12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by DEN (vs MIN) and PHX (vs LAC).
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 · MIN @ DEN
Carmelo Anthony scores 31 in Denver win over Minnesota
Final: 99–93. Carmelo Anthony added 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 93 |
| DEN | 22 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 99 |
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyDEN31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinDEN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Antoine WalkerMIN24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ryan GomesMIN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAC @ PHX
Phoenix makes it eight straight
Phoenix beat Clippers 113–94 and moved to 11–2. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.
Streak strip · PHX
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Dwight Howard leads the day with 34
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.
Dwight HowardORL vs CHA · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 2 ASTBaron DavisGSW @ WAS · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 15 ASTCarmelo AnthonyDEN vs MIN · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTDwyane WadeMIA vs HOU · W
21.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTAntawn JamisonWAS vs GSW · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 ASTRichard JeffersonNJN @ SEA · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST