2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
DAL85
CHI96
Final
NJN101
LAC102
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 · NJN @ LAC
Clippers hold off New Jersey, 102–101
Clippers led 81–70 after three and held on to win by one. Corey Maggette led Clippers with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · LAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | 24 | 16 | 30 | 31 | 101 |
| LAC | 31 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 102 |
Who led
Corey MaggetteLAC18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Elton BrandLAC18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterNJN33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bostjan NachbarNJN17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DAL @ CHI
Chicago leads Dallas wire to wire
Chicago was ahead at every break and won 96–85. Best quarter: the fourth, 29–29. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Top-scorer duel · CHI vs DAL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Quinton RossLAC
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 29 minutes.
Losing minutes
Chris DuhonCHI
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 39 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Ben GordonCHI
+13.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 31.1 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Vince Carter leads the day with 33
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.
Vince CarterNJN @ LAC · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTBen GordonCHI vs DAL · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ CHI · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTLuol DengCHI vs DAL · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTCorey MaggetteLAC vs NJN · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTElton BrandLAC vs NJN · W
20.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 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