11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed HOU by 15 after three quarters and won 107–101.
Final
BKN113
DET111
Final
BOS122
MIL114
Final
PHX104
TOR100
Final
MIA105
CHA110
Final
HOU101
MIN107
Final
DEN113
NOP108
Final
POR112
ORL105
Final
IND109
DAL94
Final
MEM114
UTA117
Final
ATL124
GSW108
Final
CLE86
LAL100
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 @ MIN
Minnesota overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Houston 107–101
The Timberwolves trailed by 15 after three and finished 31–10. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 29 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 29 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 101 |
| MIN | 33 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 107 |
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN29 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Juancho HernangomezMIN19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Christian WoodHOU24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ben McLemoreHOU21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DEN @ NOP
Denver climbs out of a 9-point hole against New Orleans
Down 9 at the half, the Nuggets won the third quarter 31–23 and the game 113–108. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 37 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DEN vs NOP
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Jordan PooleGSW
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 32 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
James Harden 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.
James HardenBKN @ DET · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high44 PTS · 14 REB · 8 ASTZion WilliamsonNOP vs DEN · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTJohn CollinsATL @ GSW · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTNikola JokicDEN @ NOP · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTDonovan MitchellUTA vs MEM · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 ASTJayson TatumBOS @ MIL · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 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