11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 97–96.
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 · LAC @ CHI
Clippers rally from 13 down to beat Chicago
Trailing by 13 after one, Clippers outscored the Bulls 76–62 the rest of the way. Final: 97–96. Corey Maggette led Clippers with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · LAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 21 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 97 |
| CHI | 34 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 96 |
Who led
Corey MaggetteLAC23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Marko JaricLAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Eddy CurryCHI20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tyson ChandlerCHI17 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Yao MingHOU
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
14.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.2 in 2003–04 (80 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Ryan BowenHOU
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 3.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Cleveland posts the night's biggest win
Cleveland beat Washington by 31, the widest margin of 11 games.
Top performances
Stephon Marbury 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.
Stephon MarburyNYK @ IND · L
22.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTJermaine O'NealIND vs NYK · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTYao MingHOU vs LAL · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ NJN · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTMichael ReddMIL vs NOH · W
25.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTSteve NashPHX vs SAC · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST