3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CLE by 8 at halftime and won 101–99.
Final
CLE99
WAS101
Final
POR85
SAC96
Final
GSW115
PHX123
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 · CLE @ WAS
Washington climbs out of an 8-point hole against Cleveland
Down 8 at the half, the Wizards won the third quarter 34–25 and the game 101–99. Caron Butler led Washington with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · WAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 24 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 99 |
| WAS | 27 | 19 | 34 | 21 | 101 |
Who led
Caron ButlerWAS19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonWAS17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesCLE25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Sasha PavlovicCLE24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · GSW @ PHX
Phoenix makes it three straight
Phoenix beat Golden State 123–115 and moved to 43–22. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.
Streak strip · PHX
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Nick YoungWAS
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 18 minutes.
Losing minutes
Matt BarnesGSW
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Baron Davis leads the day with 38
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.
Baron DavisGSW @ PHX · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 8 ASTAmar'e StoudemirePHX vs GSW · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 4 ASTLeBron JamesCLE @ WAS · L
30.9 PPG season to date · −6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTSasha PavlovicCLE @ WAS · L
7.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 ASTMonta EllisGSW @ PHX · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTMetta World PeaceSAC vs POR · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 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