10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 117–112.
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 · BKN @ CLE
Brooklyn climbs back to beat Cleveland
Cleveland led by 11 at the half. Brooklyn won it 117–112. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.
Game flow · BKN 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 24 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 117 |
| CLE | 27 | 36 | 19 | 30 | 112 |
Who led
Kevin DurantBKN27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgeBKN21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Darius GarlandCLE24 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Lauri MarkkanenCLE22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Ten games, by the margins
Closest finish: 1. Widest: Indiana by 32.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Patty MillsBKN
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 26 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Ja Morant leads the day with 32
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.
Ja MorantMEM @ UTA · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 ASTTerry RozierCHA @ WAS · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 ASTTrae YoungATL vs OKC · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTJayson TatumBOS vs HOU · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 ASTLaMelo BallCHA @ WAS · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 7 ASTKarl-Anthony TownsMIN @ NOP · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST