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Friday, April 2, 2010Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 10 at halftime and won 105–96.

Final · OT · Box score
Bucks86
Bobcats87
Q1 CHA -2; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +1
Final · OT · Box score
Heat105
Pacers96
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -10; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Wizards87
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +8
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets119
Celtics114
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Cavs93
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Suns109
Pistons94
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Magic100
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Knicks117
Warriors128
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2008–09Apr 2, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wizards), 31 points.
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The lead · Heat-Pacers

Dwyane Wade scores 43 as Miami beats Indiana

David Lee posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-10+30+9MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat2316311916105
Pacers22271822796
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 36, 14, 27, 12, 30, 32, 10, 43MIA43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 8, 16, 16, 15, 8, 2, 28, 12MIA12 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 20, 22, 10, 12, 17, 21, 19, 29IND29 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 29, 32, 32, 31, 44, 18, 33, 25IND25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Celtics15
Hawks-Cavs14
Magic-Spurs13
Heat-Pacers12
Bulls-Wizards11
Bucks-Bobcats6
Suns-Pistons3
Hornets-Grizzlies3
Jazz-Lakers1
The night in charts
Knicks-Warriors combined for 245, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 117, Warriors 128
245
Rockets-CelticsRockets 119, Celtics 114
233
Magic-SpursMagic 100, Spurs 112
212
Suns-PistonsSuns 109, Pistons 94
203
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 96, Grizzlies 107
203
Heat-PacersHeat 105, Pacers 96
201
Jazz-LakersJazz 92, Lakers 106
198
Bulls-WizardsBulls 95, Wizards 87
182
Hawks-CavsHawks 88, Cavs 93
181
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 86, Bobcats 87
173
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-BobcatsBucks 86, Bobcats 87
+1 CHA
Rockets-CelticsRockets 119, Celtics 114
+5 HOU
Hawks-CavsHawks 88, Cavs 93
+5 CLE
Bulls-WizardsBulls 95, Wizards 87
+8 CHI
Heat-PacersHeat 105, Pacers 96
+9 MIA
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 117, Warriors 128
+11 GSW
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 96, Grizzlies 107
+11 MEM
Magic-SpursMagic 100, Spurs 112
+12 SAS
Jazz-LakersJazz 92, Lakers 106
+14 LAL
Suns-PistonsSuns 109, Pistons 94
+15 PHX
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PacersMIA won · Heat 105, Pacers 96
10 pts
Bucks-BobcatsCHA won · Bucks 86, Bobcats 87
2 pts
Magic-SpursSAS won · Magic 100, Spurs 112
2 pts
Amar'e shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
87% (13-15)
Reggie WilliamsGSW · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
85% (11-13)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
OdomLAL · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
MaggetteGSW · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Bucks-Bobcats
Bucks 86Bobcats 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks19262015686
Bobcats17272115787
The story
Stephen Jackson's 32 points carried Charlotte past Milwaukee, 87-86 in OT

For Milwaukee, John Salmons had 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-28 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 27-26.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −2−100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andrew Bogut was the fantasy play: 55.4 FPTS on 19 PTS, 12 REB

Final · Rockets-Celtics
Rockets 119Celtics 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets3225302210119
Celtics302330265114
The story
Houston beat Boston 119-114 in OT behind 30 points and 9 assists from Aaron Brooks

Tony Allen paced Boston: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 10-17 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Rockets settled it in overtime, 10-5.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+4+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo topped the game at 56.0 FPTS: 23 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB

Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 105Pacers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2316311916105
Pacers22271822796
The story
Michael Beasley had 12 points as Miami beat Indiana 105-96 in OT

Danny Granger led Indiana with 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Heat took the third 31-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1−10+30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 68 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg10.2Last 3

10.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games need overtime

Three of 10 games went past regulation.

CHA over MIL1HOU over BOS5CLE over ATL5CHI over WAS8MIA over IND9MEM over NOH11GSW over NYK11SAS over ORL12LAL over UTA14PHX over DET15Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 43

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 36, 14, 27, 12, 30, 32, 10, 43Heat-Pacers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Feb 7, 2005: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 23, 38, 21, 24, 30, 28, 18, 43Spurs-Magic · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 24, 2004: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Season high43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 8, 29, 27, 12, 21, 16, 20, 37Knicks-Warriors · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Nov 12, 2023: 36 PTS · 21 REB · 11 AST
Ties career high37 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 8, 6, 3, 0, 11, 9, 21, 35Warriors-Knicks · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 18, 16, 37, 20, 18, 16, 32Bobcats-Bucks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 16, 9, 11, 18, 26, 11, 21, 30Rockets-Celtics · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Manu GinobiliSAS+10.1 26.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
John SalmonsMIL+7.1 22.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.3 14.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Danny GrangerIND+5.7 29.9 last 10 · 24.2 season
Drew GoodenLAC+5.5 16.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−5.5 4.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Omri CasspiSAC−5.4 5.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chris KamanLAC−5.1 13.3 last 10 · 18.4 season