11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CHI by 15 at halftime and won 98–95.
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 @ POR
Portland erases 15-point lead, steals one from Chicago
Chicago led 59–44 at halftime. Portland won the second half 54–36 to take it 98–95. Wesley Matthews led Portland with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · POR 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 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 95 |
| POR | 22 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 98 |
Who led
Wesley MatthewsPOR28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPOR20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RoseCHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerCHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CLE @ NOP
New Orleans rallies from 9 down to beat Cleveland
Trailing by 9 at the half, New Orleans outscored the Cavaliers 62–49 the rest of the way. Final: 104–100. Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top-scorer duel · NOP vs CLE
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Jordan HillLAL
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 33 minutes.
Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
41 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Caron Butler leads the day with 38
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.
Caron ButlerMIL @ PHI · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +25.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTJohn WallWAS @ TOR · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTMike ConleyMEM vs SAS · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 ASTWesley MatthewsPOR vs CHI · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 ASTEvan TurnerPHI vs MIL · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTPaul GeorgeIND @ BOS · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST