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Friday, April 3, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHA by 12 after the first quarter and won 97–92.

Final · Box score
Heat97
Bobcats92
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Spurs126
Pacers121
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Celtics104
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Thunder72
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +35
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Magic116
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +32; Q4 ORL +29
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Jazz102
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Kings111
Suns139
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +28
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Lakers93
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2007–08Apr 3, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bobcats

Miami fights back from 12 down against Charlotte

Chris Paul goes for 43 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-120-4+5MIA AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1629223097
Bobcats2817262192
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 39, 27, 21, 31, 27, 42, 23, 27MIA27 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Daequan CookPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 2, 5, 0, 0, 6, 4, 13, 16MIA16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 30, 3, 21, 14, 23, 21, 20, 21CHA21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 9, 14, 20, 6, 16, 14, 16CHA16 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Wolves-Jazz

Minnesota turns it around against Utah

From 10 down at the half to a 1-point win: 103–102. Ryan Gomes led Minnesota with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Jazz
Ryan Gomes · MINDeron Williams · UTAPTS2534REB82AST311Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Lakers12
Spurs-Pacers11
Heat-Bobcats11
Hawks-Celtics11
Mavs-Grizzlies8
Wolves-Jazz7
Cavs-Magic6
Hornets-Warriors3
Blazers-Thunder1
Kings-Suns0
The night in charts
Kings-Suns combined for 250, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SunsKings 111, Suns 139
250
Spurs-PacersSpurs 126, Pacers 121
247
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 103, Warriors 111
214
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 102, Grizzlies 107
209
Wolves-JazzWolves 103, Jazz 102
205
Cavs-MagicCavs 87, Magic 116
203
Hawks-CelticsHawks 92, Celtics 104
196
Heat-BobcatsHeat 97, Bobcats 92
189
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 107, Thunder 72
179
Rockets-LakersRockets 81, Lakers 93
174
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-JazzWolves 103, Jazz 102
+1 MIN
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 102, Grizzlies 107
+5 MEM
Heat-BobcatsHeat 97, Bobcats 92
+5 MIA
Spurs-PacersSpurs 126, Pacers 121
+5 SAS
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 103, Warriors 111
+8 GSW
Rockets-LakersRockets 81, Lakers 93
+12 LAL
Hawks-CelticsHawks 92, Celtics 104
+12 BOS
Kings-SunsKings 111, Suns 139
+28 PHX
Cavs-MagicCavs 87, Magic 116
+29 ORL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 107, Thunder 72
+35 POR
MIA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 97, Bobcats 92
12 pts
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 103, Jazz 102
10 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Mavs 102, Grizzlies 107
5 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 92, Celtics 104
2 pts
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 81, Lakers 93
1 pt
Scola shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaHOU · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Glen DavisBOS · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
RondoBOS · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
FinleySAS · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 103Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves19272631103
Jazz27292125102
The story
Ryan Gomes had 25 points as Minnesota beat Utah 103-102

Kyle Korver led Utah with 19 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 31-25.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −8−10−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deron Williams led the game in fantasy with 51.9 FPTS (34 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Heat-Bobcats
Heat 97Bobcats 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1629223097
Bobcats2817262192
The story
Dwyane Wade's 27 points and 10 assists carried Miami past Charlotte, 97-92

For Charlotte, Raymond Felton had 16 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 29-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −120−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 107Thunder 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25222931107
Thunder1421152272
The story
Portland beat Oklahoma City 107-72 behind 35 points and 18 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge

Steve Blake backed him with 14 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 35 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 14-24 FG

The swing

A 29-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
400 +11+12+26+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 68 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 63 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 43

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 32, 27, 19, 22, 26, 15, 30, 43Hornets-Warriors · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high43 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 32, 19, 9, 17, 30, 26, 15, 39Warriors-Hornets · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 22, 12, 8, 24, 29, 18, 26, 35Blazers-Thunder · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 23, 23, 26, 26, 20, 23, 30, 35Mavs-Grizzlies · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 35, 18, 21, 28, 32, 31, 31, 35Pacers-Spurs · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 24, 19, 25, 21, 24, 16, 18, 34Jazz-Wolves · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RushIND+6.7 14.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
JR SmithDEN+5.7 20.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
Anthony MorrowGSW+5.6 15.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−5.7 21.5 last 10 · 27.2 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Mehmet OkurUTA−5.1 12.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Drew GoodenSAS−4.1 7.4 last 10 · 11.5 season