7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed ATL by 12 at halftime and won 100–96.
Final
LAC94
ORL99
Final
DEN100
ATL96
Final
NJN71
MIN82
Final
SAC102
CHI107
Final
WAS93
HOU123
Final
DAL114
GSW107
Final
UTA95
LAL102
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 · DEN @ ATL
Denver climbs out of a 12-point hole against Atlanta
Down 12 at the half, the Nuggets won the fourth quarter 28–17 and the game 100–96. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · DEN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 22 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 100 |
| ATL | 28 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 96 |
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyDEN22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Marcus CambyDEN17 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerATL22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tony DelkATL19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Houston posts the night's biggest win
Houston beat Washington by 30, the widest margin of 7 games.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Vince CarterNJN
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.7 in 46 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kobe BryantLAL
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 42.0 in 35 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 43 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantLAL vs UTA · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTGrant HillORL vs LAC · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ GSW · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 5 ASTTracy McGradyHOU vs WAS · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTVince CarterNJN @ MIN · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTJason RichardsonGSW vs DAL · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 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