8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 10 after three quarters and won 116–115.
Final
GSW106
ATL113
Final
TOR99
CLE106
Final
NYK107
IND92
Final · OT
BOS116
WAS115
Final
HOU93
MIN87
Final
NJN87
CHI95
Final
POR87
DAL93
Final
SAS85
LAC98
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 · BOS @ WAS
Paul Pierce scores 31, Boston rallies past Washington
Boston trailed by 10 after three and won 116–115. Gilbert Arenas scored 39 for Washington in the loss.
Game flow · BOS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 26 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 116 |
| WAS | 25 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 115 |
Who led
Paul PierceBOS31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ryan GomesBOS27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasWAS39 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonWAS25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · HOU @ MIN
Houston makes it three straight
Houston beat Minnesota 93–87 and moved to 28–33. Yao Ming led Houston with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.
Streak strip · HOU
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Ryan GomesBOS
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Flip MurrayCLE
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
43 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Joe Johnson leads the day with 42
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.
Joe JohnsonATL vs GSW · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTJason RichardsonGSW @ ATL · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high42 PTS · 7 REB · 4 ASTGilbert ArenasWAS vs BOS · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTZach RandolphPOR @ DAL · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTMike JamesTOR @ CLE · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ WAS · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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