6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed POR by 15 at halftime and won 120–119.
Final
POR119
PHI120
Final
ATL114
WAS107
Final
CLE115
MIA119
Final · OT
BKN124
MIN123
Final
DEN120
SAS128
Final
TOR112
LAL122
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 · POR @ PHI
Joel Embiid drops 39 in 15-point comeback win over Portland
Portland led by 15 at the half. Final: 120–119.
Game flow · PHI 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 37 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 119 |
| PHI | 29 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 120 |
Who led
Joel EmbiidPHI39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Anfernee SimonsPOR34 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jerami GrantPOR24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DEN @ SAS
San Antonio climbs out of a 12-point hole against Denver
Down 12 after one, the Spurs won the second quarter 42–29 and the game 128–120. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
Top-scorer duel · SAS vs DEN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 67 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 47 minutes.
Losing minutes
Jusuf NurkicPOR
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Isaac OkoroCLE
+12.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 68 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 42
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.
Donovan MitchellCLE @ MIA · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTJoel EmbiidPHI vs POR · W
33.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 ASTNikola JokicDEN @ SAS · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 11 ASTMikal BridgesBKN @ MIN · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTAnfernee SimonsPOR @ PHI · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 2 ASTJimmy ButlerMIA vs CLE · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 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