10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed IND by 8 at halftime and won 120–113.
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 · MIN @ IND
Minnesota rallies from eight down at the half, wins in double overtime
Indiana led 58–50 at the break. It was 98–98 after regulation, and Minnesota won the extra time 11–4. Final: 120–113. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | OT2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 25 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 120 |
| IND | 32 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 113 |
Who led
Kevin GarnettMIN24 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Terrell BrandonMIN22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Jalen RoseIND31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonIND25 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Sacramento posts the night's biggest win
Sacramento beat Chicago by 34, the widest margin of 10 games.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Raja BellPHI
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+31.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Michael Jordan leads the day with 44
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 JordanWAS vs UTA · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTJalen RoseIND vs MIN · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ WAS · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTGary PaytonSEA vs GSW · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTVince CarterTOR @ LAC · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTShaquille O'NealLAL @ PHX · L
30.2 PPG season to date · −2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST