13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed IND by 12 after three quarters and won 89–86.
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 · IND @ ATL
Atlanta fights back late to top Indiana
Indiana led 77–65 after three. Atlanta won the fourth 24–9 and the game 89–86. Al Horford led Atlanta with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 25 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 86 |
| ATL | 22 | 29 | 14 | 24 | 89 |
Who led
Al HorfordATL16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeagueATL15 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
David WestIND20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
George HillIND20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
17.5 points a game over his last two games, against 7.9 in 2011–12 (57 games). Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
Joel AnthonyMIA
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 2011–12 (64 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
AJ PriceWAS
+23.8minutes, today vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 2011–12 (43 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.
Second story · WAS @ BOS
Boston flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime
Washington led 42–37 at the break. Tied 88–88 after regulation, Boston won the extra time 12–6. Final: 100–94. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · BOS vs WAS
Top performances
Kobe Bryant leads the day with 29
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.
Kobe BryantLAL @ UTA · L
27.2 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTKyrie IrvingCLE @ GSW · L
24.6 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 ASTAndrea BargnaniTOR @ DAL · L
16.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTDeMar DeRozanTOR @ DAL · L
17.8 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 ASTByron MullensCHA vs PHX · L
15.3 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 ASTShannon BrownPHX @ CHA · W
14.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST