2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 109–97.
Final
MIA92
CHI99
Final
DAL97
PHX109
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 @ PHX
Phoenix beats Dallas, 109–97
Phoenix led 77–73 after three and won by 12. Leandro Barbosa led Phoenix with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Dirk Nowitzki scored 36 for Dallas in the loss.
Game flow · PHX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 24 | 29 | 20 | 24 | 97 |
| PHX | 23 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 109 |
Who led
Leandro BarbosaPHX26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePHX26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryDAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIA @ CHI
Miami's skid reaches nine
Chicago won 99–92; the Heat fall to 9–43. Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Streak strip · MIA
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
Ricky DavisMIA
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+29.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
43 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36
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.
Dirk NowitzkiDAL @ PHX · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTDwyane WadeMIA @ CHI · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTJason TerryDAL @ PHX · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTLeandro BarbosaPHX vs DAL · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTAmar'e StoudemirePHX vs DAL · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 0 ASTSteve NashPHX vs DAL · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 13 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