9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed ORL by 16 after the first quarter and won 115–113.
Final
IND118
CHA121
Final
GSW105
DET102
Final
ORL113
BKN115
Final
LAL108
BOS130
Final
OKC89
MIL96
Final
LAC81
NOP94
Final
CHI114
DEN108
Final
DAL104
PHX112
Final
TOR108
SAC89
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 · ORL @ BKN
James Harden drops 36 in 16-point comeback win over Orlando
Orlando led by 16 after one. Final: 115–113.
Game flow · BKN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 41 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 113 |
| BKN | 25 | 28 | 37 | 25 | 115 |
Who led
James HardenBKN36 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Patty MillsBKN22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jalen SuggsORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Franz WagnerORL17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
James HardenBKN
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Coby WhiteCHI
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 2020–21 (69 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Celtics rout
Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Lakers by 22.
Top performances
Jayson Tatum leads the day with 37
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.
Jayson TatumBOS vs LAL · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTJames HardenBKN vs ORL · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 8 ASTZach LaVineCHI @ DEN · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTLaMelo BallCHA vs IND · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 8 ASTJordan PooleGSW @ DET · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTPascal SiakamTOR @ SAC · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST