2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
PHI84
CHI117
Final
HOU75
PHX109
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 · PHI @ CHI
Chicago routs Philadelphia by 33
Chicago led by 11 at halftime and won 117–84. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game flow · CHI 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 22 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 84 |
| CHI | 38 | 19 | 35 | 25 | 117 |
Who led
Ben GordonCHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kirk HinrichCHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPHI18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPHI14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · HOU @ PHX
Phoenix leads Houston wire to wire
Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 109–75. Best quarter: the third, 35–22. Steve Nash led Phoenix with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
Top-scorer duel · PHX vs HOU
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.
Losing minutes
Juwan HowardHOU
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Malik AllenCHI
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Steve Nash leads the day with 21
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.
Steve NashPHX vs HOU · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 ASTBen GordonCHI vs PHI · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTKirk HinrichCHI vs PHI · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ CHI · L
33.2 PPG season to date · −15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 ASTShawn MarionPHX vs HOU · W
21.1 PPG season to date · −5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTEddie HousePHX vs HOU · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 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