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Wednesday, April 7, 2010Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by DEN (vs OKC) and DET (vs ATL).

Final · Box score
Knicks105
Pacers113
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Magic121
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +27
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Raptors104
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Pistons90
Q1 DET +5; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET -7; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Heat99
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Rockets113
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Nets89
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +19
Final · Box score
Warriors116
Wolves107
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats104
Hornets103
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +22; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Thunder94
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -7; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Mavs110
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +26
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Clippers85
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Suns112
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +11
On this day · 2008–09Apr 7, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Hornets), 32 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Pistons

Detroit takes over late to edge Atlanta

Stephen Curry goes for 27 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+50-7+2DET AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2028241688
Pistons2523172590
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 12, 8, 3, 9, 21, 0, 13, 22DET22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 11, 4, 4, 13, 4, 13, 10, 17DET17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 11, 12, 17, 14, 17, 29, 18, 19ATL19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 15, 7, 6, 17ATL17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Magic rout

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Orlando beat Washington by 27.

CHA over NOH1DET over ATL2MIA over PHI4DEN over OKC4IND over NYK8POR over LAC8GSW over MIN9BOS over TOR11PHX over SAS11HOU over UTA17MIL over NJN19DAL over MEM26ORL over WAS27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Thunder22
Sixers-Heat14
Spurs-Suns14
Hawks-Pistons13
Celtics-Raptors12
Nets-Bucks12
Bobcats-Hornets10
Wizards-Magic5
Warriors-Wolves5
Jazz-Rockets1
Blazers-Clippers1
Knicks-Pacers0
Grizzlies-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Augustin's three with 15 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Wolves combined for 223, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 116, Wolves 107
223
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 115, Raptors 104
219
Knicks-PacersKnicks 105, Pacers 113
218
Wizards-MagicWizards 94, Magic 121
215
Spurs-SunsSpurs 101, Suns 112
213
Jazz-RocketsJazz 96, Rockets 113
209
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 104, Hornets 103
207
Nets-BucksNets 89, Bucks 108
197
Sixers-HeatSixers 95, Heat 99
194
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 84, Mavs 110
194
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 98, Thunder 94
192
Hawks-PistonsHawks 88, Pistons 90
178
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 93, Clippers 85
178
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 104, Hornets 103
+1 CHA
Hawks-PistonsHawks 88, Pistons 90
+2 DET
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 98, Thunder 94
+4 DEN
Sixers-HeatSixers 95, Heat 99
+4 MIA
Knicks-PacersKnicks 105, Pacers 113
+8 IND
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 93, Clippers 85
+8 POR
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 116, Wolves 107
+9 GSW
Spurs-SunsSpurs 101, Suns 112
+11 PHX
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 115, Raptors 104
+11 BOS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 96, Rockets 113
+17 HOU
Nets-BucksNets 89, Bucks 108
+19 MIL
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 84, Mavs 110
+26 DAL
Wizards-MagicWizards 94, Magic 121
+27 ORL
DEN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ThunderDEN won · Nuggets 98, Thunder 94
7 pts
Hawks-PistonsDET won · Hawks 88, Pistons 90
7 pts
Nets-BucksMIL won · Nets 89, Bucks 108
5 pts
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 115, Raptors 104
2 pts
Wizards-MagicORL won · Wizards 94, Magic 121
1 pt
Salmons shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SalmonsMIL · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
RondoBOS · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
DwightORL · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BoozerUTA · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
ScolaHOU · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bobcats-Hornets
Bobcats 104Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats32281925104
Hornets21174025103
The story
Tyson Chandler had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Charlotte beat New Orleans 104-103

Darren Collison led New Orleans with 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Bobcats won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
300 +11+22+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 88Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2028241688
Pistons2523172590
The story
Ben Gordon's 22 points carried Detroit past Atlanta, 90-88

For Atlanta, Jamal Crawford had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 25-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 +50−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford was the fantasy play: 43.4 FPTS on 14 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 98Thunder 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3021222598
Thunder3319281494
The story
Denver beat Oklahoma City 98-94 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Carmelo Anthony

Jeff Green paced Oklahoma City: 11 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 7-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−1−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant topped the game at 61.7 FPTS: 33 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 67 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Marcus Thornton leads the day with 36

Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 28, 20, 8, 18, 15, 19, 18, 36Hornets-Bobcats · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony TolliverPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 12, 10, 19, 17, 10, 12, 10, 34Warriors-Wolves · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 45, 25, 26, 29, 26, 37, 23, 40, 45, 33Thunder-Nuggets · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 32, 31, 44, 18, 33, 25, 18, 33Pacers-Knicks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 25, 12, 18, 18, 11, 21, 14, 29Nuggets-Thunder · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 44, 18, 37, 18, 30, 21, 15, 29, 22, 29Suns-Spurs · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Manu GinobiliSAS+9.5 26.0 last 10 · 16.5 season
John SalmonsMIL+5.8 21.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
Marcus ThorntonNOH+5.6 19.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Andray BlatcheWAS+5.4 18.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+5.3 13.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Nate RobinsonBOS−5.7 4.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Omri CasspiSAC−5.0 5.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Lou WilliamsPHI−4.4 9.8 last 10 · 14.2 season