5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DET by 12 after three quarters and won 91–86.
Final
DAL111
HOU112
Final
DET86
IND91
Final
UTA81
LAC91
Final
NYK95
MIA103
Final
SEA81
SAS84
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 · DET @ IND
Indiana climbs out of a 12-point hole against Detroit
Down 12 after three, the Pacers won the fourth quarter 33–16 and the game 91–86. Derrick McKey led Indiana with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · IND 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 19 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 86 |
| IND | 28 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 91 |
Who led
Derrick McKeyIND20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ricky PierceIND14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillDET20 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Terry MillsDET20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SEA @ SAS
San Antonio holds off Seattle, 84–81
San Antonio led 70–69 after three and held on to win by three. David Robinson led San Antonio with 24 points, 16 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
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 77 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Mark WestDET
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Jim Jackson 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.
Jim JacksonDAL @ HOU · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 1 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ LAC · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 4 ASTHakeem OlajuwonHOU vs DAL · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 ASTGeorge McCloudDAL @ HOU · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTAnthony MasonNYK @ MIA · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 ASTAlonzo MourningMIA vs NYK · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 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