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Saturday, April 12, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wizards trailed Sixers by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–93.

Final · Box score
Celtics99
Hawks89
Q1 Celtics +8; Q2 Celtics +11; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats107
Pacers103
Q1 Bobcats -1; Q2 Bobcats +5; Q3 Bobcats +10; Q4 Bobcats +4
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Wizards109
Q1 Wizards -7; Q2 Wizards +4; Q3 Wizards -6; Q4 Wizards +16
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Grizzlies105
Q1 Wolves +18; Q2 Wolves +7; Q3 Wolves +12; Q4 Wolves +9
Final · Box score
Nets111
Bucks98
Q1 Nets -1; Q2 Nets +1; Q3 Nets +12; Q4 Nets +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Jazz124
Q1 Jazz +15; Q2 Jazz +3; Q3 Jazz +11; Q4 Jazz +27
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Blazers108
Q1 Blazers +16; Q2 Blazers +14; Q3 Blazers +7; Q4 Blazers +3
Final · Box score
Hornets91
Kings94
Q1 Kings -1; Q2 Kings +3; Q3 Kings -5; Q4 Kings +3
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Warriors122
Q1 Warriors +16; Q2 Warriors +7; Q3 Warriors +9; Q4 Warriors +6
On this day · 2006–07Apr 12, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 50 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wizards

Washington gets past Philadelphia

Danny Granger goes for 37 points

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4-6+16Wizards AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers302331993
Wizards23342131109
Who led
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 17, 25, 17, 22, 18, 27, 15, 25Wizards25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 18, 30, 27, 17, 13, 13, 10, 20Wizards20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 13, 19, 17, 30, 25, 25, 9, 22Sixers22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 16, 16, 24, 23, 18, 6, 23, 16Sixers16 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Jazz rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat Denver by 27.

Blazers over Mavs3Kings over Hornets3Bobcats over Pacers4Warriors over Clippers6Wolves over Grizzlies9Celtics over Hawks10Nets over Bucks13Wizards over Sixers16Jazz over Nuggets27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Bucks12
Sixers-Wizards10
Bobcats-Pacers9
Hornets-Kings9
Celtics-Hawks6
Nuggets-Jazz2
Wolves-Grizzlies2
Mavs-Blazers1
Clippers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 238, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 116, Warriors 122
238
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 97, Jazz 124
221
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 114, Grizzlies 105
219
Mavs-BlazersMavs 105, Blazers 108
213
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 107, Pacers 103
210
Nets-BucksNets 111, Bucks 98
209
Sixers-WizardsSixers 93, Wizards 109
202
Celtics-HawksCeltics 99, Hawks 89
188
Hornets-KingsHornets 91, Kings 94
185
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-KingsHornets 91, Kings 94
+3 Kings
Mavs-BlazersMavs 105, Blazers 108
+3 Blazers
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 107, Pacers 103
+4 Bobcats
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 116, Warriors 122
+6 Warriors
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 114, Grizzlies 105
+9 MIN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 99, Hawks 89
+10 Celtics
Nets-BucksNets 111, Bucks 98
+13 Nets
Sixers-WizardsSixers 93, Wizards 109
+16 Wizards
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 97, Jazz 124
+27 Jazz
Wizards rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WizardsWizards won · Sixers 93, Wizards 109
7 pts
Hornets-KingsKings won · Hornets 91, Kings 94
5 pts
Bobcats-PacersBobcats won · Bobcats 107, Pacers 103
1 pt
Nets-BucksNets won · Nets 111, Bucks 98
1 pt
Snyder shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SnyderMIN · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
McCantsMIN · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
BoozerJazz · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
69% (9-13)
HorfordHawks · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
BrewerJazz · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Kings
Hornets 91Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2722241891
Kings2626162694
The story
Metta World Peace had 22 points as Sacramento beat New Orleans 94-91

David West led New Orleans with 30 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 26-18.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −1+3−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 55.2 FPTS (14 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 105Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs21293025105
Blazers37272321108
The story
Brandon Roy's 23 points carried Portland past Dallas, 108-105

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-21, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +16+14+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jarrett Jack was the fantasy play: 44.3 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 114Grizzlies 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves43192725114
Grizzlies25302228105
The story
Minnesota beat Memphis 114-105 behind 22 points and 11 rebounds from Kirk Snyder

Mike Conley paced Memphis: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 43-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +18+7+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.1Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.1 in 74 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 78 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Andre BrownGrizzlies
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 37

Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 26, 23, 14, 13, 27, 16, 30, 37Pacers-Bobcats · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 18, 22, 17, 25, 14, 22, 14, 30Hornets-Kings · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 10, 13, 13, 6, 11, 25, 4, 30Clippers-Warriors · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 22, 11, 18, 27, 32, 11, 32, 28Mavs-Blazers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 16, 6, 2, 14, 6, 20, 18, 28Warriors-Clippers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 14, 21, 31, 13, 26, 21, 33, 28Nuggets-Jazz · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rasho NesterovicRaptors+8.6 16.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Chris QuinnHeat+8.1 15.9 last 10 · 7.8 season
Al ThorntonClippers+6.3 19.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Charlie BellBucks+5.6 13.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Vince CarterNets+4.7 26.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Cold
Daniel GibsonCavs−5.5 5.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jamaal TinsleyPacers−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Grant HillSuns−5.2 7.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Dwight HowardMagic−4.9 16.0 last 10 · 20.9 season
Wally SzczerbiakCavs−4.8 6.7 last 10 · 11.5 season