12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed MIN by 17 after the first quarter and won 90–78.
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 · MIN @ WAS
Gilbert Arenas drops 34 in 17-point comeback win over Minnesota
Minnesota led by 17 after one. Final: 90–78.
Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 32 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 78 |
| WAS | 15 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 90 |
Who led
Gilbert ArenasWAS34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Caron ButlerWAS19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Ricky DavisMIN25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettMIN15 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Paul PierceBOS
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
35.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 32 minutes.
Losing minutes
Rick BrunsonSEA
−18.3minutes, last 2 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.3 in 2004–05 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Ryan GomesBOS
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
San Antonio posts the night's biggest win
San Antonio beat Seattle by 25, the widest margin of 12 games.
Top performances
Vince Carter leads the day with 45
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.
Vince CarterNJN @ MIL · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 9 REB · 0 ASTGilbert ArenasWAS vs MIN · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTTony ParkerSAS vs SEA · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 6 ASTPaul PierceBOS @ UTA · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs POR · W
34.9 PPG season to date · −8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTChris PaulNOK @ IND · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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.
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Cold