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Wednesday, April 14, 2010Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIN by 11 after three quarters and won 103–98.

Final · Box score
Cavs83
Hawks99
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Bucks106
Celtics95
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Bobcats89
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Mavs96
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets123
Rockets115
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +8
Final · 2OT · Box score
Nets86
Heat94
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat 0; OT2 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Wolves98
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -11; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Thunder114
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Magic125
Q1 ORL +17; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +23; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Raptors131
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Wizards98
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Lakers91
Clippers107
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Warriors122
Blazers116
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Suns100
Jazz86
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +14
On this day · 2008–09Apr 14, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Sixers), 31 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Wolves

Detroit climbs out of an 11-point hole against Minnesota

Stephen Curry goes for 42 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-10-11+5DET AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27212035103
Wolves2929211998
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 17, 17, 17, 14, 28, 8, 17, 20DET20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 6, 8, 25, 10, 11, 12, 16, 16DET16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 19, 1, 18, 17, 4, 7, 11, 27MIN27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 18, 19, 19, 12, 16, 5, 13, 16MIN16 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Blazers19
Hornets-Rockets16
Nets-Heat8
Knicks-Raptors8
Suns-Jazz8
Bucks-Celtics6
Pistons-Wolves4
Pacers-Wizards3
Lakers-Clippers2
Cavs-Hawks1
Spurs-Mavs1
Sixers-Magic0
Bulls-Bobcats0
The night in charts
Knicks-Raptors combined for 244, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 113, Raptors 131
244
Hornets-RocketsHornets 123, Rockets 115
238
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 122, Blazers 116
238
Sixers-MagicSixers 111, Magic 125
236
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 105, Thunder 114
219
Bucks-CelticsBucks 106, Celtics 95
201
Pistons-WolvesPistons 103, Wolves 98
201
Lakers-ClippersLakers 91, Clippers 107
198
Pacers-WizardsPacers 97, Wizards 98
195
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 98, Bobcats 89
187
Suns-JazzSuns 100, Jazz 86
186
Spurs-MavsSpurs 89, Mavs 96
185
Cavs-HawksCavs 83, Hawks 99
182
Nets-HeatNets 86, Heat 94
180
2 of 14 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-WizardsPacers 97, Wizards 98
+1 WAS
Pistons-WolvesPistons 103, Wolves 98
+5 DET
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 122, Blazers 116
+6 GSW
Spurs-MavsSpurs 89, Mavs 96
+7 DAL
Hornets-RocketsHornets 123, Rockets 115
+8 NOH
Nets-HeatNets 86, Heat 94
+8 MIA
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 105, Thunder 114
+9 OKC
Bulls-BobcatsBulls 98, Bobcats 89
+9 CHI
Bucks-CelticsBucks 106, Celtics 95
+11 MIL
Suns-JazzSuns 100, Jazz 86
+14 PHX
Sixers-MagicSixers 111, Magic 125
+14 ORL
Cavs-HawksCavs 83, Hawks 99
+16 ATL
Lakers-ClippersLakers 91, Clippers 107
+16 LAC
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 113, Raptors 131
+18 TOR
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-WolvesDET won · Pistons 103, Wolves 98
11 pts
Pacers-WizardsWAS won · Pacers 97, Wizards 98
6 pts
Warriors-BlazersGSW won · Warriors 122, Blazers 116
6 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAC won · Lakers 91, Clippers 107
5 pts
Hornets-RocketsNOH won · Hornets 123, Rockets 115
3 pts
DeRozan shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanTOR · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
WestNOH · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
80% (16-20)
WeemsTOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
AyresPOR · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
NelsonORL · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 97Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2130291797
Wizards3017272498
The story
Washington beat Indiana 98-97 behind 26 points from Andray Blatche

Roy Hibbert paced Indiana: 29 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 11-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9−4−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 103Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27212035103
Wolves2929211998
The story
Tayshaun Prince's 20 points carried Detroit past Minnesota, 103-98

For Minnesota, Corey Brewer had 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 35-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−10−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 122Blazers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33272537122
Blazers33253325116
The story
Monta Ellis had 34 points as Golden State beat Portland 122-116

Jeff Ayres led Portland with 23 PTS, 4 REB 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 14-24 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 37-25.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0+2−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 79 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 77 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+38.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Wizards

Washington takes over late to edge Indiana

Down 6 after three, Washington won the fourth 24–17. Final: 98–97. Andray Blatche led Washington with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over IND1DET over MIN5GSW over POR6DAL over SAS7NOH over HOU8MIA over NJN8CHI over CHA9OKC over MEM9MIL over BOS11ORL over PHI14PHX over UTA14ATL over CLE16LAC over LAL16TOR over NYK18Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over IND.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 42

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 15, 29, 27, 27, 29, 25, 17, 42Warriors-Blazers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anfernee Hardaway ORL, Nov 8, 1995: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Career high42 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 20, 18, 13, 25, 13, 19, 10, 35Hornets-Rockets · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 39, 28, 30, 21, 14, 27, 14, 34Warriors-Blazers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 23, 40, 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31Thunder-Grizzlies · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 10, 3, 20, 15, 12, 16, 12, 29Pacers-Wizards · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Henry WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 14, 18, 10, 15, 10, 18, 9, 28Knicks-Raptors · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andray BlatcheWAS+8.5 22.6 last 10 · 14.1 season
Shaun LivingstonWAS+7.5 14.4 last 10 · 6.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.9 24.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Terrence WilliamsNJN+6.6 15.0 last 10 · 8.4 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+6.1 22.6 last 10 · 16.5 season
Cold
Devin BrownCHI−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ronnie BrewerMEM−5.5 3.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN−4.8 23.4 last 10 · 28.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.6 22.4 last 10 · 27.0 season
Hakim WarrickCHI−4.1 5.5 last 10 · 9.6 season