4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
GSW100
ATL106
Final
POR89
CHI116
Final
DET84
ORL93
Final
CHH96
SAS84
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 · GSW @ ATL
Golden State's skid reaches three
Atlanta won 106–100; the Warriors fall to 20–33. Christian Laettner led Atlanta with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · ATL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 22 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 100 |
| ATL | 35 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 106 |
Who led
Christian LaettnerATL25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithATL21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Joe SmithGSW25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Chris MullinGSW24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · DET @ ORL
Orlando leads Detroit wire to wire
Orlando was ahead at every break and won 93–84. Best quarter: the first, 28–23. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.
Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Marcus BrownPOR
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Michael Jordan leads the day with 37
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 vs POR · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTGlen RiceCHH @ SAS · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTAnfernee HardawayORL vs DET · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTChristian LaettnerATL vs GSW · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTJoe SmithGSW @ ATL · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 ASTAnthony MasonCHH @ SAS · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 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