7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed IND by 18 at halftime and won 113–106.
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 @ IND
Carmelo Anthony drops 32 in 18-point comeback win over Indiana
Indiana led by 18 at the half. Final: 113–106.
Game flow · DEN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 113 |
| IND | 46 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 106 |
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyDEN32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonDEN27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Troy MurphyIND18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Mike DunleavyIND17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIN @ SAC
Minnesota's skid reaches five
Sacramento won 100–93; the Timberwolves fall to 0–5. Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 29 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.
Streak strip · MIN
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Brandon RoyPOR
+5.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
Ben GordonCHI
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.5 in 5 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Leandro Barbosa 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.
Leandro BarbosaPHX @ ORL · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTDwight HowardORL vs PHX · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 18 REB · 3 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN @ IND · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTBrandon RoyPOR vs DAL · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 1 REB · 7 ASTCarlos BoozerUTA vs MEM · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTKevin MartinSAC vs MIN · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST