9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed HOU by 10 after three quarters and won 114–110.
Final
TOR103
BOS122
Final
NJN98
DET105
Final
SAC114
HOU110
Final
MIL95
IND112
Final
CLE100
MIN88
Final
UTA99
ORL111
Final
GSW101
SEA108
Final · OT
POR100
VAN104
Final
LAL114
WSB122
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 @ HOU
Mitch Richmond goes for 47 in Sacramento win over Houston
Sacramento won 114–110. Hakeem Olajuwon scored 37 for Houston in the loss.
Game flow · SAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 26 | 25 | 22 | 41 | 114 |
| HOU | 26 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 110 |
Who led
Mitch RichmondSAC47 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lionel SimmonsSAC11 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU37 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerHOU17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · LAL @ WSB
Washington handles Lakers by 8
The Bullets won the fourth quarter 41–27. Final: 122–114. Chris Webber led Washington with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 45 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Mitch Richmond leads the day with 47
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.
Mitch RichmondSAC @ HOU · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high47 PTS · 6 REB · 7 ASTChris WebberWSB vs LAL · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTHakeem OlajuwonHOU vs SAC · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTCedric CeballosLAL @ WSB · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTShawn KempSEA vs GSW · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 16 REB · 7 ASTDino RadjaBOS vs TOR · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 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