4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
WAS101
LAC116
Final
DAL98
ATL83
Final
DEN96
PHX107
Final
SAC91
UTA89
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 @ UTA
Sacramento wins a tight one over Utah
91–89. Neither team led by more than 10 at any break. Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · SAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 29 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 91 |
| UTA | 19 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 89 |
Who led
Mike BibbySAC24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Bonzi WellsSAC23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerUTA19 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Devin BrownUTA17 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · DEN @ PHX
Phoenix leads Denver wire to wire
Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 107–96. Best quarter: the first, 30–27. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 2 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
18.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.1 in 2004–05 (80 games). Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.
Cooling off
−5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 49 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.
Top performances
Elton Brand leads the day with 32
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.
Elton BrandLAC vs WAS · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTAntawn JamisonWAS @ LAC · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN @ PHX · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ ATL · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTSam CassellLAC vs WAS · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 ASTJason TerryDAL @ ATL · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 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