5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 98–93.
Final
LAC85
DET113
Final
CHH98
LAL93
Final
SEA91
NYK92
Final
MIA96
VAN90
Final · OT
ATL107
WAS102
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1996–97Jan 11, 1997: 10 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (VAN vs SAC), 37 points.
The lead · CHH @ LAL
Charlotte beats Lakers, 98–93
Charlotte led 76–71 after three and won by 5. David Wesley led Charlotte with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game flow · CHH 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHH | 28 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 98 |
| LAL | 32 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 93 |
Who led
David WesleyCHH23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anthony MasonCHH22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelLAL18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · SEA @ NYK
New York survives Seattle, 92–91
A one-point finish after it was 69–71 through three. Larry Johnson led New York with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Sam MackVAN
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 30 minutes.
Losing minutes
Ike AustinMIA
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Rod Strickland 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.
Rod StricklandWAS vs ATL · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 10 ASTGrant HillDET vs LAC · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL vs CHH · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimVAN vs MIA · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTChris WebberWAS vs ATL · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTDetlef SchrempfSEA @ NYK · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 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