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Sunday, April 6, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHX by 11 after three quarters and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Warriors96
Hornets108
Q1 NOH -9; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Suns98
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL -11; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Pacers105
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -10; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Heat75
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +16
Final · Box score
Spurs72
Blazers65
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Wolves101
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Magic90
Knicks100
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Kings92
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +22
Final · 2OT · Box score
Nuggets147
Sonics151
Q1 SEA -5; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 Sonics 0; OT2 SEA +4
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Clippers79
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +20; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +26
On this day · 2006–07Apr 6, 2007: 13 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Sonics), 46 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Suns

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32 as Dallas wins in Phoenix

Kevin Durant goes for 37 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5-11+7DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26262627105
Suns282932998
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 21, 21, 35, 22, 11, 18, 27, 32DAL32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 13, 32, 30, 36, 25, 28, 23, 24DAL24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 33, 32, 22, 33, 41, 25, 24, 31PHX31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 2, 15, 17, 12, 10, 9, 9, 15PHX15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Sonics19
Grizzlies-Wolves16
Rockets-Clippers11
Mavs-Suns9
Bucks-Pacers8
Magic-Knicks6
Lakers-Kings5
Warriors-Hornets3
Pistons-Heat1
Spurs-Blazers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Sonics combined for 298, 84 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 147, Sonics 151
298
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 113, Wolves 101
214
Lakers-KingsLakers 114, Kings 92
206
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 96, Hornets 108
204
Mavs-SunsMavs 105, Suns 98
203
Bucks-PacersBucks 97, Pacers 105
202
Magic-KnicksMagic 90, Knicks 100
190
Rockets-ClippersRockets 105, Clippers 79
184
Pistons-HeatPistons 91, Heat 75
166
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 72, Blazers 65
137
SEA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 147, Sonics 151
+4 SEA
Mavs-SunsMavs 105, Suns 98
+7 DAL
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 72, Blazers 65
+7 SAS
Bucks-PacersBucks 97, Pacers 105
+8 IND
Magic-KnicksMagic 90, Knicks 100
+10 NYK
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 96, Hornets 108
+12 NOH
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 113, Wolves 101
+12 MEM
Pistons-HeatPistons 91, Heat 75
+16 DET
Lakers-KingsLakers 114, Kings 92
+22 LAL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 105, Clippers 79
+26 HOU
DAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SunsDAL won · Mavs 105, Suns 98
11 pts
Bucks-PacersIND won · Bucks 97, Pacers 105
10 pts
Warriors-HornetsNOH won · Warriors 96, Hornets 108
9 pts
Nuggets-SonicsSEA won · Nuggets 147, Sonics 151
5 pts
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 114, Kings 92
4 pts
Powell shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellLAC · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
FosterIND · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BiedrinsGSW · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
JeffersonMIN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CollisonSEA · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Nuggets-Sonics
Nuggets 147Sonics 151
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nuggets36283131912147
Sonics31392927916151
The story
Jeff Green had 35 points and 10 rebounds as Seattle beat Denver 151-147 in OT

Kenyon Martin led Denver with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 14-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the SuperSonics took the second 39-28.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −5+6+400+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 97Pacers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2527252097
Pacers26231838105
The story
Indiana beat Milwaukee 105-97 behind 27 points from Danny Granger

Andrew Bogut paced Milwaukee: 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

A 38-20 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +1−3−10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 96Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3120271896
Hornets22372920108
The story
Chris Paul's a 16-10-13 triple-double carried New Orleans past Golden State, 108-96

For Golden State, Baron Davis had 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB, 5 STL · 7-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 37-20.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −9+8+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Monta Ellis was the fantasy play: 62.0 FPTS on 35 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 52 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Clippers by 26, the widest margin of 10 games.

SEA over DEN4DAL over PHX7SAS over POR7IND over MIL8NYK over ORL10NOH over GSW12MEM over MIN12DET over MIA16LAL over SAC22HOU over LAC26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 38

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 33, 23, 32, 25, 18, 25, 47, 38Nuggets-Sonics · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 23, 23, 32, 18, 25, 30, 4, 37Sonics-Nuggets · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 23, 16, 13, 8, 21, 17, 6, 35Sonics-Nuggets · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 18, 18, 22, 30, 14, 27, 19, 35Warriors-Hornets · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 12, 19, 14, 10, 6, 6, 15, 5, 34Grizzlies-Wolves · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 21, 21, 35, 22, 11, 18, 27, 32Mavs-Suns · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasho NesterovicTOR+9.1 16.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Vince CarterNJN+7.9 29.5 last 10 · 21.6 season
Chris QuinnMIA+7.3 14.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Jeff GreenSEA+6.2 16.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Charlie BellMIL+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Grant HillPHX−6.2 7.2 last 10 · 13.4 season
Dwight HowardORL−5.7 15.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakCLE−5.3 6.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Sam CassellBOS−4.8 6.3 last 10 · 11.1 season