12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 15 at halftime and won 110–103.
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 · NYK @ IND
New York erases 15-point lead, steals one from Indiana
Indiana led 69–54 at halftime. New York won the second half 56–34 to take it 110–103. Al Harrington led New York with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · NYK 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 25 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 110 |
| IND | 26 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 103 |
Who led
Al HarringtonNYK26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Larry HughesNYK22 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Danny GrangerIND33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dahntay JonesIND25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CLE @ WAS
Washington climbs out of a 10-point hole against Cleveland
Down 10 after one, the Wizards won the fourth quarter 33–19 and the game 108–91. Antawn Jamison led Washington with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · WAS vs CLE
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, today vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
31 points today in 38 minutes, against 22.2 a game in 2008–09 (81 games).
Losing minutes
Randy FoyeWAS
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 41
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.
Dirk NowitzkiDAL vs SAS · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 12 REB · 0 ASTLeBron JamesCLE @ WAS · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 ASTDanny GrangerIND vs NYK · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTChris BoshTOR @ UTA · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 17 REB · 0 ASTChris Douglas-RobertsNJN @ MIL · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTAntawn JamisonWAS vs CLE · W
31.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST