7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 88–80.
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 · SAS @ MEM
Memphis climbs back to beat San Antonio
San Antonio led by 11 after one. Memphis won it 88–80. Stromile Swift led Memphis with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · MEM 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 27 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 80 |
| MEM | 16 | 29 | 19 | 24 | 88 |
Who led
Stromile SwiftMEM14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jason WilliamsMEM13 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rasho NesterovicSAS13 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliSAS13 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MIN @ UTA
Utah handles Minnesota by 5
The Jazz won the fourth quarter 30–19. Final: 93–88. Matt Harpring led Utah with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Raja BellUTA
+9.9points, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Points per game
13.0 points a game over his last three games, against 3.1 in 2002–03 (75 games). Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 2002–03 (81 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+32.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
48 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.
Top performances
Matt Harpring leads the day with 32
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.
Matt HarpringUTA vs MIN · W
18.7 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ POR · W
25.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL vs MIA · W
23.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTSam CassellMIN @ UTA · L
16.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 10 ASTLatrell SprewellMIN @ UTA · L
13.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTRasheed WallacePOR vs PHI · L
18.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST