8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed VAN by 4 after the first quarter and won 105–82.
Final
WSB122
BOS108
Final
MIA116
CHH95
Final
PHI76
DET92
Final
LAL111
MIN90
Final
CLE104
ORL116
Final
VAN82
SAS105
Final
SAC89
SEA108
Final
PHX79
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 · VAN @ SAS
San Antonio routs Vancouver by 23
San Antonio led by 2 at halftime and won 105–82. Chuck Person led San Antonio with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 27 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 82 |
| SAS | 23 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 105 |
Who led
Chuck PersonSAS15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Avery JohnsonSAS14 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Lawrence MotenVAN14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Chris KingVAN12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CLE @ ORL
Orlando leads Cleveland wire to wire
Orlando was ahead at every break and won 116–104. Best quarter: the first, 35–21. Shaquille O'Neal led Orlando with 39 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 35 minutes.
Losing minutes
Michael CageCLE
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 75 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Rex WaltersPHI
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39
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.
Shaquille O'NealORL vs CLE · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 13 REB · 3 ASTTim HardawayMIA @ CHH · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 11 ASTElden CampbellLAL @ MIN · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTIsaiah RiderMIN vs LAL · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTJuwan HowardWSB @ BOS · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 9 ASTAlonzo MourningMIA @ CHH · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 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