5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 6 after the first quarter and won 96–81.
Final
BOS95
PHI108
Final
ATL69
DET81
Final
CHH98
NYK113
Final
WAS78
IND100
Final
HOU81
UTA96
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 · HOU @ UTA
Utah handles Houston by 15
The Jazz won the third quarter 36–16. Final: 96–81. Karl Malone led Utah with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · UTA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 18 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 81 |
| UTA | 12 | 26 | 36 | 22 | 96 |
Who led
Karl MaloneUTA26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Donyell MarshallUTA19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steve FrancisHOU26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Matt BullardHOU11 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · ATL @ DET
Atlanta's skid reaches three
Detroit won 81–69; the Hawks fall to 23–54. Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.
Streak strip · ATL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 52 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 75 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Dion GloverATL
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Allen Iverson leads the day with 37
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 BOS · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTJerry StackhouseDET vs ATL · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 11 ASTKarl MaloneUTA vs HOU · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 ASTSteve FrancisHOU @ UTA · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTAntoine WalkerBOS @ PHI · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTElden CampbellCHH @ NYK · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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