5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 91–87.
Final
WAS99
NOH89
Final
CHA96
DAL101
Final
OKC103
DEN90
Final · OT
MIN105
UTA111
Final
PHX91
LAC87
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 · PHX @ LAC
Phoenix rallies from 12 down to beat Clippers
Trailing by 12 after one, Phoenix outscored the Clippers 74–58 the rest of the way. Final: 91–87. Shannon Brown led Phoenix with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 17 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 91 |
| LAC | 29 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 87 |
Who led
Shannon BrownPHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Channing FryePHX12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinLAC25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerLAC14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHA @ DAL
Dallas takes care of Charlotte
A 5-point win, 101–96. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 27 points, 6 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
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.
Top performances
Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 27
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.
Dirk NowitzkiDAL vs CHA · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTJohn WallWAS @ NOH · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 12 ASTGordon HaywardUTA vs MIN · W
10.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTKevin LoveMIN @ UTA · L
25.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 1 ASTBlake GriffinLAC vs PHX · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 ASTKevin DurantOKC @ DEN · W
27.8 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 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