3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SEA by 20 after the first quarter and won 104–96.
Final · 2OT
POR115
CHI109
Final
SAS77
DEN80
Final
SEA96
PHX104
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 @ PHX
Amar'e Stoudemire drops 34 in 20-point comeback win over Seattle
Seattle led by 20 after one. Final: 104–96.
Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 33 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 96 |
| PHX | 13 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 104 |
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePHX34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPHX17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantSEA28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Earl WatsonSEA20 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Second story · POR @ CHI
Portland flips a halftime deficit, wins in double overtime
Chicago led 48–41 at the break. Tied 88–88 after regulation, Portland won the extra time 13–7. Final: 115–109. Brandon Roy led Portland with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists.
Top-scorer duel · POR vs CHI
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Ben GordonCHI
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Joe SmithCHI
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 34
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 SEA · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTBen GordonCHI vs POR · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTJoe SmithCHI vs POR · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTAllen IversonDEN vs SAS · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 3 ASTKevin DurantSEA @ PHX · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTBrandon RoyPOR @ CHI · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 11 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