Friday, April 9, 2010Regular season · 13 games

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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed TOR by 11 after the first quarter and won 107–101.

Final · Box score

Knicks103

Magic118

Final · Box score

Bucks95

Sixers90

Final · Box score

Raptors101

Hawks107

Final · Box score

Wizards106

Celtics96

Final · Box score

Pacers116

Cavs113

Final · Box score

Pistons106

Heat99

Final · Box score

Lakers97

Wolves88

Final · 2OT · Box score

Bulls116

Nets127

Final · Box score

Jazz114

Hornets103

Final · Box score

Suns91

Thunder96

Final · Box score

Bobcats90

Rockets97

Final · Box score

Grizzlies107

Spurs99

Final · Box score

Mavs83

Blazers77

On this day · 2008–09Apr 9, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 33 points.

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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Atlanta climbs back to beat Toronto

Deron Williams goes for 27 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Raptors	25	22	26	28	101
Hawks	14	45	22	26	107

Who led

Jamal CrawfordATL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST

Joe JohnsonATL18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST

Amir JohnsonTOR18 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST

Sonny WeemsTOR18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST

Top scorers tonight

Dirk Nowitzki DAL40

Ben Gordon DET39

Danny Granger IND36

Kevin Durant OKC35

Andray Blatche WAS31

Deron Williams tops the night at 65.3 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

Deron WilliamsUTA · 27 PTS, 16 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL

65.3

PauLAL · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK

61.0

MillsapUTA · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL

58.4

KDOKC · 35 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST

58.3

Terrence WilliamsNJN · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL

58.1

Brad MillerCHI · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK

55.5

DirkDAL · 40 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL

52.5

Ben GordonDET · 39 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL

52.0

Records so far

Cleveland leads the league at 61–19

East

1. CLE61-19

2. ORL56-23

3. ATL50-29

4. BOS49-30

5. MIL45-34

6. MIA44-35

7. CHA42-37

8. CHI38-41

9. TOR38-41

10. IND31-48

11. NYK28-51

12. DET26-53

13. PHI26-53

14. WAS25-54

15. NJN12-67

West

1. LAL56-23

2. DAL52-27

3. DEN52-27

4. UTA52-28

5. PHX51-28

6. OKC49-30

7. POR48-31

8. SAS48-31

9. HOU41-38

10. MEM40-39

11. NOH35-45

12. LAC27-52

13. SAC25-54

14. GSW24-54

15. MIN15-64

Lead changes

Pacers-Cavs31

Jazz-Hornets13

Suns-Thunder11

Mavs-Blazers11

Grizzlies-Spurs8

Bobcats-Rockets7

Raptors-Hawks6

Pistons-Heat6

Bulls-Nets5

Wizards-Celtics3

Lakers-Wolves1

Knicks-Magic0

Bucks-Sixers0

The night in charts

Bulls-Nets combined for 243, 14 more than any other game

Points by game

Bulls-NetsBulls 116, Nets 127

243

Pacers-CavsPacers 116, Cavs 113

229

Knicks-MagicKnicks 103, Magic 118

221

Jazz-HornetsJazz 114, Hornets 103

217

Raptors-HawksRaptors 101, Hawks 107

208

Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 107, Spurs 99

206

Pistons-HeatPistons 106, Heat 99

205

Wizards-CelticsWizards 106, Celtics 96

202

Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 90, Rockets 97

187

Suns-ThunderSuns 91, Thunder 96

187

Bucks-SixersBucks 95, Sixers 90

185

Lakers-WolvesLakers 97, Wolves 88

185

Mavs-BlazersMavs 83, Blazers 77

160

3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Pacers-CavsPacers 116, Cavs 113

+3 IND

Bucks-SixersBucks 95, Sixers 90

+5 MIL

Suns-ThunderSuns 91, Thunder 96

+5 OKC

Raptors-HawksRaptors 101, Hawks 107

+6 ATL

Mavs-BlazersMavs 83, Blazers 77

+6 DAL

Pistons-HeatPistons 106, Heat 99

+7 DET

Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 90, Rockets 97

+7 HOU

Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 107, Spurs 99

+8 MEM

Lakers-WolvesLakers 97, Wolves 88

+9 LAL

Wizards-CelticsWizards 106, Celtics 96

+10 WAS

Jazz-HornetsJazz 114, Hornets 103

+11 UTA

Bulls-NetsBulls 116, Nets 127

+11 NJN

Knicks-MagicKnicks 103, Magic 118

+15 ORL

ATL erased a 11-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Raptors-HawksATL won · Raptors 101, Hawks 107

11 pts

Grizzlies-SpursMEM won · Grizzlies 107, Spurs 99

9 pts

Bulls-NetsNJN won · Bulls 116, Nets 127

5 pts

Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 116, Cavs 113

2 pts

Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 83, Blazers 77

1 pt

Haslem shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

HaslemMIA · 16 PTS, 11 REB

80% (8-10)

Amir JohnsonTOR · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK

80% (8-10)

DwightORL · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK

79% (11-14)

MatthewsUTA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

73% (8-11)

HicksonCLE · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

73% (8-11)

Final · Raptors-Hawks

Raptors 101Hawks 107

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Raptors	25	22	26	28	101
Hawks	14	45	22	26	107

The story

Josh Smith's 17 points and 10 rebounds carried Atlanta past Toronto, 107-101

For Toronto, Amir Johnson had 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-17 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 45-22.

ATL lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Al Horford was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 15 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST

Final · Mavs-Blazers

Mavs 83Blazers 77

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Mavs	23	19	16	25	83
Blazers	18	21	20	18	77

The story

Dallas beat Portland 83-77 behind 18 points from Caron Butler

Brandon Roy paced Portland: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-18 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter

Final · Bulls-Nets

Bulls 116Nets 127

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	T
Bulls	29	24	16	34	9	4	116
Nets	24	28	23	28	9	15	127

The story

Brook Lopez had 26 points and 14 rebounds as New Jersey beat Chicago 127-116 in OT

Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 13 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 26 PTS, 14 REB · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Nets won the second overtime 15-4.

NJN lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Nick YoungWAS

+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 70 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes

Charlie BellMIL

−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 68 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Terrence WilliamsNJN

+27.3minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

49 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 74 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Spurs

Memphis fights back from 9 down against San Antonio

Final: 107–99, after trailing by 9 after one. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Spurs

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 40

Dirk NowitzkiMavs-Blazers · W

24.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Most like it, modern era: Myles Turner IND, Oct 22, 2021: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST

40 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST

Ben GordonPistons-Heat · W

13.5 PPG season to date · +25.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high39 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST

Danny GrangerPacers-Cavs · W

24.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

36 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST

Kevin DurantThunder-Suns · W

30.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

35 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST

Andray BlatcheWizards-Celtics · W

13.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST

Pau GasolLakers-Wolves · W

18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Manu GinobiliSAS+8.2 24.8 last 10 · 16.6 season

Andray BlatcheWAS+7.8 21.6 last 10 · 13.8 season

Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.5 14.7 last 10 · 8.2 season

Shaun LivingstonWAS+6.2 12.5 last 10 · 6.3 season

Danny GrangerIND+5.8 30.2 last 10 · 24.4 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−5.2 5.0 last 10 · 10.2 season

Omri CasspiSAC−4.8 5.6 last 10 · 10.4 season

Chris PaulNOH−4.1 14.6 last 10 · 18.7 season

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