8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 3 after the first quarter and won 104–99.
Final · OT
GSW93
CHH100
Final
DET88
CHI103
Final
CLE75
DAL72
Final
PHX104
HOU99
Final
NYK79
MIL80
Final
SAC99
SEA113
Final
LAC94
UTA107
Final
POR104
WSB108
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 · PHX @ HOU
Phoenix upsets Houston
Phoenix (28–39) beat Houston (45–22) 104–99. Rex Chapman led Phoenix with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Hakeem Olajuwon scored 39 for Houston in the loss.
Game flow · PHX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 104 |
| HOU | 30 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 99 |
Who led
Rex ChapmanPHX27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin JohnsonPHX21 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerHOU17 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Second story · POR @ WSB
Washington handles Portland by 4
The Bullets won the fourth quarter 29–25. Final: 108–104. Chris Webber led Washington with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Rex ChapmanPHX
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 67 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 19 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 5.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 39
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.
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU vs PHX · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTJoe SmithGSW @ CHH · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 0 ASTIsaiah RiderPOR @ WSB · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTRex ChapmanPHX @ HOU · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTChris WebberWSB vs POR · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 ASTScottie PippenCHI vs DET · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 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