6 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final
CHA113
DET103
Final · OT
HOU125
IND134
Final
UTA131
ORL124
Final
GSW110
MEM131
Final
BKN113
MIL118
Final
NYK117
SAC122
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 · BKN @ MIL
Milwaukee makes it three straight
Milwaukee beat Brooklyn 118–113 and moved to 48–18. Bobby Portis led Milwaukee with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 20 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 113 |
| MIL | 37 | 27 | 23 | 31 | 118 |
Who led
Bobby PortisMIL28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezMIL24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Patty MillsBKN23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Cam ThomasBKN21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · NYK @ SAC
Sacramento leads New York wire to wire
Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 122–117. Best quarter: the second, 39–30. Domantas Sabonis led Sacramento with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 31
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.
Lauri MarkkanenUTA @ ORL · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTJabari Smith Jr.HOU @ IND · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTTyrese HaliburtonIND vs HOU · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 19 ASTStephen CurryGSW @ MEM · L
29.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 ASTBobby PortisMIL vs BKN · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTKelly Oubre Jr.CHA @ DET · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 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