2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
BOS81
CHI97
Final
POR98
UTA87
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 · POR @ UTA
Portland beats Utah, 98–87
Portland led 79–67 after three and won by 11. Gerald Wallace led Portland with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · POR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 27 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 98 |
| UTA | 18 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 87 |
Who led
Gerald WallacePOR29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nicolas BatumPOR21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Devin HarrisUTA26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapUTA19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ CHI
Chicago leads Boston wire to wire
Chicago was ahead at every break and won 97–81. Best quarter: the first, 26–18. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Top-scorer duel · CHI vs BOS
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
Jeff GreenBOS
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Earl WatsonUTA
+10.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 76 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Derrick Rose 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.
Derrick RoseCHI vs BOS · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTGerald WallacePOR @ UTA · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTDevin HarrisUTA vs POR · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 ASTLuol DengCHI vs BOS · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTNicolas BatumPOR @ UTA · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 ASTPaul MillsapUTA vs POR · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 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