8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed CHI by 17 after the first quarter and won 118–109.
Final
POR102
MIL108
Final
ATL103
BOS113
Final
MIN119
MEM97
Final
PHX116
NYK113
Final
CHA117
ORL130
Final
CHI109
BKN118
Final
TOR102
CLE105
Final
SAS120
DEN132
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 · CHI @ BKN
Brooklyn overcomes 17-point deficit, beats Chicago 118–109
The Nets trailed by 17 after one and finished 99–73. Spencer Dinwiddie led Brooklyn with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 36 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 109 |
| BKN | 19 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 118 |
Who led
Spencer DinwiddieBKN24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Royce O'NealeBKN20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanCHI27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Coby WhiteCHI23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Two comebacks from 15 or more down
Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 8 games.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Brook LopezMIL
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 31 minutes.
Losing minutes
Isaac OkoroCLE
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Nikola Jokic 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.
Nikola JokicDEN vs SAS · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 11 REB · 9 ASTJalen BrunsonNYK vs PHX · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 8 ASTJayson TatumBOS vs ATL · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTGiannis AntetokounmpoMIL vs POR · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 6 ASTTrae YoungATL @ BOS · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTDamian LillardMIL vs POR · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST