5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DET by 11 at halftime and won 101–98.
Final
PHI100
BOS111
Final
ORL103
CHI112
Final
LAL101
DET98
Final
SEA88
SAS83
Final
HOU100
VAN89
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 · LAL @ DET
Nick Van Exel scores 30 as Lakers win in Detroit
Final: 101–98. Nick Van Exel made 10 of 19 shots from the field.
Game flow · LAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 26 | 22 | 39 | 14 | 101 |
| DET | 25 | 34 | 16 | 23 | 98 |
Who led
Nick Van ExelLAL30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Cedric CeballosLAL21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillDET25 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Allan HoustonDET19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SEA @ SAS
Seattle takes care of San Antonio
A 5-point win, 88–83. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 30 points, 16 rebounds and 1 assist.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Ashraf AmayaVAN
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Michael Jordan 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.
Michael JordanCHI vs ORL · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTShawn KempSEA @ SAS · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 ASTNick Van ExelLAL @ DET · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTScottie PippenCHI vs ORL · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTJerry StackhousePHI @ BOS · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTAnfernee HardawayORL @ CHI · L
26.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 ASTHot and cold
Last 10 games against the season so far
Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Cold