4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 91–85.
Final
IND96
HOU87
Final
SEA100
NJN92
Final
LAL91
PHX82
Final
SAS85
UTA91
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 · SAS @ UTA
Utah tops San Antonio in Utah
Final: 91–85. Karl Malone led Utah with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 32 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 85 |
| UTA | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 91 |
Who led
Karl MaloneUTA20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonUTA20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanSAS32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonSAS12 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · IND @ HOU
Indiana makes it three straight
Indiana beat Houston 96–87 and moved to 5–2. Al Harrington led Indiana with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.
Streak strip · IND
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Derek FisherLAL
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 7 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Luc LongleyPHX
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal 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.
Shaquille O'NealLAL @ PHX · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 18 REB · 4 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ UTA · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTStephon MarburyNJN vs SEA · L
26.1 PPG season to date · −2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTGlen RiceLAL @ PHX · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 ASTVernon MaxwellSEA @ NJN · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 ASTVin BakerSEA @ NJN · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST