6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOK by 12 at halftime and won 101–88.
Final · OT
MIA106
CHA105
Final
SAC109
NJN84
Final
PHX101
NOK88
Final
MEM101
DEN115
Final
ORL85
UTA90
Final
SAS103
LAL96
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 · PHX @ NOK
Phoenix turns it around against New Orleans/Oklahoma City
From 12 down at the half to a 13-point win: 101–88. Boris Diaw led Phoenix with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 30 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 101 |
| NOK | 33 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 88 |
Who led
Boris DiawPHX20 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPHX19 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
David WestNOK22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulNOK14 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Second story · MIA @ CHA
Miami needs overtime to survive Charlotte
Tied 98–98 after regulation. Miami won the final period 8–7 for a 106–105 win. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 35 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MIA vs CHA
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.
Losing minutes
James PoseyMIA
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantLAL vs SAS · L
35.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTShaquille O'NealMIA @ CHA · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN vs MEM · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTMike BibbySAC @ NJN · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 ASTGerald WallaceCHA vs MIA · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 ASTBrevin KnightCHA vs MIA · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 11 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