9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CLE by 13 after the first quarter and won 124–121.
Final
IND120
PHI111
Final
BKN105
BOS114
Final · OT
CLE121
MIA124
Final
ORL75
CHI122
Final
WAS105
DET101
Final
CHA79
MIL89
Final
SAS98
POR99
Final
UTA105
GSW99
Final
HOU96
LAC125
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 @ MIA
Miami flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime
Cleveland led 60–56 at the break. Tied 108–108 after regulation, Miami won the extra time 16–13. Final: 124–121. Tyler Johnson led Miami with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Deron Williams scored 35 for Cleveland in the loss.
Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 37 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 121 |
| MIA | 24 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 124 |
Who led
Tyler JohnsonMIA24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hassan WhitesideMIA23 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsCLE35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kevin LoveCLE25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Bulls rout
Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Orlando by 47.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 67 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
Jon LeuerDET
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 73 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Deron Williams leads the day with 35
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.
Deron WilliamsCLE @ MIA · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 ASTBradley BealWAS @ DET · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTShabazz NapierPOR vs SAS · W
3.7 PPG season to date · +28.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTStephen CurryGSW vs UTA · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 ASTIsaiah ThomasBOS vs BKN · W
29.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTPaul GeorgeIND @ PHI · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 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