Friday, April 4, 1997Regular season · 11 games

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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 117–102.

Final · Box score

Pistons89

Hawks103

Final · Box score

Clippers117

Celtics102

Final · Box score

Cavs71

Bulls84

Final · Box score

Suns122

Nuggets113

Final · Box score

Spurs94

Lakers83

Final · Box score

Bullets95

Wolves97

Final · Box score

Magic93

Knicks84

Final · Box score

Pacers114

Sixers103

Final · Box score

Bucks93

Blazers108

Final · Box score

Rockets108

Kings94

Final · Box score

Grizzlies79

Jazz106

On this day · 1995–96Apr 4, 1996: 6 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Heat), 40 points.

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The lead · Clippers-Celtics

Clippers climb back to beat Boston

Grant Hill posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAC margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Clippers	18	36	30	33	117
Celtics	30	22	32	18	102

Who led

Lamond MurrayLAC24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST

Terry DehereLAC17 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST

Antoine WalkerBOS36 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST

Marty ConlonBOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST

Top scorers tonight

Antoine Walker BOS36

Christian Laettner ATL30

Dominique Wilkins SAS28

Isaiah Rider POR27

Travis Best IND27

Grant Hill tops the night at 68.4 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

Grant HillDET · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST, 3 STL

68.4

Antoine WalkerBOS · 36 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK

59.9

LaettnerATL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL

54.9

HakeemHOU · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST

52.6

BlaylockATL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL

51.7

SchayesORL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST

51.2

PennyORL · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL

49.0

McDyessDEN · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK

48.7

Records so far

Chicago leads the league at 64–10

East

1. CHI64-10

2. MIA55-18

3. NYK52-22

4. ATL51-23

5. DET51-23

6. CHH47-26

7. ORL41-33

8. CLE38-36

9. WSB38-36

10. IND36-38

11. MIL29-45

12. TOR27-47

13. NJN23-50

14. PHI21-52

15. BOS13-62

West

1. UTA56-17

2. SEA51-23

3. HOU50-24

4. LAL50-24

5. POR44-31

6. MIN37-37

7. PHX35-39

8. LAC33-41

9. SAC29-45

10. GSW27-46

11. DAL22-51

12. DEN20-54

13. SAS19-54

14. VAN12-64

The night in charts

Suns-Nuggets combined for 235, 16 more than any other game

Points by game

Suns-NuggetsSuns 122, Nuggets 113

235

Clippers-CelticsClippers 117, Celtics 102

219

Pacers-SixersPacers 114, Sixers 103

217

Rockets-KingsRockets 108, Kings 94

202

Bucks-BlazersBucks 93, Blazers 108

201

Bullets-WolvesBullets 95, Wolves 97

192

Pistons-HawksPistons 89, Hawks 103

192

Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 79, Jazz 106

185

Magic-KnicksMagic 93, Knicks 84

177

Spurs-LakersSpurs 94, Lakers 83

177

Cavs-BullsCavs 71, Bulls 84

155

MIN won the closest game by 2

Closest finishes

Bullets-WolvesBullets 95, Wolves 97

+2 MIN

Magic-KnicksMagic 93, Knicks 84

+9 ORL

Suns-NuggetsSuns 122, Nuggets 113

+9 PHX

Spurs-LakersSpurs 94, Lakers 83

+11 SAS

Pacers-SixersPacers 114, Sixers 103

+11 IND

Cavs-BullsCavs 71, Bulls 84

+13 CHI

Rockets-KingsRockets 108, Kings 94

+14 HOU

Pistons-HawksPistons 89, Hawks 103

+14 ATL

Bucks-BlazersBucks 93, Blazers 108

+15 POR

Clippers-CelticsClippers 117, Celtics 102

+15 LAC

Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 79, Jazz 106

+27 UTA

LAC erased a 12-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Clippers-CelticsLAC won · Clippers 117, Celtics 102

12 pts

Bullets-WolvesMIN won · Bullets 95, Wolves 97

6 pts

Suns-NuggetsPHX won · Suns 122, Nuggets 113

6 pts

Cavs-BullsCHI won · Cavs 71, Bulls 84

3 pts

Rockets-KingsHOU won · Rockets 108, Kings 94

2 pts

Dale Davis shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

Dale DavisIND · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST

82% (9-11)

ConlonBOS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST

75% (9-12)

Lamond MurrayLAC · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK

73% (11-15)

RiderPOR · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

64% (9-14)

Kevin JohnsonPHX · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL

64% (9-14)

Final · Bullets-Wolves

Bullets 95Wolves 97

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bullets	23	24	28	20	95
Wolves	17	28	26	26	97

The story

Tom Gugliotta had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Washington 97-95

Rod Strickland led Washington with 21 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 26-20.

MIN lead by quarter

Final · Pistons-Hawks

Pistons 89Hawks 103

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Pistons	29	23	20	17	89
Hawks	32	28	28	15	103

The story

Atlanta beat Detroit 103-89 behind 30 points from Christian Laettner

Otis Thorpe paced Detroit: 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter

Final · Clippers-Celtics

Clippers 117Celtics 102

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Clippers	18	36	30	33	117
Celtics	30	22	32	18	102

The story

Lamond Murray's 24 points carried Los Angeles past Boston, 117-102

For Boston, David Wesley had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB · 11-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-18, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Antoine WalkerBOS

+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.8 in 74 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes

Cedric CeballosPHX

−21.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Sean RooksLAL

+30.4minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

39 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 27.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 36

Antoine WalkerCeltics-Clippers · L

17.0 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

36 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST

Christian LaettnerHawks-Pistons · W

18.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST

Dominique WilkinsSpurs-Lakers · W

18.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST

Isaiah RiderBlazers-Bucks · W

16.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST

Travis BestPacers-Sixers · W

10.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST

Antonio McDyessNuggets-Suns · L

17.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

26 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Antoine WalkerBOS+8.4 25.4 last 10 · 17.0 season

Kevin JohnsonPHX+6.6 26.5 last 10 · 19.9 season

Monty WilliamsSAS+6.1 14.7 last 10 · 8.6 season

Hersey HawkinsSEA+6.0 20.1 last 10 · 14.1 season

Marcus CambyTOR+5.8 20.8 last 10 · 15.0 season

Cold

Michael JordanCHI−6.6 23.1 last 10 · 29.7 season

George McCloudLAL−5.9 4.5 last 10 · 10.4 season

Dan MajerleMIA−5.2 6.7 last 10 · 11.9 season

Latrell SprewellGSW−5.1 20.0 last 10 · 25.1 season

Jayson WilliamsNJN−4.5 8.9 last 10 · 13.4 season

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