2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAL by 6 at halftime and won 94–89.
Final
LAL89
CHI94
Final
TOR98
PHX115
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 · LAL @ CHI
Chicago makes it five straight
Chicago beat Lakers 94–89 and moved to 15–10. Luol Deng led Chicago with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 26 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 89 |
| CHI | 23 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 94 |
Who led
Luol DengCHI23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonCHI22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantLAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kwame BrownLAL18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · TOR @ PHX
Phoenix leads Toronto wire to wire
Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 115–98. Best quarter: the third, 37–26. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.
Top-scorer duel · PHX vs TOR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Kobe BryantLAL
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
Fred JonesTOR
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Chris DuhonCHI
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
43 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 28
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.
Amar'e StoudemirePHX vs TOR · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 ASTLuol DengCHI vs LAL · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTBen GordonCHI vs LAL · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 ASTT.J. FordTOR @ PHX · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 9 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ CHI · L
28.3 PPG season to date · −9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTKwame BrownLAL @ CHI · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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