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Sunday, April 1, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed HOU by 10 after three quarters and won 104–102.

Final · Box score
Bulls78
Thunder92
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +29; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Heat72
Celtics91
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +24; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Magic101
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Wizards92
Raptors99
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +7
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers104
Rockets102
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND -10; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +2
Final · Box score
Hornets75
Suns92
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Blazers119
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Lakers120
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2010–11Apr 1, 2011: 13 games. Top scorer: Andray Blatche (Wizards-Cavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Rockets

Danny Granger scores 32, Indiana wins in overtime

Pau Gasol goes for 26 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4+2-100+2IND AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers2717193011104
Rockets231931209102
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 16, 28, 15, 25, 5, 25, 18, 32IND32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 19, 19, 16, 11, 5, 9, 15, 15IND15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 16, 16, 17, 24, 14, 17, 25, 22HOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 2, 23, 7, 15, 16, 10, 17, 20HOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Boston by 19.

IND over HOU2DEN over ORL3TOR over WAS7LAL over GSW8POR over MIN13OKC over CHI14PHX over NOH17BOS over MIA19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Lakers12
Nuggets-Magic8
Pacers-Rockets5
Wolves-Blazers4
Heat-Celtics2
Hornets-Suns2
Bulls-Thunder0
Wizards-Raptors0
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 232, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 112, Lakers 120
232
Wolves-BlazersWolves 106, Blazers 119
225
Pacers-RocketsPacers 104, Rockets 102
206
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 104, Magic 101
205
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 92, Raptors 99
191
Bulls-ThunderBulls 78, Thunder 92
170
Hornets-SunsHornets 75, Suns 92
167
Heat-CelticsHeat 72, Celtics 91
163
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-RocketsPacers 104, Rockets 102
+2 IND
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 104, Magic 101
+3 DEN
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 92, Raptors 99
+7 TOR
Warriors-LakersWarriors 112, Lakers 120
+8 LAL
Wolves-BlazersWolves 106, Blazers 119
+13 POR
Bulls-ThunderBulls 78, Thunder 92
+14 OKC
Hornets-SunsHornets 75, Suns 92
+17 PHX
Heat-CelticsHeat 72, Celtics 91
+19 BOS
Sessions shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SessionsLAL · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
KDOKC · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
PauLAL · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
65% (11-17)
LawsonDEN · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB
63% (10-16)
CalderonTOR · 15 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Pacers-Rockets
Pacers 104Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2717193011104
Rockets231931209102
The story
Roy Hibbert had 15 points as Indiana beat Houston 104-102 in OT

Goran Dragic led Houston with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 30-20.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4+2−100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 104Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27212828104
Magic19233227101
The story
Ty Lawson's 25 points and 9 assists carried Denver past Orlando, 104-101

For Orlando, Glen Davis had 18 PTS, 16 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 10-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +8+6+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 112Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26282236112
Lakers27303231120
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 120-112 behind 23 points and 9 assists from Ramon Sessions

Nate Robinson paced Golden State: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 7-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+3+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 52 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 29, 30, 18, 18, 30, 23, 11, 40Lakers-Warriors · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Sam Cassell MIN, May 4, 2004: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 16, 28, 15, 25, 5, 25, 18, 32Pacers-Rockets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 25, 12, 22, 16, 23, 28, 27, 27Warriors-Lakers · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 13, 9, 9, 10, 18, 17, 24, 27Magic-Nuggets · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 28, 23, 19, 45, 13, 32, 36, 27Thunder-Bulls · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 21, 27, 10, 16, 19, 13, 21, 26Lakers-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+7.6 18.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Goran DragicHOU+7.6 17.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.2 16.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+4.9 26.1 last 10 · 21.2 season
Isaiah ThomasSAC+4.6 15.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Monta EllisMIL−5.6 14.8 last 10 · 20.4 season
Steve NashPHX−4.8 7.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−4.6 12.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Rajon RondoBOS−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season