9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 15 after three quarters and won 104–101.
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 · CLE @ NYK
Cleveland overcomes 15-point deficit, beats New York 104–101
The Cavaliers trailed by 15 after three and finished 43–25. LeBron James led Cleveland with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists.
Game flow · CLE 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 25 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 104 |
| NYK | 22 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 101 |
Who led
LeBron JamesCLE23 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Kyle KorverCLE21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Enes KanterNYK20 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Three games go down to the wire
Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Washington by 18.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Lou WilliamsLAC
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 22 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Devin Booker leads the day with 36
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.
Devin BookerPHX vs LAL · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTJoel EmbiidPHI @ LAC · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 16 REB · 2 ASTLou WilliamsLAC vs PHI · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTRobert CovingtonPHI @ LAC · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 ASTBlake GriffinLAC vs PHI · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 ASTTim Hardaway Jr.NYK vs CLE · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST