12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed WSB by 8 at halftime and won 110–109.
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 · NYK @ WSB
New York rallies from 8 down to beat Washington
Trailing by 8 at the half, New York outscored the Bullets 55–46 the rest of the way. Final: 110–109. Patrick Ewing led New York with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · NYK 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 37 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 110 |
| WSB | 40 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 109 |
Who led
Patrick EwingNYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Derek HarperNYK22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Calbert CheaneyWSB22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardWSB20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 26.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Bimbo ColesMIA
+6.0points, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Points per game
16.0 points a game over his last three games, against 10.0 in 1994–95 (68 games). Today: 17 points in 31 minutes.
Losing minutes
Isaiah RiderMIN
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs 1994–95 avg
Minutes per game
20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 1994–95 (75 games). Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
47 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 22 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Tom Gugliotta leads the day with 33
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.
Tom GugliottaMIN vs POR · L
17.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 17 REB · 5 ASTCedric CeballosLAL vs SEA · W
26.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTLarry JohnsonCHH @ PHI · L
22.8 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTDennis ScottORL @ BOS · W
22.6 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTMalik SealyLAC @ VAN · W
14.6 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 ASTGrant HillDET vs CLE · W
23.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST