9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 15 after three quarters and won 104–101.
Final
SAC92
WAS110
Final
CLE104
NYK101
Final
MEM103
MIL110
Final
ATL105
NOP106
Final
LAL100
PHX93
Final
MIN109
UTA98
Final
DEN82
POR99
Final
ORL100
GSW110
Final
PHI109
LAC105
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 @ NYK
Cleveland overcomes 15-point deficit, beats New York 104–101
The Cavaliers trailed by 15 after three and finished 43–25. LeBron James led Cleveland with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists.
Game flow · CLE 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 25 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 104 |
| NYK | 22 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 101 |
Who led
LeBron JamesCLE23 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Kyle KorverCLE21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Enes KanterNYK20 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 18.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Lou WilliamsLAC
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Devin Booker leads the day with 36
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.
Devin BookerPHX vs LAL · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTJoel EmbiidPHI @ LAC · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 16 REB · 2 ASTLou WilliamsLAC vs PHI · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTRobert CovingtonPHI @ LAC · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTBlake GriffinLAC vs PHI · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTTim Hardaway Jr.NYK vs CLE · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST