9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed ORL by 16 after the first quarter and won 115–113.
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 · ORL @ BKN
James Harden drops 36 in 16-point comeback win over Orlando
Orlando led by 16 after one. Final: 115–113.
Game flow · BKN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 41 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 113 |
| BKN | 25 | 28 | 37 | 25 | 115 |
Who led
James HardenBKN36 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Patty MillsBKN22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jalen SuggsORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Franz WagnerORL17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
James HardenBKN
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 41 minutes.
Losing minutes
Coby WhiteCHI
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 2020–21 (69 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.
Second story · the whole slate
Three close finishes and one Celtics rout
Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Lakers by 22.
Top performances
Jayson Tatum leads the day with 37
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.
Jayson TatumBOS vs LAL · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTJames HardenBKN vs ORL · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 8 ASTZach LaVineCHI @ DEN · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTLaMelo BallCHA vs IND · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 11 REB · 8 ASTJordan PooleGSW @ DET · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTPascal SiakamTOR @ SAC · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST