5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 100–99.
Final
NJN99
ATL121
Final
IND100
CHI99
Final
DET73
CLE75
Final
MIN82
LAL106
Final
SAC92
UTA104
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 · IND @ CHI
Indiana wins a tight one over Chicago
100–99. Neither team led by more than 3 at any break. Rik Smits led Indiana with 17 points, 7 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.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 100 |
| CHI | 30 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 99 |
Who led
Rik SmitsIND17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dale DavisIND16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanCHI24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Toni KukocCHI20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Sam MitchellMIN
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 77 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.
Losing minutes
Ken NormanATL
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Greg GrahamNJN
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.
Second story · SAC @ UTA
Utah makes it three straight
Utah beat Sacramento 104–92 and moved to 55–27. Karl Malone led Utah with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Streak strip · UTA
Top performances
Cedric Ceballos leads the day with 36
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.
Cedric CeballosLAL vs MIN · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTJayson WilliamsNJN @ ATL · L
9.0 PPG season to date · +26.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 0 ASTAllan HoustonDET @ CLE · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTMichael JordanCHI vs IND · L
30.4 PPG season to date · −6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 ASTChris ChildsNJN @ ATL · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTBobby PhillsCLE vs DET · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 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