9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed NJN by 14 at halftime and won 85–78.
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 · WAS @ NJN
Washington rallies from 14 down to beat New Jersey
Trailing by 14 at the half, Washington outscored the Nets 50–29 the rest of the way. Final: 85–78. Juwan Howard led Washington with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · WAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 18 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 85 |
| NJN | 25 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 78 |
Who led
Juwan HowardWAS23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonWAS14 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Keith Van HornNJN24 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jamie FeickNJN15 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DEN @ MIN
Minnesota climbs out of a 9-point hole against Denver
Down 9 at the half, the Timberwolves won the third quarter 33–16 and the game 109–92. Joe Smith led Minnesota with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.
Top-scorer duel · MIN vs DEN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Hubert DavisDAL
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 32 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 vs 1998–99 avg
Minutes per game
20.4 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.2 in 1998–99 (46 games). Today: 8 points in 34 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Rick HughesDAL
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
31 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Grant Hill leads the day with 30
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.
Grant HillDET @ SAS · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTDarrell ArmstrongORL vs SAC · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 12 ASTTim DuncanSAS vs DET · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ SEA · W
28.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTHubert DavisDAL @ CLE · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 ASTJoe SmithMIN vs DEN · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST