9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOP by 4 after the first quarter and won 125–118.
Final
HOU114
CLE104
Final
CHA118
IND127
Final
TOR121
PHI112
Final
GSW96
MIA110
Final
WAS109
MIN120
Final
DEN125
NOP118
Final
SAC99
OKC113
Final
NYK113
DAL111
Final
CHI122
POR121
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 · DEN @ NOP
Peyton Watson scores 32 as Denver wins in New Orleans
Final: 125–118. Peyton Watson made 13 of 19 shots from the field.
Game flow · DEN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 125 |
| NOP | 30 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 118 |
Who led
Peyton WatsonDEN32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicDEN28 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Derik QueenNOP30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIINOP23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · TOR @ PHI
Toronto keeps rolling, beats Philadelphia
That is five in a row. Final: 121–112. RJ Barrett led Toronto with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Streak strip · TOR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Nikola JokicDEN
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
36.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Zeke NnajiDEN
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 3.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Jerami Grant leads the day with 33
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.
Jerami GrantPOR vs CHI · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTShai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs SAC · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTDeni AvdijaPOR vs CHI · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 ASTJulius RandleMIN vs WAS · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTPeyton WatsonDEN @ NOP · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTDerik QueenNOP vs DEN · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST