11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed ATL by 10 at halftime and won 125–113.
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 · MIN @ ATL
Minnesota rallies from 10 down to beat Atlanta
Trailing by 10 at the half, Minnesota outscored the Hawks 71–49 the rest of the way. Final: 125–113. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists. Trae Young scored 37 for Atlanta in the loss.
Game flow · MIN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 38 | 16 | 39 | 32 | 125 |
| ATL | 30 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 113 |
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN28 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Andrew WigginsMIN25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungATL37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jabari ParkerATL22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Eleven games, by the margins
Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 23.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Ky BowmanGSW
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Semi OjeleyeBOS
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 50
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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL vs UTA · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high50 PTS · 14 REB · 6 ASTBuddy HieldSAC @ BOS · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 ASTTrae YoungATL vs MIN · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTLeBron JamesLAL @ SAS · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 14 ASTLaMarcus AldridgeSAS vs LAL · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 ASTKarl-Anthony TownsMIN @ ATL · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST