3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
CHA90
ATL113
Final
LAL107
NYK116
Final
SAS90
POR98
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 · SAS @ POR
Portland upsets San Antonio
Portland (9–12) beat San Antonio (18–5) 98–90. Damian Lillard led Portland with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 90 |
| POR | 23 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 98 |
Who led
Damian LillardPOR29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePOR22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerSAS21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanSAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAL @ NYK
New York leads Lakers wire to wire
New York was ahead at every break and won 116–107. Best quarter: the first, 41–27. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 27.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 23 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 23 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Devin EbanksLAL
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31
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.
Kobe BryantLAL @ NYK · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTCarmelo AnthonyNYK vs LAL · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 0 ASTDamian LillardPOR vs SAS · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTMetta World PeaceLAL @ NYK · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 ASTLaMarcus AldridgePOR vs SAS · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 ASTTony ParkerSAS @ POR · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 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