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Sunday, April 9, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 9 at halftime and won 101–86.

Final · Box score
Pacers73
Pistons98
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +25
Final · Box score
Nets95
Bucks83
Q1 NJN +19; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Wolves84
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Raptors88
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Celtics86
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK -6; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Magic93
Heat84
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Spurs83
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Rockets77
Kings86
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Suns114
Sonics116
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Clippers83
Lakers100
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2004–05Apr 9, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Celtics), 45 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Celtics

Jamal Crawford scores 31, New York rallies past Boston

Kobe Bryant goes for 38 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9-6+15NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23202731101
Celtics2824241086
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 20, 8, 18, 23, 14, 37, 23, 31NYK31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 6, 6, 34, 10, 0, 6, 16, 12NYK12 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 24, 24, 22, 18, 22, 29, 33, 19BOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 3, 6, 14, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18BOS18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Indiana by 25.

MIN over ATL1SAS over MEM2SEA over PHX2CHA over TOR6ORL over MIA9SAC over HOU9NJN over MIL12NYK over BOS15LAL over LAC17DET over IND25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Sonics21
Hawks-Wolves17
Bobcats-Raptors11
Grizzlies-Spurs5
Clippers-Lakers4
Pacers-Pistons3
Knicks-Celtics3
Nets-Bucks1
Magic-Heat1
Rockets-Kings0
Shot of the night

Hassell's jumper with 1.9 seconds left puts the Timberwolves ahead, 84-83 final

The night in charts
Suns-Sonics combined for 230, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SonicsSuns 114, Sonics 116
230
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 101, Celtics 86
187
Clippers-LakersClippers 83, Lakers 100
183
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 94, Raptors 88
182
Nets-BucksNets 95, Bucks 83
178
Magic-HeatMagic 93, Heat 84
177
Pacers-PistonsPacers 73, Pistons 98
171
Hawks-WolvesHawks 83, Wolves 84
167
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 81, Spurs 83
164
Rockets-KingsRockets 77, Kings 86
163
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WolvesHawks 83, Wolves 84
+1 MIN
Suns-SonicsSuns 114, Sonics 116
+2 SEA
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 81, Spurs 83
+2 SAS
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 94, Raptors 88
+6 CHA
Magic-HeatMagic 93, Heat 84
+9 ORL
Rockets-KingsRockets 77, Kings 86
+9 SAC
Nets-BucksNets 95, Bucks 83
+12 NJN
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 101, Celtics 86
+15 NYK
Clippers-LakersClippers 83, Lakers 100
+17 LAL
Pacers-PistonsPacers 73, Pistons 98
+25 DET
NYK rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CelticsNYK won · Knicks 101, Celtics 86
9 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 83, Lakers 100
4 pts
Suns-SonicsSEA won · Suns 114, Sonics 116
4 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 81, Spurs 83
2 pts
Hawks-WolvesMIN won · Hawks 83, Wolves 84
1 pt
Wilcox shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilcoxSEA · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
McCantsMIN · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
MarionPHX · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
67% (8-12)
YaoHOU · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Tony AllenBOS · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Wolves
Hawks 83Wolves 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2418231883
Wolves2419212084
The story
Minnesota beat Atlanta 84-83 behind 28 points from Rashad McCants

Zaza Pachulia paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 12 REB 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 12-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 20-18 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+1−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 81Spurs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2221221681
Spurs2023202083
The story
Tim Duncan had 23 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Memphis 83-81

Shane Battier led Memphis with 12 REB, 10 PTS 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 20-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −20−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 114Sonics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31253523114
Sonics28293029116
The story
Ray Allen's 30 points carried Seattle past Phoenix, 116-114

For Phoenix, Boris Diaw had 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −3+1−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion was the fantasy play: 51.2 FPTS on 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 71 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 69 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 75 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 28, 43, 30, 23, 43, 43, 42, 51, 38Lakers-Clippers · W
35.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 11, 19, 36, 15, 25, 34, 36, 32Raptors-Bobcats · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 20, 8, 18, 23, 14, 37, 23, 31Knicks-Celtics · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 14, 24, 17, 25, 4, 3, 18, 30Kings-Rockets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 33, 20, 10, 29, 24, 32, 38, 30Sonics-Suns · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 17, 13, 10, 16, 10, 14, 17, 28Wolves-Hawks · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Raymond FeltonCHA+7.6 19.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Charlie BellMIL+7.3 15.9 last 10 · 8.6 season
LeBron JamesCLE+5.9 37.6 last 10 · 31.7 season
Mike JamesTOR+5.7 25.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+5.6 20.7 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Cuttino MobleyLAC−6.6 8.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−6.0 18.4 last 10 · 24.4 season
Channing FryeNYK−5.7 6.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kenyon MartinDEN−5.5 7.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Steve FrancisNYK−5.0 9.6 last 10 · 14.6 season