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Monday, April 3, 2017Regular season · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed POR by 8 at halftime and won 110–109.

Final
POR109
MIN110
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2015–16Apr 3, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs OKC), 41 points.
The lead · POR @ MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 34, Minnesota rallies past Portland

Minnesota trailed by 8 at the half and won 110–109.

Game flow · MIN 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-8+3+1MIN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR23342626109
MIN29203724110
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 33, 25, 25, 16, 37, 32, 26, 34MIN34 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 25, 22, 36, 20, 17, 27, 32, 29MIN29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 49, 31, 30, 21, 22, 19, 31, 31, 25POR25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 2, 10, 8, 9, 15, 15, 12, 20POR20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 69 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 19.5 in 71 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg36.7Today

37 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns 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.
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 33, 25, 25, 16, 37, 32, 26, 34MIN vs POR · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 25, 22, 36, 20, 17, 27, 32, 29MIN vs POR · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 49, 31, 30, 21, 22, 19, 31, 31, 25POR @ MIN · L
26.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 2, 10, 8, 9, 15, 15, 12, 20POR @ MIN · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 21, 20, 32, 13, 39, 12, 29, 17POR @ MIN · L
23.2 PPG season to date · −6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 6, 6, 4, 8, 4, 17, 13, 17POR @ MIN · L
10.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot 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
Ricky RubioMIN+6.4 17.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.0 28.0 last 10 · 22.0 season
Paul GeorgeIND+5.9 29.1 last 10 · 23.2 season
Brandon IngramLAL+5.8 15.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Marquese ChrissPHX+5.6 14.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.4 8.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.3 17.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Andre DrummondDET−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.2 last 10 · 11.1 season