9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIA by 10 after the first quarter and won 117–93.
Final
CHI117
MIA93
Final
PHX89
LAL109
Final
NYK97
DET103
Final
SAS103
MIN90
Final
CLE92
WAS104
Final
BOS93
NJN95
Final
UTA95
DAL111
Final
SEA114
LAC98
Final
NOK79
SAC96
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 · CHI @ MIA
Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Miami
Down 10 after one, the Bulls won the second quarter 33–18 and the game 117–93. Luol Deng led Chicago with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · CHI 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 25 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 117 |
| MIA | 35 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 93 |
Who led
Luol DengCHI26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Andres NocioniCHI18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerMIA22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealMIA14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · BOS @ NJN
New Jersey leads Boston wire to wire
New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 95–93. Best quarter: the first, 31–21. Nenad Krstic led New Jersey with 18 points, 6 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
Gerald GreenBOS
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 79 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 24 minutes.
Stepped-up role
David LeeNYK
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 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 PHX · W
35.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTGilbert ArenasWAS vs CLE · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTShawn MarionPHX @ LAL · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTRichard HamiltonDET vs NYK · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 ASTLuol DengCHI @ MIA · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTMarcus BanksMIN vs SAS · L
9.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 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