8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed LAL by 13 after the first quarter and won 90–89.
Final
SEA111
ATL88
Final
UTA102
DAL92
Final
IND102
DEN87
Final
PHI90
LAL89
Final
HOU105
MIN100
Final
MIL72
NJN81
Final
POR101
NYK92
Final
CLE108
WSB100
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 · PHI @ LAL
Philadelphia rallies from 13 down to beat Lakers
Trailing by 13 after one, Philadelphia outscored the Lakers 76–62 the rest of the way. Final: 90–89. Vernon Maxwell led Philadelphia with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · PHI 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 14 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 90 |
| LAL | 27 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 89 |
Who led
Vernon MaxwellPHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePHI20 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelLAL27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Cedric CeballosLAL15 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIL @ NJN
New Jersey handles Milwaukee by 9
The Nets won the third quarter 22–15. Final: 81–72. Shawn Bradley led New Jersey with 17 points, 14 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
Bobby PhillsCLE
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 27 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Karl Malone 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.
Karl MaloneUTA @ DAL · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTAndrew LangATL vs SEA · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTHakeem OlajuwonHOU @ MIN · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 ASTTerrell BrandonCLE @ WSB · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 ASTNick Van ExelLAL vs PHI · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 ASTTom GugliottaMIN vs HOU · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 5 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