5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIN by 9 after the first quarter and won 98–92.
Final
SEA99
ORL110
Final
DAL108
DEN96
Final
MIN92
UTA98
Final
ATL87
VAN97
Final
POR75
SAC79
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 · MIN @ UTA
Utah fights back from 9 down against Minnesota
Final: 98–92, after trailing by 9 after one. Karl Malone led Utah with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · UTA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 29 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 92 |
| UTA | 20 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 98 |
Who led
Karl MaloneUTA22 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
John StarksUTA16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Terrell BrandonMIN25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettMIN22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · SEA @ ORL
Orlando handles Seattle by 11
The Magic won the fourth quarter 37–32. Final: 110–99. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 31 points, 6 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
+13.0points, today vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
19 points today in 33 minutes, against 6.0 a game in 1999–00 (75 games).
Losing minutes
Tracy MurrayDEN
−15.3minutes, last 2 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
7.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.9 in 1999–00 (80 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Tracy McGrady leads the day with 31
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.
Tracy McGradyORL vs SEA · W
23.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTChris WebberSAC vs POR · W
25.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTRashard LewisSEA @ ORL · L
18.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTMichael FinleyDAL @ DEN · W
21.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTTerrell BrandonMIN @ UTA · L
20.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTRasheed WallacePOR @ SAC · L
21.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST