7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIN by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–90.
Final
LAC121
ATL97
Final
MIA84
PHI94
Final
DEN70
NJN114
Final
TOR70
MEM78
Final · OT
CHI114
DAL115
Final
MIN90
HOU107
Final · OT
DET126
MIL121
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 · MIN @ HOU
Yao Ming scores 30 in Houston win over Minnesota
Final: 107–90. Yao Ming added 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Al Jefferson scored 36 for Minnesota in the loss.
Game flow · HOU 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 90 |
| HOU | 20 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 107 |
Who led
Yao MingHOU30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rafer AlstonHOU22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Al JeffersonMIN36 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Sebastian TelfairMIN13 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Seven games, by the margins
Closest finish: 1. Widest: New Jersey by 44.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 47 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Tyrus ThomasCHI
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Ramon Sessions leads the day with 44
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.
Ramon SessionsMIL vs DET · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +33.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 5 REB · 12 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL vs CHI · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ MIL · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 0 REB · 4 ASTAl JeffersonMIN @ HOU · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 22 REB · 4 ASTCharlie VillanuevaMIL vs DET · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 ASTAl ThorntonLAC @ ATL · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 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