6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed WAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 135–130.
Final
SAC102
NYK94
Final
BKN114
ATL112
Final · OT
WAS130
MIN135
Final
BOS120
LAL107
Final
CHA114
MIL131
Final
PHX120
POR127
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 · WAS @ MIN
Karl-Anthony Towns scores 40 as Minnesota beats Washington
Minnesota won 135–130. Karl-Anthony Towns: 40 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists. Bradley Beal scored 36 for Washington in the loss.
Game flow · MIN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 39 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 130 |
| MIN | 28 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 135 |
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RoseMIN29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealWAS36 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Trevor ArizaWAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · CHA @ MIL
Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to beat Charlotte
Trailing by 8 after one, Milwaukee outscored the Hornets 107–82 the rest of the way. Final: 131–114. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.
Top-scorer duel · MIL vs CHA
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 65 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 40
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.
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN vs WAS · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 ASTBradley BealWAS @ MIN · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 9 ASTJohn CollinsATL vs BKN · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 2 ASTLeBron JamesLAL vs BOS · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 12 ASTDe'Aaron FoxSAC @ NYK · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTKyrie IrvingBOS @ LAL · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 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