3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed GSW by 6 after three quarters and won 111–109.
Final
BOS90
SAS83
Final
MIA96
DEN114
Final
HOU111
GSW109
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 @ GSW
Houston takes over late to edge Golden State
Down 6 after three, Houston won the fourth 28–20. Final: 111–109. Aaron Brooks led Houston with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · HOU 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 28 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 111 |
| GSW | 28 | 23 | 38 | 20 | 109 |
Who led
Aaron BrooksHOU25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Carl LandryHOU22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisGSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Anthony MorrowGSW21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · BOS @ SAS
Boston leads San Antonio wire to wire
Boston was ahead at every break and won 90–83. Best quarter: the third, 27–24. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Monta EllisGSW
+4.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 47 minutes.
Losing minutes
George HillSAS
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Dwyane Wade leads the day with 25
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 @ DEN · L
26.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTAaron BrooksHOU @ GSW · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 ASTMonta EllisGSW vs HOU · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 ASTCarl LandryHOU @ GSW · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN vs MIA · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTAnthony MorrowGSW vs HOU · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 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