7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 106–96.
Final
SAS109
CHH102
Final
BOS73
CLE91
Final
LAL99
DEN78
Final
DAL111
MIL114
Final
SAC102
ORL112
Final
CHI96
PHX106
Final
HOU94
SEA99
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 · CHI @ PHX
Charles Barkley posts 35 and 16 as Phoenix beats Chicago
35 points and 16 rebounds in a 106–96 win.
Game flow · PHX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 33 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 96 |
| PHX | 20 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 106 |
Who led
Charles BarkleyPHX35 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Kevin JohnsonPHX20 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Michael JordanCHI28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenCHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Second story · LAL @ DEN
Lakers win big in Denver
Lakers beat the Nuggets 99–78, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Cedric Ceballos led Lakers with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.
Losing minutes
A.C. GreenPHX
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 29 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Loren MeyerDAL
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Vin Baker leads the day with 36
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.
Vin BakerMIL vs DAL · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTGeorge McCloudDAL @ MIL · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTCharles BarkleyPHX vs CHI · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 2 ASTMichael JordanCHI @ PHX · L
30.6 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTCedric CeballosLAL @ DEN · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 0 ASTMitch RichmondSAC @ ORL · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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