10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by POR (vs MIA) and IND (vs BOS) and LAL (vs MIL) and GSW (vs NOH).
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 · MIL @ LAL
Kobe Bryant scores 30 in Lakers win over Milwaukee
Final: 100–96. Kobe Bryant added 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · LAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 19 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 96 |
| LAL | 27 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 100 |
Who led
Kobe BryantLAL30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomLAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Desmond MasonMIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Mike JamesMIL18 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 50 minutes.
Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
James JonesIND
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Ten games, by the margins
Closest finish: 2. Widest: Washington by 16.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30
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.
Kobe BryantLAL vs MIL · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTJamaal TinsleyIND vs BOS · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTYao MingHOU @ SAC · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 ASTAntawn JamisonWAS vs TOR · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 ASTJamaal MagloireNOH @ GSW · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 14 REB · 1 ASTRashard LewisSEA @ MIN · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST