6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHH by 12 at halftime and won 90–87.
Final
SAC90
DEN86
Final
SEA112
HOU106
Final
CHH87
IND90
Final
NJN90
MIA110
Final
TOR79
NYK125
Final
SAS97
POR121
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 @ IND
Indiana rallies from 12 down to beat Charlotte
Trailing by 12 at the half, Indiana outscored the Hornets 50–35 the rest of the way. Final: 90–87. Derrick McKey led Indiana with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHH | 28 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 87 |
| IND | 21 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 90 |
Who led
Derrick McKeyIND18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Mark JacksonIND15 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Glen RiceCHH31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Larry JohnsonCHH14 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Acie EarlTOR
+17.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
Sam MackHOU
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+31.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
47 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · NJN @ MIA
Miami climbs back to beat New Jersey
New Jersey led by 11 after one. Miami won it 110–90. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MIA vs NJN
Top performances
Gary Payton leads the day with 31
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.
Gary PaytonSEA @ HOU · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 9 ASTGlen RiceCHH @ IND · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTShawn KempSEA @ HOU · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTClyde DrexlerHOU vs SEA · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTOlden PolyniceSAC @ DEN · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 ASTHakeem OlajuwonHOU vs SEA · L
27.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 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