11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 8 after the first quarter and won 107–98.
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 · IND @ CLE
Indiana rallies from 8 down to beat Cleveland
Trailing by 8 after one, Indiana outscored the Cavaliers 79–62 the rest of the way. Final: 107–98. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.
Game flow · IND 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 28 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 107 |
| CLE | 36 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 98 |
Who led
Jalen RoseIND22 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Rik SmitsIND18 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempCLE29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Bob SuraCLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Troy HudsonLAC
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.
Losing minutes
Brian GrantPOR
−21.0minutes, last 3 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
10.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 1998–99 (48 games). Today: 12 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Greg FosterSEA
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · CHI @ DEN
Chicago's skid reaches four
Denver won 95–86; the Bulls fall to 1–9. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Streak strip · CHI
Top performances
Karl Malone leads the day with 40
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 @ MIL · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ NJN · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTShawn KempCLE vs IND · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 ASTChris GatlingORL @ ATL · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTSteve FrancisHOU @ SEA · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTGary PaytonSEA vs HOU · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST