8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CHA by 16 at halftime and won 90–87.
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 · CHA @ BOS
Boston erases 16-point lead, steals one from Charlotte
Charlotte led 57–41 at halftime. Boston won the second half 49–30 to take it 90–87. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 16 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · BOS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 26 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 87 |
| BOS | 11 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 90 |
Who led
Jayson TatumBOS16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Shane LarkinBOS16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerCHA20 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Frank KaminskyCHA14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIA @ UTA
Miami rallies from 12 down to beat Utah
Trailing by 12 at the half, Miami outscored the Jazz 47–25 the rest of the way. Final: 84–74. Dion Waiters led Miami with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Top-scorer duel · MIA vs UTA
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Bobby PortisCHI
+13.7points, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Points per game
20.5 points a game over his last two games, against 6.8 in 2016–17 (64 games). Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kyrie IrvingBOS
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23 minutes today, against 2.8 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Paul George leads the day with 42
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.
Paul GeorgeOKC vs LAC · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 9 REB · 7 ASTLou WilliamsLAC @ OKC · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTGiannis AntetokounmpoMIL @ SAS · W
31.5 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 ASTVictor OladipoIND @ CHI · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 ASTRussell WestbrookOKC vs LAC · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 ASTAaron GordonORL @ PHX · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST