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Tuesday, April 1, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIN by 12 after the first quarter and won 94–90.

Final · Box score
Hornets98
Magic97
Q1 NOH -6; Q2 NOH -9; Q3 NOH -2; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Nets99
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +9
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks115
Bucks119
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -11; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Wolves90
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -7; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Bulls92
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Spurs116
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Suns120
Nuggets126
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Kings99
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 2006–07Apr 1, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Ricky Davis (Wolves-Magic), 36 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Wolves

Detroit climbs out of a 12-point hole against Minnesota

Michael Redd goes for 36 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5-7+4DET AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1826212994
Wolves3019231890
Who led
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 11, 5, 8, 13, 16, 4, 5, 27DET27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 13, 11, 13, 11, 10, 8, 12, 15DET15 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 29, 11, 8, 21, 14, 22, 26MIN26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 7, 12, 16, 9, 5, 11, 9, 18MIN18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 24.

NOH over ORL1SAC over HOU1MIL over NYK4DET over MIN4DEN over PHX6PHI over NJN9BOS over CHI14SAS over GSW24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Rockets-Kings26
Knicks-Bucks15
Sixers-Nets13
Hornets-Magic12
Suns-Nuggets4
Pistons-Wolves3
Celtics-Bulls0
The night in charts
Suns-Nuggets combined for 246, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NuggetsSuns 120, Nuggets 126
246
Knicks-BucksKnicks 115, Bucks 119
234
Warriors-SpursWarriors 92, Spurs 116
208
Sixers-NetsSixers 108, Nets 99
207
Celtics-BullsCeltics 106, Bulls 92
198
Rockets-KingsRockets 98, Kings 99
197
Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 97
195
Pistons-WolvesPistons 94, Wolves 90
184
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-KingsRockets 98, Kings 99
+1 SAC
Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 97
+1 NOH
Knicks-BucksKnicks 115, Bucks 119
+4 MIL
Pistons-WolvesPistons 94, Wolves 90
+4 DET
Suns-NuggetsSuns 120, Nuggets 126
+6 DEN
Sixers-NetsSixers 108, Nets 99
+9 PHI
Celtics-BullsCeltics 106, Bulls 92
+14 BOS
Warriors-SpursWarriors 92, Spurs 116
+24 SAS
DET erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-WolvesDET won · Pistons 94, Wolves 90
12 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 115, Bucks 119
11 pts
Hornets-MagicNOH won · Hornets 98, Magic 97
9 pts
Rockets-KingsSAC won · Rockets 98, Kings 99
1 pt
Jefferson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonMIN · 26 PTS, 7 REB
75% (9-12)
LewisORL · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
Amar'ePHX · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
BarbosaPHX · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
DuncanSAS · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 98Kings 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2917302298
Kings2821282299
The story
Sacramento beat Houston 99-98 behind 30 points from Metta World Peace

Tracy McGrady paced Houston: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST · 12-26 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 21-17 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −1+3+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 115Bucks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks313027216115
Bucks2732183210119
The story
Andrew Bogut had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee beat New York 119-115 in OT

Zach Randolph led New York with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB · 9-14 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 32-21.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4−2−110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 94Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1826212994
Wolves3019231890
The story
Rodney Stuckey's 27 points carried Detroit past Minnesota, 94-90

For Minnesota, Al Jefferson had 26 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 29-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 −12−5−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg21.6Last 3

21.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 63 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 36

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 15, 27, 21, 24, 20, 7, 33, 36Bucks-Knicks · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 8, 15, 26, 30, 17, 23, 13, 32Rockets-Kings · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 32, 26, 36, 26, 31, 14, 21, 31Nuggets-Suns · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 19, 26, 23, 17, 24, 28, 29, 30Kings-Rockets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 39, 32, 27, 27, 22, 33, 32, 29Nets-Sixers · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 11, 5, 8, 13, 16, 4, 5, 27Pistons-Wolves · W
6.9 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Vince CarterNJN+7.3 28.8 last 10 · 21.5 season
Chris QuinnMIA+6.3 13.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Hakim WarrickMEM+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Mickael PietrusGSW+5.4 12.5 last 10 · 7.1 season
Cold
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−6.3 5.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
John SalmonsSAC−5.6 6.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Sam CassellBOS−5.1 6.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Grant HillPHX−4.9 8.5 last 10 · 13.4 season