10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MEM by 11 at halftime and won 105–102.
Final
CHI91
CLE102
Final
MIL93
ORL108
Final
LAL91
WAS94
Final
NJN109
NYK101
Final
PHX103
MIN89
Final
IND80
DAL102
Final · OT
MEM102
UTA105
Final
POR105
SAC92
Final
BOS111
SEA118
Final
DEN118
GSW112
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 · MEM @ UTA
Utah needs overtime to survive Memphis
Tied 95–95 after regulation. Utah won the final period 10–7 for a 105–102 win. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 24 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 30 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 102 |
| UTA | 27 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 105 |
Who led
Andrei KirilenkoUTA24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurUTA23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolMEM32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesMEM25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAL @ WAS
Washington rallies from 9 down to beat Lakers
Trailing by 9 after one, Washington outscored the Lakers 74–62 the rest of the way. Final: 94–91. Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · WAS vs LAL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Vince CarterNJN
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 2 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
14.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.9 in 2004–05 (56 games). Today: 15 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Keith McLeodUTA
+29.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
46 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Paul Pierce leads the day with 43
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.
Paul PierceBOS @ SEA · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high43 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTGilbert ArenasWAS vs LAL · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTPau GasolMEM @ UTA · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 4 ASTLeBron JamesCLE vs CHI · W
30.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTBoris DiawPHX @ MIN · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ WAS · L
32.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 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