6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 83–78.
Final · OT
SAC78
ORL83
Final
NOK109
NYK98
Final
CHI101
IND89
Final
BOS83
NJN103
Final
CHA91
MIL101
Final
CLE108
UTA90
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 · SAC @ ORL
Orlando needs overtime to survive Sacramento
Tied 74–74 after regulation. Orlando won the final period 9–4 for an 83–78 win. Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · ORL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 20 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 78 |
| ORL | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 83 |
Who led
Hedo TurkogluORL22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardORL19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbySAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Brad MillerSAC16 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Six games, by the margins
Closest finish: 5. Widest: New Jersey by 20.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 29 minutes.
Losing minutes
Mark BlountBOS
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 37 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+29.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
LeBron James leads the day with 51
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.
LeBron JamesCLE @ UTA · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
51 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTMichael ReddMIL vs CHA · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTChris PaulNOK @ NYK · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 13 ASTVince CarterNJN vs BOS · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTDonyell MarshallCLE @ UTA · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 ASTHedo TurkogluORL vs SAC · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 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