4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
HOU98
BOS93
Final
GSW95
ORL101
Final
LAC94
POR113
Final
NJN79
UTA105
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 · HOU @ BOS
Houston extends win streak to 5
98–93 over Boston. Record: 8–1. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · HOU 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 31 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 98 |
| BOS | 21 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 93 |
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Clyde DrexlerHOU18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Greg MinorBOS21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dino RadjaBOS13 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Second story · GSW @ ORL
Orlando never trails at a break against Golden State
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 101–95. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Robert HorryHOU
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 45 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Jon BarryGSW
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 29
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.
Anfernee HardawayORL vs GSW · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 ASTRod StricklandPOR vs LAC · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTDennis ScottORL vs GSW · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTClifford RobinsonPOR vs LAC · W
26.5 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTHakeem OlajuwonHOU @ BOS · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTChris MullinGSW @ ORL · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST