7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 13 after the first quarter and won 93–79.
Final
MIL99
CHH122
Final
BOS93
DEN117
Final
CHI110
IND102
Final
WSB108
MIN96
Final
ATL93
POR90
Final
HOU79
SAS93
Final
SEA118
VAN109
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 · HOU @ SAS
San Antonio climbs out of a 13-point hole against Houston
Down 13 after one, the Spurs won the third quarter 28–21 and the game 93–79. David Robinson led San Antonio with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · SAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 32 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 79 |
| SAS | 19 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 93 |
Who led
David RobinsonSAS25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Vinny Del NegroSAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerHOU17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SEA @ VAN
Seattle climbs back to beat Vancouver
Vancouver led by 9 after one. Seattle won it 118–109. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.
Top-scorer duel · SEA vs VAN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Sam MitchellMIN
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
43 minutes today, against 25.7 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Michael Jordan leads the day with 44
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.
Michael JordanCHI @ IND · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTScottie PippenCHI @ IND · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTGlen RiceCHH vs MIL · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTJuwan HowardWSB @ MIN · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 ASTLarry JohnsonCHH vs MIL · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTTom HammondsDEN vs BOS · W
4.4 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 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