2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DET by 12 at halftime and won 86–82.
Final
DET82
POR86
Final
SAS100
TOR98
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 @ POR
Portland rallies from 12 down to beat Detroit
Trailing by 12 at the half, Portland outscored the Pistons 51–35 the rest of the way. Final: 86–82. Kenny Anderson led Portland with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.
Game flow · POR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 27 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 82 |
| POR | 20 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 86 |
Who led
Kenny AndersonPOR29 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Arvydas SabonisPOR20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillDET21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Bison DeleDET19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ TOR
San Antonio turns it around against Toronto
From 10 down after one to a 2-point win: 100–98. David Robinson led San Antonio with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · SAS vs TOR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 5 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
Grant LongDET
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 6 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Theo RatliffDET
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
41 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
David Robinson leads the day with 32
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.
David RobinsonSAS @ TOR · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 ASTKenny AndersonPOR vs DET · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 11 ASTDoug ChristieTOR vs SAS · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTGrant HillDET @ POR · L
21.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 ASTDamon StoudamireTOR vs SAS · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 13 ASTArvydas SabonisPOR vs DET · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST