7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CLE by 26 after three quarters and won 126–125.
Final
TOR110
NYK97
Final · OT
CLE125
ATL126
Final
OKC106
DEN105
Final
DET103
MEM90
Final
DAL111
PHX124
Final
HOU135
SAC128
Final
MIN109
LAL110
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 · CLE @ ATL
Atlanta needs overtime to survive Cleveland
Tied 111–111 after regulation. Atlanta won the final period 15–14 for a 126–125 win. Paul Millsap led Atlanta with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Kyrie Irving scored 45 for Cleveland in the loss.
Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 38 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 125 |
| ATL | 21 | 25 | 21 | 44 | 15 | 126 |
Who led
Paul MillsapATL22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingCLE45 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesCLE32 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Toronto by 13.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Tyler UlisPHX
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Russell Westbrook leads the day with 50
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.
Russell WestbrookOKC @ DEN · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
50 PTS · 16 REB · 10 ASTKyrie IrvingCLE @ ATL · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 2 REB · 9 ASTAndrew WigginsMIN @ LAL · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 2 REB · 1 ASTKarl-Anthony TownsMIN @ LAL · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 21 REB · 4 ASTJames HardenHOU @ SAC · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 15 ASTDeMar DeRozanTOR @ NYK · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 0 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