3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
CHA89
ORL127
Final
NYK106
ATL91
Final
OKC122
NOP131
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 · OKC @ NOP
Julius Randle posts 33 and 11 as New Orleans beats OKC
33 points and 11 rebounds in a 131–122 win. Russell Westbrook scored 44 for OKC in the loss.
Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 31 | 32 | 26 | 33 | 122 |
| NOP | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 131 |
Who led
Julius RandleNOP33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayNOP32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookOKC44 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Paul GeorgeOKC28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · NYK @ ATL
New York leads Atlanta wire to wire
New York was ahead at every break and won 106–91. Best quarter: the first, 28–13. Dennis Smith Jr. led New York with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Paul GeorgeOKC
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
37.2 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 16 minutes.
Stepped-up role
John JenkinsNYK
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Russell Westbrook leads the day with 44
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 @ NOP · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 14 REB · 11 ASTJulius RandleNOP vs OKC · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 ASTJrue HolidayNOP vs OKC · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTPaul GeorgeOKC @ NOP · L
28.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTNerlens NoelOKC @ NOP · L
5.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 ASTTerrence RossORL vs CHA · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 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