5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed CLE by 8 after the first quarter and won 88–86.
Final
CLE86
CHH88
Final
MIA85
NYK94
Final
VAN92
PHI103
Final
SEA92
POR88
Final
DET97
UTA106
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 · CLE @ CHH
Charlotte rallies from 8 down to beat Cleveland
Trailing by 8 after one, Charlotte outscored the Cavaliers 66–56 the rest of the way. Final: 88–86. Larry Johnson led Charlotte with 20 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · CHH 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 30 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 86 |
| CHH | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 88 |
Who led
Larry JohnsonCHH20 PTS · 17 REB · 7 AST
Matt GeigerCHH18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Terrell BrandonCLE22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Antonio LangCLE14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SEA @ POR
Seattle extends win streak to 5
92–88 over Portland. Record: 31–11. Gary Payton led Seattle with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.
Streak strip · SEA
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 41 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kevin WillisMIA
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Sean HigginsPHI
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Karl Malone leads the day with 40
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 DET · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTPatrick EwingNYK vs MIA · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTGrant HillDET @ UTA · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 ASTJerry StackhousePHI vs VAN · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 ASTSean HigginsPHI vs VAN · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTClifford RobinsonPOR vs SEA · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 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