11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BKN by 10 after the first quarter and won 110–96.
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 @ NYK
New York rallies from 10 down to beat Brooklyn
Trailing by 10 after one, New York outscored the Nets 91–67 the rest of the way. Final: 110–96. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · NYK 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 29 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 96 |
| NYK | 19 | 31 | 22 | 38 | 110 |
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyNYK22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisNYK21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezBKN21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Justin HamiltonBKN21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Eleven games, by the margins
Closest finish: 2. Widest: Clippers by 31.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Points per game
25.7 points a game over his last three games, against 19.7 in 2015–16 (80 games). Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.
Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
35 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Jimmy Butler leads the day with 39
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.
Jimmy ButlerCHI @ ATL · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTDeMar DeRozanTOR @ OKC · W
34.1 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTZach LaVineMIN @ ORL · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTRussell WestbrookOKC vs TOR · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTOtto Porter Jr.WAS vs BOS · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 14 REB · 4 ASTKawhi LeonardSAS vs HOU · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST