4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NYK by 8 after the first quarter and won 127–96.
Final
TOR100
CLE102
Final
POR85
ORL95
Final · OT
OKC119
DAL128
Final
NYK96
LAL127
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 · NYK @ LAL
Lakers climb out of an 8-point hole against New York
Down 8 after one, the Lakers won the third quarter 51–31 and the game 127–96. Xavier Henry led Lakers with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.
Game flow · LAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 22 | 20 | 31 | 23 | 96 |
| LAL | 14 | 36 | 51 | 26 | 127 |
Who led
Xavier HenryLAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Nick YoungLAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyNYK29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · OKC @ DAL
Dallas goes to overtime again, beats OKC
Back-to-back games past regulation for the Mavericks. 111–111 after 48 minutes, 128–119 final. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DAL vs OKC
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Dion WaitersCLE
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 43 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 69 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Kevin Durant leads the day with 43
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.
Kevin DurantOKC @ DAL · L
32.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL vs OKC · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTCarmelo AnthonyNYK @ LAL · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTTobias HarrisORL vs POR · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 ASTDion WaitersCLE vs TOR · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 ASTRussell WestbrookOKC @ DAL · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 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