2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
DET83
CHI95
Final
LAL108
PHX87
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 · DET @ CHI
Chicago makes it eight straight
Chicago beat Detroit 95–83 and moved to 25–3. Scottie Pippen led Chicago with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 23 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 83 |
| CHI | 28 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 95 |
Who led
Scottie PippenCHI27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Michael JordanCHI23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillDET27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Otis ThorpeDET17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · LAL @ PHX
Lakers lead Phoenix wire to wire
Lakers were ahead at every break and won 108–87. Best quarter: the fourth, 32–22. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 26 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists.
Top-scorer duel · LAL vs PHX
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
−6.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 26 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Grant LongDET
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
41 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Scottie Pippen leads the day with 27
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.
Scottie PippenCHI vs DET · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 ASTGrant HillDET @ CHI · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ PHX · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 5 ASTEddie JonesLAL @ PHX · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 ASTMichael JordanCHI vs DET · W
30.4 PPG season to date · −7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTOtis ThorpeDET @ CHI · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 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