5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WSB trailed MIA by 13 after three quarters and won 99–95.
Final · OT
BOS121
CHH122
Final
ORL94
LAC93
Final
WSB99
MIA95
Final
ATL117
PHI104
Final
NJN102
VAN96
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 · WSB @ MIA
Washington climbs out of a 13-point hole against Miami
Down 13 after three, the Bullets won the fourth quarter 36–19 and the game 99–95. Tracy Murray led Washington with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · WSB margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSB | 24 | 22 | 17 | 36 | 99 |
| MIA | 21 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 95 |
Who led
Tracy MurrayWSB22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rod StricklandWSB19 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Ike AustinMIA19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnMIA19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · ORL @ LAC
Orlando climbs back to beat Clippers
Clippers led by 8 at the half. Orlando won it 94–93. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.
Top-scorer duel · ORL vs LAC
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Loy VaughtLAC
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 56 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 48 minutes.
Losing minutes
Henry JamesATL
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 31 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Ike AustinMIA
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Glen Rice leads the day with 48
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.
Glen RiceCHH vs BOS · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high48 PTS · 4 REB · 1 ASTLoy VaughtLAC vs ORL · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 ASTSam CassellNJN @ VAN · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 ASTSteven SmithATL @ PHI · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 10 ASTEric WilliamsBOS @ CHH · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTAnthony PeelerVAN vs NJN · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 9 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