7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 15 after the first quarter and won 80–77.
Final
CLE80
ATL77
Final
LAL113
DAL95
Final
CHI86
MIL80
Final
WSB95
ORL113
Final
HOU100
PHX111
Final
LAC85
UTA108
Final
SAS95
VAN86
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 · CLE @ ATL
Cleveland storms back from 15 down to beat Atlanta
The Cavaliers trailed by 15 after one and won 80–77. Terrell Brandon led Cleveland with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 15 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 80 |
| ATL | 30 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 77 |
Who led
Terrell BrandonCLE25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Danny FerryCLE15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Steven SmithATL22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Christian LaettnerATL19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CHI @ MIL
Chicago fights back from 9 down against Milwaukee
Final: 86–80, after trailing by 9 at the half. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · CHI vs MIL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Brent PriceWSB
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 77 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
Sam MackHOU
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Juwan Howard leads the day with 28
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.
Juwan HowardWSB @ ORL · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 2 ASTVin BakerMIL vs CHI · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTShaquille O'NealORL vs WSB · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 18 REB · 1 ASTKarl MaloneUTA vs LAC · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTAnfernee HardawayORL vs WSB · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 8 ASTJeff HornacekUTA vs LAC · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 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