11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 16 at halftime and won 99–98.
Final
GSW101
BOS94
Final
VAN104
CHH116
Final · OT
DEN112
DAL109
Final
PHI78
DET101
Final
CLE100
IND93
Final
SAC99
LAL98
Final
ORL109
MIN98
Final
NJN87
POR99
Final
SAS100
SEA112
Final
CHI90
UTA85
Final
MIA94
WSB110
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 · SAC @ LAL
Sacramento erases 16-point lead, steals one from Lakers
Lakers led 55–39 at halftime. Sacramento won the second half 60–43 to take it 99–98. Brian Grant led Sacramento with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · SAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 24 | 15 | 35 | 25 | 99 |
| LAL | 27 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 98 |
Who led
Brian GrantSAC23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Olden PolyniceSAC17 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Cedric CeballosLAL23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Sedale ThreattLAL21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Eleven games, by the margins
Closest finish: 1. Widest: Detroit by 23.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 49 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 2 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
16.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.6 in 1994–95 (34 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf leads the day with 39
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.
Mahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN @ DAL · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 10 ASTJamal MashburnDAL vs DEN · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTMichael JordanCHI @ UTA · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTNick AndersonORL @ MIN · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 ASTSean ElliottSAS @ SEA · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTTom GugliottaMIN vs ORL · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST