9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed POR by 8 at halftime and won 104–103.
Final
MIA93
NYK85
Final · OT
DAL108
LAL112
Final
TOR102
ATL86
Final
BOS94
CHA82
Final
ORL100
CLE84
Final · OT
CHI100
DET94
Final
POR103
SAC104
Final
MEM75
NOH88
Final
HOU86
DEN101
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 @ SAC
Sacramento climbs out of an 8-point hole against Portland
Down 8 at the half, the Kings won the third quarter 33–27 and the game 104–103. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · SAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 28 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 103 |
| SAC | 22 | 24 | 33 | 25 | 104 |
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsSAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Marcus ThorntonSAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Wesley MatthewsPOR31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Raymond FeltonPOR19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Nine games, by the margins
Closest finish: 1. Widest: Toronto by 16.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.8 in 49 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 43 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kyle LowryHOU
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.1 in 42 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Daniel OrtonORL
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 42
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.
Carmelo AnthonyNYK vs MIA · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 9 REB · 5 ASTRodney StuckeyDET vs CHI · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 ASTWesley MatthewsPOR @ SAC · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTLeBron JamesMIA @ NYK · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 ASTDwyane WadeMIA @ NYK · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTJosh SmithATL vs TOR · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 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