12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 98–94.
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 · SAC @ POR
Portland rallies from 8 down to beat Sacramento
Trailing by 8 after one, Portland outscored the Kings 75–63 the rest of the way. Final: 98–94. Damian Lillard led Portland with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · POR 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 31 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 94 |
| POR | 23 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 98 |
Who led
Damian LillardPOR22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Wesley MatthewsPOR17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GaySAC26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsSAC22 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Second story · TOR @ MIL
Toronto holds off Milwaukee, 92–89
Toronto led 68–62 after three and held on to win by three. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The whole night · final margins
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Mo WilliamsMIN
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 31 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 29 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Jason SmithNYK
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
38 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
James Harden leads the day with 45
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.
James HardenHOU vs IND · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 1 REB · 7 ASTLeBron JamesCLE vs CHI · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTRudy GaySAC @ POR · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTMonta EllisDAL @ MEM · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 ASTGoran DragicPHX vs LAL · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 ASTCarmelo AnthonyNYK vs NOP · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTHot and cold
Last 10 games against the season so far
Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Cold