8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ATL by 11 after the first quarter and won 109–94.
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 · ATL @ LAL
Lakers fight back from 11 down against Atlanta
Final: 109–94, after trailing by 11 after one. Lou Williams led Lakers with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · LAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 32 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 94 |
| LAL | 21 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 109 |
Who led
Lou WilliamsLAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jordan ClarksonLAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kent BazemoreATL21 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardATL19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Eight games, by the margins
Closest finish: 4. Widest: Indiana by 21.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Jamal MurrayDEN
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.
Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
39 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Kyrie Irving 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.
Kyrie IrvingCLE @ PHI · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTJames HardenHOU @ POR · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 10 ASTDeMarcus CousinsSAC @ BKN · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTAnthony DavisNOP @ DAL · L
31.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 3 ASTEric BledsoePHX vs DEN · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 ASTDevin BookerPHX vs DEN · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST