6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed WAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 86–83.
Final
PHI114
TOR101
Final
LAL94
ORL96
Final · OT
HOU107
DET110
Final
WAS83
BOS86
Final
OKC108
SAC102
Final
POR106
DEN118
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 · WAS @ BOS
Boston takes over late to edge Washington
Down 4 after three, Boston won the fourth 24–17. Final: 86–83. Ray Allen led Boston with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · BOS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 25 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 83 |
| BOS | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 86 |
Who led
Ray AllenBOS25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Paul PierceBOS17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Al ThorntonWAS24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Andray BlatcheWAS23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · HOU @ DET
Detroit needs overtime to survive Houston
Tied 102–102 after regulation. Detroit won the final period 8–5 for a 110–107 win. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DET vs HOU
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 58 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 64 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34
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.
Kobe BryantLAL @ ORL · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTThaddeus YoungPHI @ TOR · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN vs POR · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTTayshaun PrinceDET vs HOU · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTKevin DurantOKC @ SAC · W
29.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 ASTKevin MartinHOU @ DET · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 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