6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed POR by 14 after the first quarter and won 109–106.
Final
PHI112
ATL91
Final
MIA93
MEM88
Final
SAS100
CHI73
Final
GSW105
DAL107
Final · OT
POR106
DEN109
Final
NJN90
SEA96
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 · POR @ DEN
Denver needs overtime to survive Portland
Tied 95–95 after regulation. Denver won the final period 14–11 for a 109–106 win. George McCloud led Denver with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 36 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 106 |
| DEN | 22 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 109 |
Who led
George McCloudDEN26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Juwan HowardDEN22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPOR28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePOR26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · GSW @ DAL
Dallas never trails at a break against Golden State
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 107–105. Michael Finley led Dallas with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Juwan HowardDEN
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 49 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Bonzi WellsPOR
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
48 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Scottie Pippen leads the day with 28
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.
Scottie PippenPOR @ DEN · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ ATL · W
31.2 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTMichael FinleyDAL vs GSW · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTRasheed WallacePOR @ DEN · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTGeorge McCloudDEN vs POR · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimATL vs PHI · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 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