5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed LAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 111–98.
Final
DET94
DAL82
Final
CHH111
LAC98
Final
PHI98
NJN89
Final
UTA79
SAS77
Final
CHI94
WAS88
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 · CHH @ LAC
Charlotte climbs out of a 12-point hole against Clippers
Down 12 after one, the Hornets won the second quarter 39–29 and the game 111–98. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 25 points, 10 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. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHH | 20 | 39 | 23 | 29 | 111 |
| LAC | 32 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 98 |
Who led
Anthony MasonCHH25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Glen RiceCHH23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Maurice TaylorLAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Ike AustinLAC16 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · UTA @ SAS
Utah never trails at a break against San Antonio
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 79–77. Karl Malone led Utah with 24 points, 13 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
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
Joe SmithPHI
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Aaron McKiePHI
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Calbert Cheaney leads the day with 30
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.
Calbert CheaneyWAS vs CHI · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTTim DuncanSAS vs UTA · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 2 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ NJN · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 12 ASTAnthony MasonCHH @ LAC · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ SAS · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 ASTKerry KittlesNJN vs PHI · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 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.
Hot
Cold