2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed SAC by 7 after the first quarter and won 126–119.
Final
DET87
CLE71
Final
WAS126
SAC119
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 · WAS @ SAC
Antawn Jamison scores 33 as Washington wins in Sacramento
Final: 126–119. Antawn Jamison made 9 of 17 shots from the field. Kevin Martin scored 40 for Sacramento in the loss.
Game flow · WAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 24 | 29 | 44 | 29 | 126 |
| SAC | 31 | 28 | 24 | 36 | 119 |
Who led
Antawn JamisonWAS33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasWAS30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kevin MartinSAC40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John SalmonsSAC23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · DET @ CLE
Detroit handles Cleveland by 16
The Pistons won the fourth quarter 30–16. Final: 87–71. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DET vs CLE
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Caron ButlerWAS
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
Flip MurrayDET
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Kevin Martin 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.
Kevin MartinSAC vs WAS · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTAntawn JamisonWAS @ SAC · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 ASTGilbert ArenasWAS @ SAC · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 ASTLeBron JamesCLE vs DET · L
26.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTCaron ButlerWAS @ SAC · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTJohn SalmonsSAC vs WAS · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high23 PTS · 6 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.
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