6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DEN by 9 after the first quarter and won 97–95.
Final
NOH79
ATL89
Final
ORL94
DET98
Final · 2OT
CHI127
MIA130
Final
WAS110
MIN99
Final
HOU97
DEN95
Final
LAL94
POR111
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 · HOU @ DEN
Houston fights back from 9 down against Denver
Final: 97–95, after trailing by 9 after one. Metta World Peace led Houston with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · HOU 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 18 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 97 |
| DEN | 27 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 95 |
Who led
Metta World PeaceHOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Aaron BrooksHOU19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsDEN28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyDEN21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NOH @ ATL
Atlanta turns it around against New Orleans
From 8 down after one to a 10-point win: 89–79. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · ATL vs NOH
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Dwyane WadeMIA
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
38.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.4 in 62 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 50 minutes.
Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 57 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Joakim NoahCHI
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
44 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Dwyane Wade leads the day with 48
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.
Dwyane WadeMIA vs CHI · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
48 PTS · 6 REB · 12 ASTBen GordonCHI @ MIA · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTJoe JohnsonATL vs NOH · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTRichard HamiltonDET vs ORL · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 14 ASTJohn SalmonsCHI @ MIA · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 ASTChauncey BillupsDEN vs HOU · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 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