10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 7 after the first quarter and won 114–104.
Final
LAC88
ATL94
Final
DAL102
DEN114
Final
GSW90
DET100
Final
VAN84
HOU100
Final
CHI97
IND103
Final
BOS91
LAL102
Final
NJN93
MIA96
Final
SAS98
SAC115
Final
MIL87
TOR93
Final
POR104
UTA114
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 · POR @ UTA
Karl Malone scores 47 in Utah win over Portland
Final: 114–104. Karl Malone added 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · UTA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 27 | 15 | 34 | 28 | 104 |
| UTA | 20 | 33 | 38 | 23 | 114 |
Who led
Karl MaloneUTA47 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jeff HornacekUTA19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rod StricklandPOR27 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Clifford RobinsonPOR26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NJN @ MIA
Miami edges New Jersey by three
New Jersey won the fourth 27–21, but Miami held on, 96–93. Billy Owens led Miami with 31 points, 6 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
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 1994–95 (80 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Karl Malone 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.
Karl MaloneUTA vs POR · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
47 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTBilly OwensMIA vs NJN · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTJim JacksonDAL @ DEN · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTMitch RichmondSAC vs SAS · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTMichael JordanCHI @ IND · L
30.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTDale EllisDEN vs DAL · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 9 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