5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 9 after the first quarter and won 91–90.
Final
NOH68
ORL88
Final
SAS91
PHX90
Final
BOS83
LAL92
Final
WAS89
CLE93
Final
DAL102
POR94
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 · SAS @ PHX
San Antonio climbs out of a 9-point hole against Phoenix
Down 9 after one, the Spurs won the third quarter 32–31 and the game 91–90. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · SAS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 18 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 91 |
| PHX | 27 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 90 |
Who led
Tony ParkerSAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanSAS25 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePHX25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPHX23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · WAS @ CLE
Cleveland makes it five straight
Cleveland beat Washington 93–89 and moved to 25–4. Mo Williams led Cleveland with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Streak strip · CLE
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Mike JamesWAS
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 15 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists.
Top performances
Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 30
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 @ POR · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTAntawn JamisonWAS @ CLE · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTKobe BryantLAL vs BOS · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 ASTTony ParkerSAS @ PHX · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 ASTMike JamesWAS @ CLE · L
7.6 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ PHX · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 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