3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
SAS95
NJN88
Final
PHI71
POR94
Final
DAL86
UTA103
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 · SAS @ NJN
Sean Elliott scores 35 as San Antonio wins in New Jersey
Final: 95–88. Sean Elliott made 14 of 26 shots from the field.
Game flow · SAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 28 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 95 |
| NJN | 26 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 88 |
Who led
Sean ElliottSAS35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonSAS19 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Shawn BradleyNJN21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Armen GilliamNJN20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DAL @ UTA
Utah controls Dallas start to finish
Utah won 103–86, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Karl Malone led Utah with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 47 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.
Losing minutes
Jim JacksonDAL
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Rex WaltersPHI
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 7.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Sean Elliott leads the day with 35
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.
Sean ElliottSAS @ NJN · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTKarl MaloneUTA vs DAL · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTShawn BradleyNJN vs SAS · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTClar. WeatherspoonPHI @ POR · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 ASTArmen GilliamNJN vs SAS · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTDavid RobinsonSAS @ NJN · W
25.2 PPG season to date · −6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 17 REB · 3 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