10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIN by 13 after the first quarter and won 87–86.
Final
CHI83
CLE74
Final
MIL117
GSW113
Final
NYK82
LAL106
Final
SAS84
MIA88
Final
PHX87
MIN86
Final
DET113
NJN92
Final
SEA82
POR95
Final
PHI95
SAC117
Final
IND104
TOR83
Final
DAL100
VAN86
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 · PHX @ MIN
Phoenix fights back from 13 down against Minnesota
Final: 87–86, after trailing by 13 after one. Rodney Rogers led Phoenix with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · PHX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 17 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 87 |
| MIN | 30 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 86 |
Who led
Rodney RogersPHX23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPHX22 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Malik SealyMIN19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Wally SzczerbiakMIN18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Lakers rout
Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Lakers beat New York by 24.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Larry HughesGSW
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 73 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 45 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 58 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 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 vs NYK · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTJerry StackhouseDET @ NJN · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 ASTGrant HillDET @ NJN · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 ASTLarry HughesGSW vs MIL · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTSam CassellMIL @ GSW · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTDavid RobinsonSAS @ MIA · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 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