7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 95–88.
Final
NYK87
CHA94
Final
NJN89
CLE99
Final
TOR95
MIA115
Final
LAL96
CHI87
Final
DET96
HOU107
Final
SAS104
PHX116
Final
SAC88
POR95
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 · SAC @ POR
Portland fights back from 11 down against Sacramento
Final: 95–88, after trailing by 11 at the half. Brandon Roy led Portland with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.
Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 23 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 88 |
| POR | 23 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 95 |
Who led
Brandon RoyPOR25 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePOR25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tyreke EvansSAC19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason ThompsonSAC18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NYK @ CHA
Charlotte fights back late to top New York
New York led 74–66 after three. Charlotte won the fourth 28–13 and the game 94–87. Stephen Jackson led Charlotte with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · CHA vs NYK
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42
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 @ CHI · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ PHX · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 14 REB · 1 ASTAmar'e StoudemirePHX vs SAS · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 0 ASTMichael BeasleyMIA vs TOR · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTChris BoshTOR @ MIA · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 ASTSteve NashPHX vs SAS · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 13 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