5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 8 after the first quarter and won 115–109.
Final
NOP84
DAL130
Final
IND104
NYK103
Final
CLE94
PHI141
Final
PHX109
HOU115
Final
MEM112
UTA126
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 · PHX @ HOU
James Harden scores 34 in Houston win over Phoenix
Final: 115–109. James Harden added 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Devin Booker scored 35 for Phoenix in the loss.
Game flow · HOU 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 31 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 109 |
| HOU | 23 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 115 |
Who led
James HardenHOU34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ben McLemoreHOU27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPHX35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.PHX19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · MEM @ UTA
Memphis's skid reaches three
Utah won 126–112; the Grizzlies fall to 6–16. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Streak strip · MEM
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Ben McLemoreHOU
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Kyle O'QuinnPHI
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Devin Booker 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.
Devin BookerPHX @ HOU · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTBen SimmonsPHI vs CLE · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 ASTJames HardenHOU vs PHX · W
38.5 PPG season to date · −4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTBen McLemoreHOU vs PHX · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 ASTLuka DoncicDAL vs NOP · W
30.1 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTJaren Jackson Jr.MEM @ UTA · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 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