6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CLE by 19 at halftime and won 106–100.
Final
CHI98
IND96
Final
BKN105
ORL139
Final
CHA100
PHI85
Final
OKC82
DET88
Final
HOU106
CLE100
Final
WAS94
GSW102
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 @ CLE
Houston storms back from 19 down to beat Cleveland
The Rockets trailed by 19 at the half and won 106–100. James Harden led Houston with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 106 |
| CLE | 24 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 100 |
Who led
James HardenHOU27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Michael BeasleyHOU17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingCLE31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Tristan ThompsonCLE16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Six games, by the margins
Closest finish: 2. Widest: Orlando by 34.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 21 minutes.
Losing minutes
CJ MilesIND
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 64 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Kyrie Irving 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.
Kyrie IrvingCLE vs HOU · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 ASTNikola MiroticCHI @ IND · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 ASTJames HardenHOU @ CLE · W
28.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 ASTStephen CurryGSW vs WAS · W
30.0 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTRussell WestbrookOKC @ DET · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTMarcus MorrisDET vs OKC · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 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