4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHI by 9 after three quarters and won 85–84.
Final
CHI84
CLE85
Final · OT
LAC111
DET106
Final
SAS98
MIL102
Final
BOS99
UTA114
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 · CHI @ CLE
Cleveland rallies from 9 down to beat Chicago
Trailing by 9 after three, Cleveland outscored the Bulls 23–13 the rest of the way. Final: 85–84. Chris Gatling led Cleveland with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · CLE 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 25 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 84 |
| CLE | 21 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 85 |
Who led
Chris GatlingCLE15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Andre MillerCLE13 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Fred HoibergCHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandCHI15 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Karl MaloneUTA
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 49 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 29 minutes.
Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Darius MilesLAC
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
42 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · SAS @ MIL
Milwaukee gets past San Antonio
102–98, with Milwaukee ahead 54–50 at halftime. Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Top performances
Karl Malone leads the day with 30
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 BOS · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 0 ASTJerry StackhouseDET vs LAC · L
29.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTAntoine WalkerBOS @ UTA · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTDerek AndersonSAS @ MIL · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ MIL · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 ASTGlenn RobinsonMIL vs SAS · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 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