9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 11 points, by DAL (vs MIL) and UTA (vs HOU).
Final
DET96
IND77
Final
DEN87
WAS103
Final
NJN77
ATL103
Final
CHI82
ORL96
Final · OT
DAL112
MIL106
Final
GSW115
MIN106
Final
HOU105
UTA109
Final
CLE116
LAL121
Final
LAC90
SAC107
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 rallies from 11 down to beat Houston
Trailing by 11 after one, Utah outscored the Rockets 86–71 the rest of the way. Final: 109–105. Karl Malone led Utah with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 34 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 105 |
| UTA | 23 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 109 |
Who led
Karl MaloneUTA23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonUTA20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Steve FrancisHOU32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyHOU28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.
Losing minutes
Ron MercerIND
−17.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Atlanta posts the night's biggest win
Atlanta beat New Jersey by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.
Top performances
Michael Finley leads the day with 36
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.
Michael FinleyDAL @ MIL · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTChris WebberSAC vs LAC · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 ASTRicky DavisCLE @ LAL · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTSteve FrancisHOU @ UTA · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTKevin GarnettMIN vs GSW · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTCuttino MobleyHOU @ UTA · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 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