7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed POR by 10 after the first quarter and won 85–74.
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 @ POR
Orlando climbs back to beat Portland
Portland led by 10 after one. Orlando won it 85–74. Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 21 points, 5 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. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 17 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 85 |
| POR | 27 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 74 |
Who led
Hedo TurkogluORL21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisORL20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePOR16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Martell WebsterPOR13 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · HOU @ LAC
Houston beats Clippers, 88–71
Houston led 59–58 after three and won by 17. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 2006–07 (44 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Dan DickauLAC
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Tracy McGrady 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.
Tracy McGradyHOU @ LAC · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTCaron ButlerWAS @ DAL · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTStephen JacksonGSW vs PHX · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL vs WAS · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTChris PaulNOH vs MIN · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 11 ASTMonta EllisGSW vs PHX · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST