7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SEA by 9 at halftime and won 109–106.
Final
NYK93
WAS79
Final
ORL84
ATL100
Final
CLE88
DET89
Final
NOH87
NJN74
Final
SEA106
DAL109
Final
SAS91
UTA83
Final
LAC122
GSW113
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 · SEA @ DAL
Dirk Nowitzki posts 39 and 10 as Dallas beats Seattle
39 points and 10 rebounds in a 109–106 win. Ray Allen scored 35 for Seattle in the loss.
Game flow · DAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 106 |
| DAL | 26 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 109 |
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiDAL39 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Raef LaFrentzDAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenSEA35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisSEA21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · CLE @ DET
Detroit holds off Cleveland, 89–88
Detroit led 71–68 after three and held on to win by one. Corliss Williamson led Detroit with 18 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Ira NewbleATL
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 71 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 39.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Darius MilesCLE
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
48 minutes today, against 29.6 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 39
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.
Dirk NowitzkiDAL vs SEA · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 7 ASTRay AllenSEA @ DAL · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTJason RichardsonGSW vs LAC · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTEric PiatkowskiLAC @ GSW · W
9.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTElton BrandLAC @ GSW · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 23 REB · 5 ASTAntawn JamisonGSW vs LAC · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTHot and cold
Last 10 games against the season so far
Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Cold