11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by SAC (vs BKN) and CLE (vs NYK).
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 · BKN @ SAC
DeMarcus Cousins posts 40 and 13 as Sacramento beats Brooklyn
40 points and 13 rebounds in a 111–109 win.
Game flow · SAC 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 30 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 109 |
| SAC | 23 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 111 |
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsSAC40 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoSAC23 PTS · 10 REB · 14 AST
Jarrett JackBKN21 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Brook LopezBKN17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Paul GeorgeIND
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kirk HinrichCHI
−17.4minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
7.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.4 in 2014–15 (66 games). Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Zach LaVineMIN
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
40 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.
Second story · CLE @ NYK
Cleveland makes it eight straight
Cleveland beat New York 90–84 and moved to 8–1. LeBron James led Cleveland with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
Streak strip · CLE
Top performances
DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 40
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.
DeMarcus CousinsSAC vs BKN · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 13 REB · 1 ASTLeBron JamesCLE @ NYK · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 ASTMarc GasolMEM vs POR · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTEric GordonNOP @ TOR · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTPaul GeorgeIND vs MIN · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTJames HardenHOU @ DEN · L
28.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST