2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
DAL88
NOH104
Final
POR90
DEN106
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 @ NOH
New Orleans makes it six straight
New Orleans beat Dallas 104–88 and moved to 38–22. Chris Paul led New Orleans with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists.
Game flow · NOH 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 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 88 |
| NOH | 24 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 104 |
Who led
Chris PaulNOH27 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
David WestNOH19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddDAL13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · POR @ DEN
Denver leads Portland wire to wire
Denver was ahead at every break and won 106–90. Best quarter: the first, 32–18. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 38 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DEN vs POR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
David WestNOH
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
Josh HowardDAL
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Carmelo Anthony 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.
Carmelo AnthonyDEN vs POR · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 2 ASTChris PaulNOH vs DAL · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 15 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL @ NOH · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTBrandon RoyPOR @ DEN · L
22.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 ASTDavid WestNOH vs DAL · W
20.5 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTLaMarcus AldridgePOR @ DEN · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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