8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAL by 18 after three quarters and won 129–123.
Final · OT
LAL123
CHI129
Final
ATL109
DAL73
Final
IND103
MIA89
Final
TOR97
NJN88
Final
UTA94
NYK99
Final
CHH93
PHI84
Final
GSW83
SEA123
Final
HOU92
VAN93
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 · LAL @ CHI
Scottie Pippen drops 35 in 18-point comeback win over Lakers
Lakers led by 18 after three. Final: 129–123. Nick Van Exel scored 36 for Lakers in the loss.
Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 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 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 36 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 123 |
| CHI | 22 | 35 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 129 |
Who led
Scottie PippenCHI35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Toni KukocCHI31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelLAL36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL27 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Second story · HOU @ VAN
Vancouver takes over late to edge Houston
Down 6 after three, Vancouver won the fourth 26–19. Final: 93–92. Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Vancouver with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
Jon BarryATL
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Gary GrantMIA
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Nick Van Exel 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.
Nick Van ExelLAL @ CHI · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 ASTScottie PippenCHI vs LAL · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTToni KukocCHI vs LAL · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTMichael JordanCHI vs LAL · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTHersey HawkinsSEA vs GSW · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ NYK · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 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