7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 6 after three quarters and won 75–72.
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 · MIA @ NYK
Miami takes over late to edge New York
Down 6 after three, Miami won the fourth 23–14. Final: 75–72. Jason Williams led Miami with 17 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.
Game flow · MIA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 25 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 75 |
| NYK | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 72 |
Who led
Jason WilliamsMIA17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Udonis HaslemMIA16 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Eddy CurryNYK19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
David LeeNYK14 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 25.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Yao MingHOU
+4.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
Fred JonesNYK
−14.9minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.9 in 2006–07 (63 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Luke RidnourSEA
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.
Top performances
Yao Ming 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.
Yao MingHOU @ CHA · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ SEA · W
20.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTSam CassellLAC vs CLE · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTTracy McGradyHOU @ CHA · W
27.3 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTCorey MaggetteLAC vs CLE · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 4 ASTZydrunas IlgauskasCLE @ LAC · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST