5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed BOS by 13 after the first quarter and won 118–100.
Final
POR115
PHX110
Final
DEN84
SAC87
Final
CLE103
TOR94
Final
BOS100
UTA118
Final
HOU112
VAN103
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 · BOS @ UTA
Karl Malone scores 31, Utah rallies past Boston
Utah trailed by 13 after one and won 118–100.
Game flow · UTA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 31 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 100 |
| UTA | 18 | 27 | 37 | 36 | 118 |
Who led
Karl MaloneUTA31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Bryon RussellUTA17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Ron MercerBOS24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsBOS15 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Second story · HOU @ VAN
Vancouver's skid reaches seven
Houston won 112–103; the Grizzlies fall to 13–37. Clyde Drexler led Houston with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.
Streak strip · VAN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Dee BrownBOS
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 38 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 32 minutes.
Losing minutes
Steve NashPHX
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Clifford Robinson leads the day with 31
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.
Clifford RobinsonPHX vs POR · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 15 REB · 1 ASTKarl MaloneUTA vs BOS · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTDanny ManningPHX vs POR · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTWesley PersonCLE @ TOR · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTGary TrentPOR @ PHX · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTMitch RichmondSAC vs DEN · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 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.
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Cold