8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed WAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 97–87.
Final
CHA94
IND99
Final
CLE113
DET101
Final
SAS88
MIA76
Final
ATL108
NJN84
Final
CHI97
MEM104
Final
WAS87
DEN97
Final
MIN114
PHX152
Final
LAL106
SAC99
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 @ DEN
Denver handles Washington by 10
The Nuggets won the fourth quarter 32–24. Final: 97–87. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · DEN 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 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 87 |
| DEN | 18 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 97 |
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyDEN29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithDEN17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Andray BlatcheWAS23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Al ThorntonWAS16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Phoenix posts the night's biggest win
Phoenix beat Minnesota by 38, the widest margin of 8 games.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 54 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Acie LawCHI
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30
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 @ SAC · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 ASTLeBron JamesCLE @ DET · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 12 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN vs WAS · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTPau GasolLAL @ SAC · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 ASTDwyane WadeMIA vs SAS · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTJason RichardsonPHX vs MIN · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 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