5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by NYK (vs MIL) and ORL (vs HOU).
Final
ATL100
DEN115
Final
ORL102
HOU97
Final
UTA94
LAC79
Final · OT
MIL101
NYK111
Final
SEA98
PHI117
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 · ORL @ HOU
Orlando climbs back to beat Houston
Houston led by 9 after one. Orlando won it 102–97. Chris Gatling led Orlando with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · ORL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 22 | 36 | 21 | 23 | 102 |
| HOU | 31 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 97 |
Who led
Chris GatlingORL22 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
John AmaechiORL18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyHOU25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Charles BarkleyHOU18 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MIL @ NYK
New York outlasts Milwaukee in overtime
97–97 at the end of regulation. New York took the last extra period 14–4. Final: 111–101. Allan Houston led New York with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · NYK vs MIL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Isaiah RiderATL
+7.8points, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
21.7 points a game over his last three games, against 13.9 in 1998–99 (47 games). Today: 28 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 3 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Larry HughesPHI
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Allen Iverson 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.
Allen IversonPHI vs SEA · W
24.2 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTAllan HoustonNYK vs MIL · W
24.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTGary PaytonSEA @ PHI · L
20.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTIsaiah RiderATL @ DEN · L
21.7 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 ASTLarry HughesPHI vs SEA · W
12.2 PPG season to date
Career high27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTCuttino MobleyHOU vs ORL · L
17.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST