10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed UTA by 12 at halftime and won 99–94.
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 · UTA @ SEA
Seattle rallies from 12 down to beat Utah
Trailing by 12 at the half, Seattle outscored the Jazz 55–38 the rest of the way. Final: 99–94. Gary Payton led Seattle with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · SEA 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 26 | 30 | 15 | 23 | 94 |
| SEA | 23 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 99 |
Who led
Gary PaytonSEA22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ruben PattersonSEA21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl MaloneUTA31 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Bryon RussellUTA20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Points per game
16.7 points a game over his last three games, against 2.8 in 1998–99 (23 games). Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.
Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 1998–99 (29 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.
Stepped-up role
John WallaceNYK
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Second story · DET @ MIL
Milwaukee climbs out of a 10-point hole against Detroit
Down 10 at the half, the Bucks won the fourth quarter 37–25 and the game 121–111. Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MIL vs DET
Top performances
Karl Malone leads the day with 31
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 @ SEA · L
22.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 13 REB · 7 ASTKevin GarnettMIN vs SAC · W
32.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTRon MercerDEN @ VAN · L
20.7 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 ASTReggie MillerIND vs BOS · W
25.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 0 REB · 1 ASTSam CassellMIL vs DET · W
29.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 ASTShareef Abdur-RahimVAN vs DEN · W
21.7 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST