1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · Finals · G1
SEA90
CHI107
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 · NBA Finals · Game 1 · SEA @ CHI
Chicago takes Game 1, leads Seattle 1–0
107–90 in Chicago. The NBA Finals series continues. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · CHI 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 18 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 90 |
| CHI | 24 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 107 |
Who led
Michael JordanCHI28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenCHI21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempSEA32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Sam PerkinsSEA14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Shawn KempSEA
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Sam PerkinsSEA
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Shawn Kemp leads the day with 32
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.
Shawn KempSEA @ CHI · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTMichael JordanCHI vs SEA · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTScottie PippenCHI vs SEA · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTToni KukocCHI vs SEA · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTRon HarperCHI vs SEA · W
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTSam PerkinsSEA @ CHI · L
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST