11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed SAC by 14 after three quarters and won 126–123.
Final
HOU91
CHA86
Final
CHI101
PHI104
Final · OT
DET99
TOR95
Final
ORL112
WAS103
Final
IND87
ATL101
Final
MEM92
BOS102
Final
NYK102
MIN94
Final
NOH95
MIL86
Final
NJN100
POR109
Final · OT
CLE126
SAC123
Final
DAL110
GSW119
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 @ SAC
LeBron James scores 51 as Cleveland beats Sacramento
Cleveland won 126–123. LeBron James: 51 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.
Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 28 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 126 |
| SAC | 32 | 27 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 123 |
Who led
LeBron JamesCLE51 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Anderson VarejaoCLE18 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Kevin MartinSAC34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jason ThompsonSAC19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Two games need overtime
Two of 11 games went past regulation.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Leon PoweBOS
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 65 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
LeBron James leads the day with 51
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.
LeBron JamesCLE @ SAC · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
51 PTS · 4 REB · 9 ASTAntawn JamisonWAS vs ORL · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTKevin MartinSAC vs CLE · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTStephen JacksonGSW vs DAL · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 ASTBrandon RoyPOR vs NJN · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTThaddeus YoungPHI vs CHI · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 0 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