12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 18 after the first quarter and won 114–112.
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 · MIL @ BOS
Milwaukee storms back from 18 down to beat Boston
The Bucks trailed by 18 after one and won 114–112. Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.
Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 24 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 114 |
| BOS | 42 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 112 |
Who led
Sam CassellMIL28 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Glenn RobinsonMIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerBOS27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Vitaly PotapenkoBOS22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Ricky DavisCHH
+10.5points, today vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
15 points today in 21 minutes, against 4.5 a game in 1998–99 (46 games).
Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
15.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.1 in 1998–99 (45 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Charlotte by 33.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 30
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.
Shaquille O'NealLAL vs NJN · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 7 ASTGrant HillDET vs ATL · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTDerek AndersonLAC @ SEA · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTSam CassellMIL @ BOS · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 12 ASTAntoine WalkerBOS vs MIL · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTRon MercerDEN vs MIN · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST