5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 94–91.
Final
LAC72
CHI74
Final
VAN111
MIL100
Final
IND73
NYK87
Final
BOS91
SEA94
Final
DET87
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 · BOS @ SEA
Seattle takes over late to edge Boston
Down 2 after three, Seattle won the fourth 25–20. Final: 94–91. Gary Payton led Seattle with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.
Game flow · SEA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 28 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 91 |
| SEA | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 94 |
Who led
Gary PaytonSEA27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Vin BakerSEA17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Paul PierceBOS23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerBOS21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · LAC @ CHI
Chicago survives Clippers, 74–72
A two-point finish after it was 54–58 through three. Chris Carr led Chicago with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
Horace GrantSEA
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 36 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Troy HudsonLAC
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
47 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.
Top performances
Karl Malone leads the day with 33
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.
Karl MaloneUTA vs DET · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTRay AllenMIL vs VAN · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTGary PaytonSEA vs BOS · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 ASTMichael DickersonVAN @ MIL · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimVAN @ MIL · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTLindsey HunterDET @ UTA · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 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