2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed LAL by 7 after three quarters and won 118–110.
Final
NJN76
CLE94
Final
LAC118
LAL110
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 · LAC @ LAL
Corey Maggette scores 39 as Clippers win in Los Angeles
Final: 118–110. Corey Maggette made 10 of 15 shots from the field. Kobe Bryant scored 50 for Lakers in the loss.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 28 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 118 |
| LAL | 23 | 32 | 38 | 17 | 110 |
Who led
Corey MaggetteLAC39 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Elton BrandLAC32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantLAL50 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Smush ParkerLAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 43 minutes.
Losing minutes
Sam CassellLAC
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Ronny TuriafLAL
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.
Second story · NJN @ CLE
Cleveland leads New Jersey wire to wire
Cleveland was ahead at every break and won 94–76. Best quarter: the third, 36–19. LeBron James led Cleveland with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · CLE vs NJN
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 50
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 LAC · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
50 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTCorey MaggetteLAC @ LAL · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 8 REB · 9 ASTLeBron JamesCLE vs NJN · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTElton BrandLAC @ LAL · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 ASTVince CarterNJN @ CLE · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTSmush ParkerLAL vs LAC · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 8 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