersonNJN @ GSW · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 ASTTony ParkerSAS @ SAC · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST