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Sunday, April 1, 2007Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIA by 11 after the first quarter and won 94–88.

Final · Box score
Heat88
Pistons94
Q1 DET -11; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Hawks97
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies117
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Wizards121
Bucks107
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Suns126
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Celtics98
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Rockets83
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +3
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves105
Magic104
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Pacers100
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Sonics103
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Kings103
Lakers126
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +23
On this day · 2005–06Apr 1, 2006: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Heat), 47 points.
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The lead · Heat-Pistons

Detroit rallies from 11 down to beat Miami

Yao Ming goes for 35 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-5-4+6DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2422231988
Pistons1328242994
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 10, 21, 6, 13, 18, 12, 16, 19DET19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 6, 13, 13, 12, 34, 12, 32, 17DET17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 20, 12, 13, 18, 22, 17, 15, 23MIA23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 10, 21, 5, 21, 14, 9, 15, 21MIA21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Lakers by 23.

MIN over ORL1IND over SAS1BOS over CLE2UTA over HOU3GSW over MEM5DET over MIA6CHI over ATL8DEN over SEA11TOR over CHA13WAS over MIL14PHX over DAL22LAL over SAC23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Warriors21
Mavs-Suns13
Bulls-Hawks11
Wolves-Magic9
Kings-Lakers8
Heat-Pistons6
Jazz-Rockets4
Cavs-Celtics4
Wizards-Bucks3
Nuggets-Sonics1
Bobcats-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Davis's three with 11 seconds left in OT puts the Timberwolves ahead, 105-104 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 239, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 117, Warriors 122
239
Mavs-SunsMavs 104, Suns 126
230
Kings-LakersKings 103, Lakers 126
229
Wizards-BucksWizards 121, Bucks 107
228
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 114, Sonics 103
217
Wolves-MagicWolves 105, Magic 104
209
Bulls-HawksBulls 105, Hawks 97
202
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 94, Raptors 107
201
Spurs-PacersSpurs 99, Pacers 100
199
Cavs-CelticsCavs 96, Celtics 98
194
Heat-PistonsHeat 88, Pistons 94
182
Jazz-RocketsJazz 86, Rockets 83
169
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-MagicWolves 105, Magic 104
+1 MIN
Spurs-PacersSpurs 99, Pacers 100
+1 IND
Cavs-CelticsCavs 96, Celtics 98
+2 BOS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 86, Rockets 83
+3 UTA
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 117, Warriors 122
+5 GSW
Heat-PistonsHeat 88, Pistons 94
+6 DET
Bulls-HawksBulls 105, Hawks 97
+8 CHI
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 114, Sonics 103
+11 DEN
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 94, Raptors 107
+13 TOR
Wizards-BucksWizards 121, Bucks 107
+14 WAS
Mavs-SunsMavs 104, Suns 126
+22 PHX
Kings-LakersKings 103, Lakers 126
+23 LAL
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PistonsDET won · Heat 88, Pistons 94
11 pts
Wizards-BucksWAS won · Wizards 121, Bucks 107
10 pts
Spurs-PacersIND won · Spurs 99, Pacers 100
6 pts
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 105, Hawks 97
4 pts
Mavs-SunsPHX won · Mavs 104, Suns 126
3 pts
Marion shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
Amar'ePHX · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
WaltonLAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WilcoxSEA · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ShaqMIA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 105Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves312325197105
Magic233021246104
The story
Kevin Garnett had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Minnesota beat Orlando 105-104 in OT

Darko Milicic led Orlando with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST · 6-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+1+50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 96Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1633202796
Celtics2825271898
The story
Boston beat Cleveland 98-96 behind 24 points from Al Jefferson

Anderson Varejao paced Cleveland: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 28-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +12+4+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 86Rockets 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2016232786
Rockets1616292283
The story
Mehmet Okur's 20 points carried Utah past Houston, 86-83

Deron Williams chipped in 12 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 27-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 67 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ricky Davis leads the day with 36

Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 33, 9, 14, 13, 15, 21, 18, 10, 36Wolves-Magic · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 24, 32, 27, 16, 22, 24, 39, 35Rockets-Jazz · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 30, 28, 10, 27, 13, 28, 32, 32Nuggets-Sonics · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 23, 12, 22, 14, 38, 16, 12, 30Bulls-Hawks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 25, 20, 17, 27, 12, 27, 19, 29Suns-Mavs · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 24, 7, 19, 28, 25, 17, 20, 28Mavs-Suns · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+10.3 41.3 last 10 · 31.0 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Sasha PavlovicCLE+6.5 14.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Antonio McDyessDET+5.9 13.8 last 10 · 7.9 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.3 14.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−6.5 6.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Adam MorrisonCHA−5.8 6.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Earl BoykinsMIL−5.4 9.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Richard HamiltonDET−5.1 15.2 last 10 · 20.3 season