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Thursday, April 2, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIL by 9 at halftime and won 105–95.

Final · Box score
Bucks95
Sixers105
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -9; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +10
On this day · 2007–08Apr 2, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs back to beat Milwaukee

Ramon Sessions goes for 18 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-9+1+10PHI AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2435201695
Sixers24263025105
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 18, 9, 9, 14, 10, 4, 21PHI21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 19, 27, 25, 15, 25, 27, 19, 20PHI20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 6, 10, 18, 19, 10, 13, 16, 18MIL18 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 13, 16, 22, 13, 32, 29, 29, 17MIL17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Nuggets

Denver makes it five straight

Denver beat Utah 114–104 and moved to 50–26. JR Smith led Denver with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
Wvs LAC107–94Wvs NJN121–96W@ MEM111–109Wvs WAS116–105L@ PHX115–118W@ NOH101–88W@ DAL103–101Wvs GSW129–116Wvs NYK111–104Wvs UTA114–104
Lead changes
Bucks-Sixers4
Jazz-Nuggets4
Cavs-Wizards3
The night in charts
Jazz-Nuggets combined for 218, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 104, Nuggets 114
218
Cavs-WizardsCavs 101, Wizards 109
210
Bucks-SixersBucks 95, Sixers 105
200
WAS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Cavs-WizardsCavs 101, Wizards 109
+8 WAS
Bucks-SixersBucks 95, Sixers 105
+10 PHI
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 104, Nuggets 114
+10 DEN
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SixersPHI won · Bucks 95, Sixers 105
9 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 104, Nuggets 114
3 pts
Lou Williams shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lou WilliamsPHI · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsapUTA · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Andre MillerPHI · 18 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
LeBronCLE · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
61% (11-18)
JR SmithDEN · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 101Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs19222931101
Wizards22273129109
The story
Washington beat Cleveland 109-101 behind 25 points from Caron Butler

Delonte West paced Cleveland: 14 PTS, 7 AST 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 7-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3+8+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 95Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2435201695
Sixers24263025105
The story
Andre Miller had 18 points and 11 assists as Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 105-95

Richard Jefferson led Milwaukee with 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the 76ers took the third 30-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0−9+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 104Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24192932104
Nuggets21332931114
The story
JR Smith's 28 points carried Denver past Utah, 114-104

For Utah, Deron Williams had 18 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 8-13 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 33-19.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3+11+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.9Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.9 in 59 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 43, 26, 22, 30, 22, 25, 24, 25, 31Cavs-Wizards · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 21, 40, 14, 16, 22, 10, 17, 28Nuggets-Jazz · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 20, 27, 23, 5, 11, 31, 31, 25Wizards-Cavs · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 35, 20, 29, 29, 43, 31, 29, 23Nuggets-Jazz · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 18, 9, 9, 14, 10, 4, 21Sixers-Bucks · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 19, 27, 25, 15, 25, 27, 19, 20Sixers-Bucks · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveMIN+6.4 17.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Brandon RushIND+6.1 13.4 last 10 · 7.3 season
JR SmithDEN+5.7 20.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
Grant HillPHX+5.6 17.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mehmet OkurUTA−5.0 12.2 last 10 · 17.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.0 22.3 last 10 · 27.3 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Drew GoodenSAS−4.4 7.0 last 10 · 11.4 season