9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed MIL by 12 after the first quarter and won 94–87.
Final
ORL86
CLE82
Final · OT
NJN106
LAC95
Final
BOS77
MIA78
Final
CHH94
MIL87
Final
TOR70
MIN79
Final
SAC101
NYK115
Final
VAN90
PHI96
Final
CHI97
SAS88
Final
HOU103
WSB99
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 @ MIL
Charlotte climbs out of a 12-point hole against Milwaukee
Down 12 after one, the Hornets won the second quarter 32–17 and the game 94–87. Glen Rice led Charlotte with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · CHH 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 | 16 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 94 |
| MIL | 28 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 87 |
Who led
Glen RiceCHH23 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Dell CurryCHH22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Glenn RobinsonMIL27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenMIL15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 14.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
Brent BarryLAC
−14.2minutes, last 2 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
9.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.0 in 1995–96 (79 games). Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Michael Jordan leads the day with 35
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.
Michael JordanCHI @ SAS · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTHakeem OlajuwonHOU @ WSB · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 2 ASTJerry StackhousePHI vs VAN · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTPatrick EwingNYK vs SAC · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 ASTKendall GillNJN @ LAC · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTJayson WilliamsNJN @ LAC · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 24 REB · 2 AST