2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed HOU by 12 after the first quarter and won 101–99.
Final
HOU99
MIA101
Final
DAL121
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 · HOU @ MIA
Miami fights back from 12 down against Houston
Final: 101–99, after trailing by 12 after one. Josh Richardson led Miami with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. James Harden scored 35 for Houston in the loss.
Game flow · MIA 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.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 33 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 99 |
| MIA | 21 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 101 |
Who led
Josh RichardsonMIA22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tyler JohnsonMIA19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
James HardenHOU35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Eric GordonHOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DAL @ LAC
Clippers lead Dallas wire to wire
Clippers were ahead at every break and won 125–121. Best quarter: the fourth, 36–39. Danilo Gallinari led Clippers with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · LAC vs DAL
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
James HardenHOU
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
39.8 points a game over his last five games, against 31.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.
Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
James Harden 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.
James HardenHOU @ MIA · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 ASTDanilo GallinariLAC vs DAL · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTLuka DoncicDAL @ LAC · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTLou WilliamsLAC vs DAL · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 8 ASTJosh RichardsonMIA vs HOU · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 ASTEric GordonHOU @ MIA · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 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