7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 6 after three quarters and won 75–72.
Final
WAS101
ATL90
Final
HOU85
CHA82
Final
MIA75
NYK72
Final
NOH93
PHI72
Final
MIL88
SAS113
Final
DET107
SEA103
Final
CLE103
LAC95
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 · MIA @ NYK
Miami takes over late to edge New York
Down 6 after three, Miami won the fourth 23–14. Final: 75–72. Jason Williams led Miami with 17 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.
Game flow · MIA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 25 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 75 |
| NYK | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 72 |
Who led
Jason WilliamsMIA17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Udonis HaslemMIA16 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Eddy CurryNYK19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
David LeeNYK14 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 25.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Yao MingHOU
+4.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
Fred JonesNYK
−14.9minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.9 in 2006–07 (63 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Luke RidnourSEA
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.
Top performances
Yao Ming leads the day with 34
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.
Yao MingHOU @ CHA · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ SEA · W
20.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTSam CassellLAC vs CLE · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTTracy McGradyHOU @ CHA · W
27.3 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTCorey MaggetteLAC vs CLE · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 ASTZydrunas IlgauskasCLE @ LAC · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST