6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed POR by 2 after three quarters and won 98–97.
Final · OT
PHI127
BOS125
Final
VAN84
DEN94
Final
UTA111
PHX99
Final
DET92
SAC97
Final
NJN103
SAS95
Final
POR97
SEA98
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 · POR @ SEA
Seattle takes over late to edge Portland
Down 2 after three, Seattle won the fourth 23–20. Final: 98–97. Detlef Schrempf led Seattle with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · SEA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 23 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 97 |
| SEA | 29 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 98 |
Who led
Detlef SchrempfSEA26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempSEA23 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Gary TrentPOR24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPOR20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · PHI @ BOS
Philadelphia outlasts Boston in overtime
117–117 at the end of regulation. Philadelphia took the last extra period 10–8. Final: 127–125. Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 38 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · PHI vs BOS
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 47 minutes.
Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Rex WaltersPHI
+32.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
48 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists.
Top performances
Karl Malone leads the day with 41
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.
Karl MaloneUTA @ PHX · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTMitch RichmondSAC vs DET · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 10 ASTJerry StackhousePHI @ BOS · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTGrant HillDET @ SAC · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTKendall GillNJN @ SAS · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 ASTRex WaltersPHI @ BOS · W
7.9 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 11 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