2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CHI by 2 after the first quarter and won 82–72.
Final
CHI72
LAL82
Final
SAS108
SAC99
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 @ LAL
Lakers beat Chicago, 82–72
Lakers led 62–59 after three and won by 10. Lamar Odom led Lakers with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · LAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 21 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 72 |
| LAL | 19 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 82 |
Who led
Lamar OdomLAL23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantLAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Andres NocioniCHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengCHI13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAS @ SAC
San Antonio never trails at a break against Sacramento
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–99. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · SAS vs SAC
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Tim DuncanSAS
+3.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 31 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kwame BrownLAL
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 2005–06 (72 games). Today: 3 points in 19 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Tim Duncan leads the day with 35
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.
Tim DuncanSAS @ SAC · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 14 REB · 3 ASTAndres NocioniCHI @ LAL · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTLamar OdomLAL vs CHI · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTMetta World PeaceSAC vs SAS · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTKevin MartinSAC vs SAS · L
23.7 PPG season to date · −4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs CHI · W
22.0 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST