9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOP by 4 after the first quarter and won 125–118.
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 · DEN @ NOP
Peyton Watson scores 32 as Denver wins in New Orleans
Final: 125–118. Peyton Watson made 13 of 19 shots from the field.
Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 125 |
| NOP | 30 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 118 |
Who led
Peyton WatsonDEN32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicDEN28 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Derik QueenNOP30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Trey Murphy IIINOP23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · TOR @ PHI
Toronto keeps rolling, beats Philadelphia
That is five in a row. Final: 121–112. RJ Barrett led Toronto with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Streak strip · TOR
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
Nikola JokicDEN
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
36.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Zeke NnajiDEN
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 3.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.
Top performances
Jerami Grant leads the day with 33
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.
Jerami GrantPOR vs CHI · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTShai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs SAC · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTDeni AvdijaPOR vs CHI · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 ASTJulius RandleMIN vs WAS · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTPeyton WatsonDEN @ NOP · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTDerik QueenNOP vs DEN · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST