10 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed VAN by 17 after the first quarter and won 99–92.
Final
CLE83
ATL87
Final
IND82
DAL103
Final · 2OT
LAL126
HOU115
Final
CHH97
MIA105
Final · OT
PHX89
MIL99
Final
POR97
MIN100
Final
PHI101
NYK97
Final
GSW102
SEA121
Final · 2OT
LAC99
VAN92
Final
DET92
WSB79
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 · LAC @ VAN
Clippers rally from ten down at the half, win in double overtime
Vancouver led 46–36 at the break. It was 81–81 after regulation, and Clippers won the extra time 12–5. Final: 99–92. Malik Sealy led Clippers with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | OT2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 13 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 99 |
| VAN | 30 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 92 |
Who led
Malik SealyLAC22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Pooh RichardsonLAC15 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Bryant ReevesVAN30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Anthony PeelerVAN21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout
Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Indiana by 21.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kenny SmithDET
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
11.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 1995–96 (68 games). Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.
Top performances
Mookie Blaylock leads the day with 39
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.
Mookie BlaylockATL vs CLE · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 8 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ NYK · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ HOU · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 2 ASTCharles BarkleyHOU vs LAL · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 16 REB · 5 ASTShawn KempSEA vs GSW · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTVin BakerMIL vs PHX · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST