6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed HOU by 7 at halftime and won 111–105.
Final
DET97
BOS98
Final
HOU105
DEN111
Final
SAS97
LAL107
Final
CHI90
ORL86
Final
UTA107
SAC92
Final
PHX112
VAN92
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 @ DEN
Houston's skid reaches three
Denver won 111–105; the Rockets fall to 43–32. Dale Ellis led Denver with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · DEN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 21 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 105 |
| DEN | 18 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 111 |
Who led
Dale EllisDEN21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Bryant StithDEN20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Mark BryantHOU27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerHOU23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Six games, by the margins
Closest finish: 1. Widest: Phoenix by 20.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Mark BryantHOU
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
Elliot PerryPHX
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 73 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
David Robinson 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.
David RobinsonSAS @ LAL · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ SAC · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 ASTMark BryantHOU @ DEN · L
8.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTMitch RichmondSAC vs UTA · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTMichael JordanCHI @ ORL · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTKevin JohnsonPHX @ VAN · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 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