6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 111–106.
Final
PHX98
CLE111
Final
MIA102
PHI106
Final
POR113
BKN99
Final
BOS97
MIL98
Final
SAC123
GSW125
Final
HOU106
LAL111
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 @ LAL
Lakers rally from 10 down to beat Houston
Trailing by 10 after one, Lakers outscored the Rockets 89–74 the rest of the way. Final: 111–106. LeBron James led Lakers with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game flow · LAL 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 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 16 | 106 |
| LAL | 22 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 111 |
Who led
LeBron JamesLAL29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramLAL27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
James HardenHOU30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulHOU23 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 14.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.
Losing minutes
Alec BurksSAC
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Stephen Curry 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.
Stephen CurryGSW vs SAC · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 ASTGiannis AntetokounmpoMIL vs BOS · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 6 ASTJames HardenHOU @ LAL · L
36.5 PPG season to date · −6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 ASTDevin BookerPHX @ CLE · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 ASTLeBron JamesLAL vs HOU · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 ASTMarvin Bagley IIISAC @ GSW · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 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