4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed HOU by 2 after the first quarter and won 103–96.
Final
HOU96
TOR103
Final
LAL111
PHI98
Final
DEN122
SAC97
Final
NOH94
POR95
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 @ TOR
Toronto knocks off Houston, 103–96
The Rockets came in at 11–11; the Raptors at 5–19. Alan Anderson led Toronto with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · TOR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 28 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 96 |
| TOR | 26 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 103 |
Who led
Alan AndersonTOR24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanTOR19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
James HardenHOU28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisHOU19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · NOH @ POR
Portland never trails at a break against New Orleans
Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 95–94. JJ Hickson led Portland with 24 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Jodie MeeksLAL
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Nick YoungPHI
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
41 minutes today, against 23.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34
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 @ PHI · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTNick YoungPHI vs LAL · L
10.2 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTJames HardenHOU @ TOR · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTRyan AndersonNOH @ POR · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTJJ HicksonPOR vs NOH · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 16 REB · 3 ASTAlan AndersonTOR vs HOU · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 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