9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOK trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 106–94.
Final
DAL104
ATL97
Final
CHI92
IND90
Final
DET121
MIL95
Final
POR93
MIN94
Final
PHX100
SAC107
Final
DEN105
CLE93
Final
HOU94
NOK106
Final
SAS120
SEA79
Final
GSW113
LAL115
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 · HOU @ NOK
New Orleans/Oklahoma City rallies from 10 down to beat Houston
Trailing by 10 after one, New Orleans/Oklahoma City outscored the Rockets 86–64 the rest of the way. Final: 106–94. Chris Paul led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · NOK 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 94 |
| NOK | 20 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 106 |
Who led
Chris PaulNOK28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
David WestNOK23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyHOU31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingHOU16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Kobe BryantLAL
+22.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
53.6 points a game over his last five games, against 30.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
Matt BarnesGSW
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
San Antonio posts the night's biggest win
San Antonio beat Seattle by 41, the widest margin of 9 games.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43
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 GSW · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 9 REB · 0 ASTJermaine O'NealIND vs CHI · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 14 REB · 0 ASTMike BibbySAC vs PHX · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTTracy McGradyHOU @ NOK · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTBen GordonCHI @ IND · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTMonta EllisGSW @ LAL · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 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