5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by HOU (vs POR) and SEA (vs SAC).
Final
MIN95
DAL101
Final
DEN79
GSW85
Final
POR76
HOU86
Final
UTA103
LAC89
Final · OT
SEA99
SAC98
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 · SEA @ SAC
Seattle needs overtime to survive Sacramento
Tied 91–91 after regulation. Seattle won the final period 8–7 for a 99–98 win. Detlef Schrempf led Seattle with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 24 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 99 |
| SAC | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 98 |
Who led
Detlef SchrempfSEA19 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Hersey HawkinsSEA15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberSAC26 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Corliss WilliamsonSAC17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · POR @ HOU
Houston makes it three straight
Houston beat Portland 86–76 and moved to 26–13. Scottie Pippen led Houston with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
Streak strip · HOU
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Gary TrentDAL
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 35 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Michael Finley leads the day with 34
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.
Michael FinleyDAL vs MIN · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTScottie PippenHOU vs POR · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTAntonio McDyessDEN @ GSW · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 ASTChris WebberSAC vs SEA · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 21 REB · 4 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ LAC · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTGary TrentDAL vs MIN · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 4 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