11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed GSW by 11 at halftime and won 80–74.
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 · GSW @ PHX
Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat Golden State
Trailing by 11 at the half, Phoenix outscored the Warriors 48–31 the rest of the way. Final: 80–74. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 19 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · PHX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 23 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 74 |
| PHX | 18 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 80 |
Who led
Shawn MarionPHX19 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPHX18 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Larry HughesGSW18 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonGSW17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Joe SmithDET
+10.1points, today vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
20 points today in 20 minutes, against 9.9 a game in 1999–00 (78 games).
Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 1999–00 (54 games). Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Rafer AlstonMIL
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 5.6 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Eleven games, by the margins
Closest finish: 5. Widest: Detroit by 22.
Top performances
Paul Pierce leads the day with 41
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.
Paul PierceBOS vs ORL · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTJerry StackhouseDET vs VAN · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimVAN @ DET · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs MIN · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs MIN · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 5 ASTNick Van ExelDEN vs SAS · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST