8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed UTA by 14 after the first quarter and won 101–96.
Final
TOR103
NYK120
Final
PHI94
MIL132
Final
DET109
IND115
Final
CHI101
MIA106
Final
SAS110
NOP108
Final
LAL93
DAL108
Final
MIN101
UTA96
Final
HOU116
DEN129
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 · MIN @ UTA
Minnesota climbs out of a 14-point hole against Utah
Down 14 after one, the Timberwolves won the third quarter 30–16 and the game 101–96. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · MIN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 26 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 101 |
| UTA | 40 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 96 |
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicUTA30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyUTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win
Milwaukee beat Philadelphia by 38, the widest margin of 8 games.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 59 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.
Stepped-up role
D.J. WilsonHOU
+29.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Michael Porter Jr. leads the day with 39
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.
Michael Porter Jr.DEN vs HOU · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTZion WilliamsonNOP vs SAS · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 2 ASTDeMar DeRozanSAS @ NOP · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 ASTJulius RandleNYK vs TOR · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 ASTCoby WhiteCHI @ MIA · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTBojan BogdanovicUTA vs MIN · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 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