9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by LAL (vs SEA) and LAC (vs CHH).
Final
BOS95
ATL105
Final
TOR74
CLE93
Final
DEN99
GSW114
Final
CHH89
LAC96
Final
SEA106
LAL110
Final
CHI107
MIL104
Final
SAC96
MIN89
Final
MIA99
NYK75
Final · OT
IND98
POR93
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 · SEA @ LAL
Lakers beat Seattle, 110–106
Lakers led 90–84 after three and won by 4. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · LAL 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 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 106 |
| LAL | 26 | 29 | 35 | 20 | 110 |
Who led
Shaquille O'NealLAL32 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelLAL18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Detlef SchrempfSEA27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Gary PaytonSEA24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Nine games, by the margins
Closest finish: 3. Widest: Miami by 24.
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
16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.
Losing minutes
Brent BarryLAC
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs 1995–96 avg
Minutes per game
11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 1995–96 (79 games). Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Acie EarlTOR
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Michael Jordan leads the day with 40
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 @ MIL · W
32.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 6 REB · 6 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs SEA · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 7 ASTReggie MillerIND @ POR · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 7 ASTKenny AndersonPOR vs IND · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTMitch RichmondSAC @ MIN · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 ASTLatrell SprewellGSW vs DEN · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST