10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CHH by 14 at halftime and won 90–79.
Final
UTA102
BOS90
Final
CLE94
CHI113
Final
SEA87
DET94
Final
DAL97
LAL114
Final
IND103
MIA97
Final
SAS105
MIN96
Final
CHH79
NJN90
Final · 3OT
DEN137
PHX127
Final
HOU96
TOR93
Final
PHI95
WSB127
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 · CHH @ NJN
New Jersey turns it around against Charlotte
From 14 down at the half to an 11-point win: 90–79. Kevin Edwards led New Jersey with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · NJN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHH | 26 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 79 |
| NJN | 19 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 90 |
Who led
Kevin EdwardsNJN21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamNJN16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Glen RiceCHH15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kendall GillCHH15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Ten games, by the margins
Closest finish: 3. Widest: Washington by 32.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 1994–95 (79 games). Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
54 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Karl Malone 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.
Karl MaloneUTA @ BOS · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTJamal MashburnDAL @ LAL · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTCedric CeballosLAL vs DAL · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 ASTMahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN @ PHX · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 20 ASTDavid RobinsonSAS @ MIN · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 ASTSharone WrightPHI @ WSB · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST