Wednesday, April 6, 2011Regular season · 12 games

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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed HOU by 17 after the first quarter and won 101–93.

Final · OT · Box score

Magic111

Bobcats102

Final · Box score

Wizards112

Pacers136

Final · Box score

Knicks97

Sixers92

Final · Box score

Cavs104

Raptors96

Final · Box score

Nets109

Pistons116

Final · Box score

Bucks90

Heat85

Final · Box score

Suns108

Wolves98

Final · Box score

Rockets93

Hornets101

Final · Box score

Clippers108

Thunder112

Final · Box score

Nuggets104

Mavs96

Final · Box score

Kings92

Spurs124

Final · Box score

Lakers87

Warriors95

On this day · 2009–10Apr 6, 2010: 9 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Jazz), 45 points.

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The lead · Rockets-Hornets

New Orleans storms back from 17 down to beat Houston

Blake Griffin goes for 35 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Rockets	38	17	16	22	93
Hornets	21	30	23	27	101

Who led

Chris PaulNOH28 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST

Jarrett JackNOH19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST

Kevin MartinHOU21 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST

Luis ScolaHOU16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST

Top scorers tonight

Brook Lopez NJN39

Blake Griffin LAC35

Gerald Henderson CHA32

Carmelo Anthony NYK31

Kevin Durant OKC29

Blake tops the night at 63.2 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

BlakeLAC · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL

63.2

David LeeGSW · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL

60.9

CP3NOH · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL

56.3

MeloNYK · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK

55.7

LeBronMIA · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL

52.9

Brook LopezNJN · 39 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

52.4

WestbrookOKC · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL

51.9

BeasleyMIN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST

51.7

Records so far

San Antonio leads the league at 60–19

East

1. CHI57-20

2. BOS54-23

3. MIA54-24

4. ORL50-29

5. ATL44-34

6. NYK40-38

7. PHI40-39

8. IND36-43

9. CHA32-46

10. MIL32-46

11. DET27-51

12. NJN24-54

13. TOR21-57

14. WAS21-57

15. CLE17-61

West

1. SAS60-19

2. LAL55-23

3. DAL53-25

4. OKC52-26

5. DEN48-30

6. NOH45-33

7. POR45-33

8. MEM44-34

9. HOU41-38

10. PHX38-40

11. UTA37-41

12. GSW35-44

13. LAC31-48

14. SAC23-55

15. MIN17-62

Lead changes

Nets-Pistons15

Kings-Spurs11

Lakers-Warriors9

Nuggets-Mavs6

Knicks-Sixers5

Bucks-Heat5

Clippers-Thunder5

Magic-Bobcats4

Rockets-Hornets3

Suns-Wolves3

Wizards-Pacers0

The night in charts

Wizards-Pacers combined for 248, 23 more than any other game

Points by game

Wizards-PacersWizards 112, Pacers 136

248

Nets-PistonsNets 109, Pistons 116

225

Clippers-ThunderClippers 108, Thunder 112

220

Kings-SpursKings 92, Spurs 124

216

Magic-BobcatsMagic 111, Bobcats 102

213

Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 98

206

Cavs-RaptorsCavs 104, Raptors 96

200

Nuggets-MavsNuggets 104, Mavs 96

200

Rockets-HornetsRockets 93, Hornets 101

194

Knicks-SixersKnicks 97, Sixers 92

189

Lakers-WarriorsLakers 87, Warriors 95

182

Bucks-HeatBucks 90, Heat 85

175

3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Clippers-ThunderClippers 108, Thunder 112

+4 OKC

Bucks-HeatBucks 90, Heat 85

+5 MIL

Knicks-SixersKnicks 97, Sixers 92

+5 NYK

Nets-PistonsNets 109, Pistons 116

+7 DET

Rockets-HornetsRockets 93, Hornets 101

+8 NOH

Cavs-RaptorsCavs 104, Raptors 96

+8 CLE

Lakers-WarriorsLakers 87, Warriors 95

+8 GSW

Nuggets-MavsNuggets 104, Mavs 96

+8 DEN

Magic-BobcatsMagic 111, Bobcats 102

+9 ORL

Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 98

+10 PHX

Wizards-PacersWizards 112, Pacers 136

+24 IND

Kings-SpursKings 92, Spurs 124

+32 SAS

NOH erased a 17-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Rockets-HornetsNOH won · Rockets 93, Hornets 101

17 pts

Lakers-WarriorsGSW won · Lakers 87, Warriors 95

9 pts

Magic-BobcatsORL won · Magic 111, Bobcats 102

6 pts

Clippers-ThunderOKC won · Clippers 108, Thunder 112

5 pts

Nets-PistonsDET won · Nets 109, Pistons 116

5 pts

Blake shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

BlakeLAC · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL

75% (15-20)

ScolaHOU · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

73% (8-11)

HamiltonDET · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL

73% (8-11)

MarionDAL · 21 PTS, 10 REB

71% (10-14)

Brook LopezNJN · 39 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

70% (14-20)

Final · Clippers-Thunder

Clippers 108Thunder 112

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Clippers	31	22	24	31	108
Thunder	26	32	29	25	112

The story

Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 112-108 behind 26 points from Russell Westbrook

Mo Williams paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 10-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter

Final · Rockets-Hornets

Rockets 93Hornets 101

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Rockets	38	17	16	22	93
Hornets	21	30	23	27	101

The story

Chris Paul had 28 points and 10 assists as New Orleans beat Houston 101-93

Kevin Martin led Houston with 21 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the first, the Hornets took the second 30-17.

NOH lead by quarter

Final · Magic-Bobcats

Magic 111Bobcats 102

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Magic	26	21	24	25	15	111
Bobcats	28	25	24	19	6	102

The story

Dwight Howard's 15 points carried Orlando past Charlotte, 111-102 in OT

For Charlotte, Gerald Henderson had 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Magic took it 15-6.

ORL lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Jordan CrawfordWAS

+14.6points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes

Omri CasspiSAC

−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

7.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Dante CunninghamCHA

+25.0minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

45 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 73 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Warriors

Golden State climbs back to beat Lakers

Lakers led by 9 after one. Golden State won it 95–87. Monta Ellis led Golden State with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Lakers

Top performances

Brook Lopez leads the day with 39

Brook LopezNets-Pistons · L

20.0 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST

Blake GriffinClippers-Thunder · L

22.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

35 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST

Gerald HendersonBobcats-Magic · L

9.3 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST

Carmelo AnthonyKnicks-Sixers · W

25.5 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST

Kevin DurantThunder-Clippers · W

27.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST

LeBron JamesHeat-Bucks · L

26.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Jordan CrawfordWAS+10.4 22.1 last 10 · 11.7 season

Marcus ThorntonSAC+8.4 20.6 last 10 · 12.2 season

Gerald HendersonCHA+6.7 16.0 last 10 · 9.3 season

JJ HicksonCLE+6.2 19.8 last 10 · 13.6 season

Maurice EvansWAS+6.1 12.3 last 10 · 6.2 season

Cold

Brandon RoyPOR−6.7 5.9 last 10 · 12.6 season

Ben GordonDET−6.6 4.9 last 10 · 11.5 season

Jeff GreenBOS−6.0 7.5 last 10 · 13.5 season

Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season

Ryan GomesLAC−5.4 1.8 last 10 · 7.2 season

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