8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MEM by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–89.
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 · MEM @ SAC
Sacramento fights back from 11 down against Memphis
Final: 109–89, after trailing by 11 after one. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · SAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 35 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 89 |
| SAC | 24 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 109 |
Who led
Peja StojakovicSAC26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbySAC16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolMEM21 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jason WilliamsMEM15 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Nuggets rout
Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat Phoenix by 30.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 33 minutes.
Losing minutes
Shawn MarionPHX
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 40.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Loren WoodsMIA
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Baron Davis leads the day with 28
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.
Baron DavisNOH @ MIA · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 10 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ MIL · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTMichael FinleyDAL vs CHI · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTKenyon MartinNJN @ SEA · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 14 REB · 1 ASTPeja StojakovicSAC vs MEM · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTMichael ReddMIL vs PHI · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST