4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 7 after the first quarter and won 84–81.
Final
LAL89
DET90
Final
DAL90
BOS96
Final
CLE95
SEA101
Final
SAS84
PHX81
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 · SAS @ PHX
San Antonio takes over late to edge Phoenix
Down 5 after three, San Antonio won the fourth 29–21. Final: 84–81. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · SAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 18 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 84 |
| PHX | 25 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 81 |
Who led
Manu GinobiliSAS19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jacque VaughnSAS17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPHX21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPHX17 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Larry HughesCLE
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 30 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
Grant HillPHX
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Dwayne JonesCLE
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · LAL @ DET
Detroit wins a tight one over Lakers
90–89. Neither team led by more than 7 at any break. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39
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 @ DET · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ BOS · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 6 ASTLarry HughesCLE @ SEA · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTPaul PierceBOS vs DAL · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTRay AllenBOS vs DAL · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 ASTKevin DurantSEA vs CLE · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 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