5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by DEN (vs POR) and ORL (vs NJN).
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 · ORL @ NJN
Steve Francis scores 33, Orlando holds off New Jersey
Final: 103–102. Steve Francis added 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · ORL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 25 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 103 |
| NJN | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 102 |
Who led
Steve FrancisORL33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardORL15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Nenad KrsticNJN28 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterNJN21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DEN @ POR
Denver makes it three straight
Denver beat Portland 103–97 and moved to 41–31. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Streak strip · DEN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 67 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
41 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 34
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.
Shaquille O'NealMIA @ NOH · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 3 ASTSteve FrancisORL @ NJN · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTDwyane WadeMIA @ NOH · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 ASTEmeka OkaforCHA @ CHI · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 1 ASTNenad KrsticNJN vs ORL · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 11 REB · 0 ASTCaron ButlerLAL @ SAS · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTHot and cold
Last 10 games against the season so far
Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Cold