5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed HOU by 8 at halftime and won 105–99.
Final
MIL109
IND118
Final
MIN91
DET80
Final
CHI72
MIA83
Final · OT
HOU99
NOH105
Final
LAC90
PHX93
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 · HOU @ NOH
New Orleans rallies from eight down at the half, wins in overtime
Houston led 51–43 at the break. It was 87–87 after regulation, and New Orleans won the extra time 18–12. Final: 105–99. Eric Gordon led New Orleans with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · NOH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 29 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 99 |
| NOH | 22 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 105 |
Who led
Eric GordonNOH27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carl LandryNOH20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Goran DragicHOU23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chase BudingerHOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · LAC @ PHX
Phoenix takes over late to edge Clippers
Down 2 after three, Phoenix won the fourth 24–19. Final: 93–90. Jared Dudley led Phoenix with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Goran DragicHOU
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 62 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kyle LowryHOU
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Courtney LeeHOU
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Danny Granger leads the day with 29
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.
Danny GrangerIND vs MIL · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 ASTLeBron JamesMIA vs CHI · W
27.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 ASTEric GordonNOH vs HOU · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTBrandon JenningsMIL @ IND · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTGoran DragicHOU @ NOH · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTNikola PekovicMIN @ DET · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 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