12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed CHI by 11 at halftime and won 98–84.
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 · CHI @ SEA
Seattle rallies from 11 down to beat Chicago
Trailing by 11 at the half, Seattle outscored the Bulls 65–40 the rest of the way. Final: 98–84. Ray Allen led Seattle with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · SEA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 26 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 84 |
| SEA | 21 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 98 |
Who led
Ray AllenSEA27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisSEA27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengCHI16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Michael SweetneyCHI13 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · TOR @ BOS
Toronto's skid reaches nine
Boston won 100–93; the Raptors fall to 0–9. Paul Pierce led Boston with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
Streak strip · TOR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Milt PalacioUTA
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36
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 LAC · L
31.9 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ MIA · L
32.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTDwyane WadeMIA vs PHI · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 10 ASTEddie HousePHX vs UTA · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTSalim StoudamireATL @ NOK · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 ASTJermaine O'NealIND vs CHA · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST