7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WSB trailed DAL by 9 after the first quarter and won 112–100.
Final · OT
TOR101
ATL104
Final
CHI117
CHH93
Final
SEA84
MIA81
Final
NJN93
NYK105
Final
MIN98
PHX93
Final
DEN96
SAC126
Final
DAL100
WSB112
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 · DAL @ WSB
Washington climbs out of a 9-point hole against Dallas
Down 9 after one, the Bullets won the third quarter 33–26 and the game 112–100. Juwan Howard led Washington with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · WSB 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 33 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 100 |
| WSB | 24 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 112 |
Who led
Juwan HowardWSB27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Robert PackWSB23 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jim JacksonDAL33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
George McCloudDAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
Rex ChapmanMIA
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 1994–95 (45 games). Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Sacramento posts the night's biggest win
Sacramento beat Denver by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.
Top performances
Mitch Richmond leads the day with 41
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 vs DEN · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTJim JacksonDAL @ WSB · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTJuwan HowardWSB vs DAL · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTSteven SmithATL vs TOR · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTMichael JordanCHI @ CHH · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTMahmoud Abdul-RaufDEN @ SAC · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 7 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