2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 98–89.
Final
CLE92
CHI91
Final
DAL89
SAS98
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 · DAL @ SAS
San Antonio climbs out of an 8-point hole against Dallas
Down 8 after one, the Spurs won the third quarter 32–26 and the game 98–89. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 23 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · SAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 22 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 89 |
| SAS | 14 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 98 |
Who led
Tony ParkerSAS23 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanSAS15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryDAL23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · CLE @ CHI
Cleveland leads Chicago wire to wire
Cleveland was ahead at every break and won 92–91. Best quarter: the second, 29–20. LeBron James led Cleveland with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.
Top-scorer duel · CLE vs CHI
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Kirk HinrichCHI
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 55 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
Chris DuhonCHI
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
LeBron James leads the day with 33
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.
LeBron JamesCLE @ CHI · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 8 ASTKirk HinrichCHI vs CLE · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ SAS · L
25.4 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTTony ParkerSAS vs DAL · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 4 ASTJason TerryDAL @ SAS · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 ASTLuol DengCHI vs CLE · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 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