10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SAC by 4 after the first quarter and won 113–87.
Final
TOR101
CHH113
Final
DEN87
CHI108
Final
CLE69
DET80
Final
UTA95
IND86
Final
MIL95
LAL117
Final
SAC87
MIN113
Final
PHX128
PHI102
Final
LAC79
POR86
Final
DAL97
SEA120
Final · OT
ORL92
VAN87
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 · SAC @ MIN
Minnesota routs Sacramento by 26
Minnesota led by 12 at halftime and won 113–87. Sam Mitchell led Minnesota with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 25 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 87 |
| MIN | 21 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 113 |
Who led
Sam MitchellMIN23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tom GugliottaMIN21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondSAC26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantSAC13 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 62 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
A.C. GreenPHX
−22.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+26.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
Second story · ORL @ VAN
Orlando needs overtime to survive Vancouver
Tied 83–83 after regulation. Orlando won the final period 9–4 for a 92–87 win. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists.
Top-scorer duel · ORL vs VAN
Top performances
Michael Jordan leads the day with 33
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 vs DEN · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTDerrick AlstonPHI vs PHX · L
6.1 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTGeorge McCloudDAL @ SEA · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 0 ASTAnfernee HardawayORL @ VAN · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 12 ASTCharles BarkleyPHX @ PHI · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ IND · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 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