8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed CHI by 17 after the first quarter and won 118–109.
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 · CHI @ BKN
Brooklyn overcomes 17-point deficit, beats Chicago 118–109
The Nets trailed by 17 after one and finished 99–73. Spencer Dinwiddie led Brooklyn with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 36 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 109 |
| BKN | 19 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 118 |
Who led
Spencer DinwiddieBKN24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Royce O'NealeBKN20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanCHI27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Coby WhiteCHI23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Two comebacks from 15 or more down
Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 8 games.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Brook LopezMIL
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 16 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 31 minutes.
Losing minutes
Isaac OkoroCLE
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Nikola Jokic leads the day with 39
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.
Nikola JokicDEN vs SAS · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 11 REB · 9 ASTJalen BrunsonNYK vs PHX · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 8 ASTJayson TatumBOS vs ATL · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTGiannis AntetokounmpoMIL vs POR · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 6 ASTTrae YoungATL @ BOS · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTDamian LillardMIL vs POR · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST