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Sunday, April 5, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed SAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Spurs81
Cavs101
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +20
Final · Box score
Suns116
Mavs140
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +30; Q4 DAL +24
Final · Box score
Bobcats97
Pistons104
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Knicks112
Raptors103
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Wolves87
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +23
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Hornets94
Q1 UTA +22; Q2 UTA +27; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +14
Final · Box score
Pacers117
Thunder99
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Sixers67
Nets96
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +29
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Kings100
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Lakers88
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2007–08Apr 5, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Kings), 47 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Kings

Kelenna Azubuike scores 30 as Golden State wins in Sacramento

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+8+17+5GSW AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18323619105
Kings23192731100
Who led
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 16, 13, 11, 21, 14, 27, 6, 30GSW30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 19, 9, 17, 30, 26, 15, 39, 20GSW20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 12, 10, 6, 19, 0, 2, 5, 17SAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 20, 12, 5, 16, 8, 18, 3, 16SAC16 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New Jersey posts the night's biggest win

New Jersey beat Philadelphia by 29, the widest margin of 11 games.

LAL over LAC3GSW over SAC5DET over CHA7NYK over TOR9HOU over POR14UTA over NOH14IND over OKC18CLE over SAS20DEN over MIN23DAL over PHX24NJN over PHI29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Kings10
Bobcats-Pistons9
Knicks-Raptors5
Suns-Mavs4
Spurs-Cavs3
Jazz-Hornets2
Nuggets-Wolves2
Sixers-Nets2
Clippers-Lakers2
Blazers-Rockets1
Pacers-Thunder1
The night in charts
Suns-Mavs combined for 256, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MavsSuns 116, Mavs 140
256
Pacers-ThunderPacers 117, Thunder 99
216
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 112, Raptors 103
215
Warriors-KingsWarriors 105, Kings 100
205
Jazz-HornetsJazz 108, Hornets 94
202
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 97, Pistons 104
201
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 110, Wolves 87
197
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 88, Rockets 102
190
Spurs-CavsSpurs 81, Cavs 101
182
Clippers-LakersClippers 85, Lakers 88
173
Sixers-NetsSixers 67, Nets 96
163
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-LakersClippers 85, Lakers 88
+3 LAL
Warriors-KingsWarriors 105, Kings 100
+5 GSW
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 97, Pistons 104
+7 DET
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 112, Raptors 103
+9 NYK
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 88, Rockets 102
+14 HOU
Jazz-HornetsJazz 108, Hornets 94
+14 UTA
Pacers-ThunderPacers 117, Thunder 99
+18 IND
Spurs-CavsSpurs 81, Cavs 101
+20 CLE
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 110, Wolves 87
+23 DEN
Suns-MavsSuns 116, Mavs 140
+24 DAL
Sixers-NetsSixers 67, Nets 96
+29 NJN
GSW rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KingsGSW won · Warriors 105, Kings 100
5 pts
Sixers-NetsNJN won · Sixers 67, Nets 96
2 pts
Bobcats-PistonsDET won · Bobcats 97, Pistons 104
1 pt
Knicks-RaptorsNYK won · Knicks 112, Raptors 103
1 pt
Dirk shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
ScolaHOU · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 21 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
David LeeNYK · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
MurphyIND · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 85Lakers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1727122985
Lakers3024142088
The story
Lamar Odom had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 88-85

Eric Gordon led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 30-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+10+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 105Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18323619105
Kings23192731100
The story
C.J. Watson's 18 points carried Golden State past Sacramento, 105-100

For Sacramento, Jason Thompson had 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 6-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 32-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −5+8+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 81Cavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2715211881
Cavs28272323101
The story
Cleveland beat San Antonio 101-81 behind 22 points from Mo Williams

Tony Parker paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 4 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+13+15+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 69 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 64 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 30, 22, 25, 24, 25, 31, 26, 38Cavs-Spurs · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 20, 25, 9, 12, 8, 7, 8, 32Pistons-Bobcats · W
6.8 PPG season to date · +25.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 35, 16, 18, 21, 31, 24, 17, 31Raptors-Knicks · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Kelenna AzubuikePoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 16, 13, 11, 21, 14, 27, 6, 30Warriors-Kings · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 23, 26, 26, 20, 23, 30, 35, 28Mavs-Suns · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 24, 30, 24, 18, 21, 31, 13, 25Thunder-Pacers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RushIND+7.1 14.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Grant HillPHX+6.5 18.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
JR SmithDEN+6.5 21.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Flip MurrayATL+5.6 17.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Corey MaggetteGSW−4.9 13.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.8 22.2 last 10 · 27.0 season
Daequan CookMIA−4.2 5.1 last 10 · 9.3 season
Larry HughesNYK−4.1 8.0 last 10 · 12.1 season