5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by LAC (vs MIN) and NJN (vs HOU).
Final
ORL83
IND97
Final
DEN108
NYK96
Final
ATL87
MIL88
Final
NJN90
HOU77
Final
MIN87
LAC95
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 · MIN @ LAC
Clippers keep rolling, beat Minnesota
That is four in a row. Final: 95–87. Chris Kaman led Clippers with 24 points, 23 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · LAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 23 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 87 |
| LAC | 24 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 95 |
Who led
Chris KamanLAC24 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellLAC17 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Ricky DavisMIN20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Mark BlountMIN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · NJN @ HOU
New Jersey beats Houston, 90–77
New Jersey led 68–55 after three and won by 13. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Yao MingHOU
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Mark BlountMIN
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Yao Ming leads the day with 36
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.
Yao MingHOU vs NJN · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN @ NYK · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 ASTVince CarterNJN @ HOU · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 ASTStephon MarburyNYK vs DEN · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTJosh SmithATL @ MIL · L
9.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 ASTChris KamanLAC vs MIN · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 23 REB · 1 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