11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NJN by 5 after the first quarter and won 97–85.
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 · NJN @ PHX
Phoenix beats New Jersey, 97–85
Phoenix led 77–59 after three and won by 12. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · PHX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | 29 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 85 |
| PHX | 24 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 97 |
Who led
Clifford RobinsonPHX17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPHX15 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyNJN30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kendall GillNJN17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Bryant StithBOS
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
−21.2minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
11.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.7 in 1999–00 (54 games). Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.
Second story · VAN @ MIN
Minnesota edges Vancouver by one
Vancouver won the fourth 28–22, but Minnesota held on, 101–100. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Top performances
Mike Bibby leads the day with 37
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.
Mike BibbyVAN @ MIN · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 6 REB · 7 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs GSW · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTStephon MarburyNJN @ PHX · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTChris WebberSAC vs CHI · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 5 ASTAntawn JamisonGSW @ LAL · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 ASTKevin GarnettMIN vs VAN · W
25.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST