9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed ORL by 11 at halftime and won 125–117.
Final
BOS91
CHI92
Final
MIL112
CLE117
Final
ORL117
DAL125
Final
SEA99
DET107
Final
HOU103
GSW95
Final
WAS83
IND105
Final
PHX100
MIN111
Final
ATL95
POR131
Final
CHH79
SAS95
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 @ DAL
Dallas rallies from 11 down to beat Orlando
Trailing by 11 at the half, Dallas outscored the Magic 69–50 the rest of the way. Final: 125–117. Michael Finley led Dallas with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · DAL 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 | 32 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 117 |
| DAL | 30 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 125 |
Who led
Michael FinleyDAL28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Cedric CeballosDAL21 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Chris GatlingORL31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Darrell ArmstrongORL29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.7 in 6 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
Sam MitchellMIN
−19.5minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
7.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.9 in 1998–99 (50 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Damon JonesGSW
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Portland posts the night's biggest win
Portland beat Atlanta by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.
Top performances
Grant Hill 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.
Grant HillDET vs SEA · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTGlenn RobinsonMIL @ CLE · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 ASTChris GatlingORL @ DAL · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTGary PaytonSEA @ DET · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 ASTDarrell ArmstrongORL @ DAL · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTMichael FinleyDAL vs ORL · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST