10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NOK by 25 after the first quarter and won 92–91.
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 · NOK @ POR
Zach Randolph drops 31 in 25-point comeback win over New Orleans/Oklahoma City
New Orleans/Oklahoma City led by 25 after one. Final: 92–91.
Game flow · POR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK | 38 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 91 |
| POR | 13 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 92 |
Who led
Zach RandolphPOR31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Travis OutlawPOR16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicNOK21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Desmond MasonNOK18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Ten games, by the margins
Closest finish: 1. Widest: Seattle by 14.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 5 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
Brandon RoyPOR
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 4 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Flip MurrayDET
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Yao Ming leads the day with 35
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.
Yao MingHOU vs NYK · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 17 REB · 2 ASTDwyane WadeMIA @ NJN · W
25.4 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 10 ASTJoe JohnsonATL @ TOR · W
29.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTVince CarterNJN vs MIA · L
28.8 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTAl HarringtonIND vs ORL · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 ASTZach RandolphPOR vs NOK · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST