3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed NYK by 4 after the first quarter and won 100–88.
Final
NOH100
NYK88
Final
DAL110
UTA116
Final
PHI106
LAC80
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 · NOH @ NYK
New York's skid reaches three
New Orleans won 100–88; the Knicks fall to 18–42. Chris Paul led New Orleans with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · NOH 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOH | 27 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 100 |
| NYK | 31 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 88 |
Who led
Chris PaulNOH27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
David WestNOH19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordNYK20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Eddy CurryNYK19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · DAL @ UTA
Utah never trails at a break against Dallas
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–110. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Mehmet OkurUTA
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 55 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Al ThorntonLAC
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
43 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Carlos Boozer leads the day with 28
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.
Carlos BoozerUTA vs DAL · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 ASTChris PaulNOH @ NYK · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTJosh HowardDAL @ UTA · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ UTA · L
23.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTJason TerryDAL @ UTA · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 2 ASTMehmet OkurUTA vs DAL · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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