9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by CHH (vs CHI) and PHI (vs NJN).
Final
CHH98
CHI97
Final
DAL104
GSW102
Final
ATL95
IND97
Final
POR89
LAC102
Final
TOR101
MIN115
Final
SEA108
NYK98
Final
NJN79
PHI82
Final
SAS92
UTA91
Final
MIA99
WSB111
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 · CHH @ CHI
Charlotte rallies from 10 down to beat Chicago
Trailing by 10 at the half, Charlotte outscored the Bulls 58–47 the rest of the way. Final: 98–97. Kenny Anderson led Charlotte with 20 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. Michael Jordan scored 40 for Chicago in the loss.
Game flow · CHH 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHH | 17 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 98 |
| CHI | 21 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 97 |
Who led
Kenny AndersonCHH20 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dell CurryCHH19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanCHI40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Toni KukocCHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Five games go down to the wire
Five of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 14.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Toni KukocCHI
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 73 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Rex WaltersPHI
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Vernon Maxwell leads the day with 41
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.
Vernon MaxwellPHI vs NJN · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +25.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTMichael JordanCHI vs CHH · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 ASTAlonzo MourningMIA @ WSB · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 ASTIsaiah RiderMIN vs TOR · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTMookie BlaylockATL @ IND · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTJoe SmithGSW vs DAL · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 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