4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 11 at halftime and won 96–91.
Final
IND91
MIA96
Final
PHX72
NJN110
Final
NOK80
UTA104
Final
WAS116
GSW98
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 · IND @ MIA
Miami handles Indiana by 5
The Heat won the third quarter 29–18. Final: 96–91. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · MIA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 29 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 91 |
| MIA | 28 | 14 | 29 | 25 | 96 |
Who led
Shaquille O'NealMIA23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadeMIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonIND22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicIND19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.
Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 2004–05 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · NOK @ UTA
Utah routs New Orleans/Oklahoma City by 24
Utah led by 3 at halftime and won 104–80. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Top performances
Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 40
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.
Gilbert ArenasWAS @ GSW · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 3 REB · 10 ASTAntawn JamisonWAS @ GSW · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 ASTShaquille O'NealMIA vs IND · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 ASTDwyane WadeMIA vs IND · W
27.5 PPG season to date · −5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTStephen JacksonIND @ MIA · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 ASTCarlos BoozerUTA vs NOK · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 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