4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by GSW (vs DEN) and LAL (vs BOS).
Final · OT
LAL88
BOS87
Final
GSW109
DEN101
Final
HOU96
PHX89
Final
OKC101
SAC106
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 · LAL @ BOS
Lakers need overtime to survive Boston
Tied 82–82 after regulation. Lakers won the final period 6–5 for an 88–87 win. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 22 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 88 |
| BOS | 26 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 87 |
Who led
Kobe BryantLAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolLAL25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenBOS22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PierceBOS18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · GSW @ DEN
Denver's skid reaches five
Golden State won 109–101; the Nuggets fall to 15–12. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Streak strip · DEN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kevin MartinHOU
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Daequan CookOKC
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Stephen Curry leads the day with 36
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.
Stephen CurryGSW @ DEN · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTRussell WestbrookOKC @ SAC · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTKevin DurantOKC @ SAC · L
27.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ BOS · W
29.2 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTArron AfflaloDEN vs GSW · L
11.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 0 ASTPau GasolLAL @ BOS · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 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