3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by BOS (vs IND) and SAS (vs PHI).
Final
IND85
BOS95
Final
SAS94
PHI91
Final
MIN93
UTA108
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 @ PHI
San Antonio wins a tight one over Philadelphia
94–91. Neither team led by more than 10 at any break. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists. Allen Iverson scored 35 for Philadelphia in the loss.
Game flow · SAS 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 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 31 | 94 |
| PHI | 17 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 91 |
Who led
Tim DuncanSAS26 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonSAS19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPHI35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
George LynchPHI15 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · IND @ BOS
Boston handles Indiana by 10
The Celtics won the fourth quarter 34–20. Final: 95–85. Paul Pierce led Boston with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Karl MaloneUTA
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Malik SealyMIN
+10.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Allen Iverson leads the day with 35
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 SAS · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTKarl MaloneUTA vs MIN · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ PHI · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 3 ASTTerrell BrandonMIN @ UTA · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 ASTKevin GarnettMIN @ UTA · L
25.4 PPG season to date · −6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTDavid RobinsonSAS @ PHI · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST