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Tuesday, April 3, 2012Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 15 after three quarters and won 112–104.

Final · Box score
Spurs125
Cavs90
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +35
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Pacers112
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND -15; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Bobcats87
Raptors92
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Magic95
Pistons102
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +3; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Heat99
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Grizzlies98
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM -9; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Suns109
Kings100
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Nets87
Lakers91
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2010–11Apr 3, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Rockets-Hawks), 35 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Pacers

Indiana storms back from 15 down to beat New York

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 41 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-8-15+8IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31282817104
Pacers31202140112
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 28, 15, 25, 5, 25, 18, 32, 27IND27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 15, 4, 16, 22, 7, 18, 9, 18IND18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 10, 12, 15, 28, 25, 36, 19, 39NYK39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Landry FieldsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 8, 3, 2, 2, 6, 7, 4, 15NYK15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Cleveland by 35, the widest margin of 8 games.

MEM over GSW4LAL over NJN4TOR over CHA5MIA over PHI6DET over ORL7IND over NYK8PHX over SAC9SAS over CLE35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Pistons16
Warriors-Grizzlies12
Knicks-Pacers8
Suns-Kings7
Sixers-Heat6
Spurs-Cavs4
Bobcats-Raptors3
Nets-Lakers0
The night in charts
Knicks-Pacers combined for 216, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PacersKnicks 104, Pacers 112
216
Spurs-CavsSpurs 125, Cavs 90
215
Suns-KingsSuns 109, Kings 100
209
Magic-PistonsMagic 95, Pistons 102
197
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 94, Grizzlies 98
192
Sixers-HeatSixers 93, Heat 99
192
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 87, Raptors 92
179
Nets-LakersNets 87, Lakers 91
178
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 94, Grizzlies 98
+4 MEM
Nets-LakersNets 87, Lakers 91
+4 LAL
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 87, Raptors 92
+5 TOR
Sixers-HeatSixers 93, Heat 99
+6 MIA
Magic-PistonsMagic 95, Pistons 102
+7 DET
Knicks-PacersKnicks 104, Pacers 112
+8 IND
Suns-KingsSuns 109, Kings 100
+9 PHX
Spurs-CavsSpurs 125, Cavs 90
+35 SAS
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 104, Pacers 112
15 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 94, Grizzlies 98
9 pts
Sixers-HeatMIA won · Sixers 93, Heat 99
3 pts
Monroe shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MonroeDET · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ParkerSAS · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MillsSAS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Terrence WilliamsSAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
CousinsSAC · 41 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (16-25)
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 93Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2727162393
Heat2922252399
The story
LeBron James had 41 points as Miami beat Philadelphia 99-93

Lou Williams led Philadelphia with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 41 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 15-25 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Heat took the third 25-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2−3+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 104Pacers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31282817104
Pacers31202140112
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 39 points and 10 rebounds, but Indiana won 112-104

For Indiana, Danny Granger had 27 PTS, 7 REB 39 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 17-31 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 40-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 0−8−15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 109Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29302030109
Kings18332722100
The story
Phoenix beat Sacramento 109-100 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Marcin Gortat

Isaiah Thomas paced Sacramento: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 29-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +11+8+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 43 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.1 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 41

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 22, 28, 38, 25, 27, 14, 20, 41Kings-Suns · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Webber SAC, Mar 9, 2001: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Career high41 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 20, 17, 17, 24, 19, 26, 23, 41Heat-Sixers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Season high41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 10, 12, 15, 28, 25, 36, 19, 39Knicks-Pacers · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 5, 16, 9, 13, 10, 4, 18, 31Magic-Pistons · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 8, 21, 17, 8, 26, 27, 18, 30Raptors-Bobcats · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 28, 15, 25, 5, 25, 18, 32, 27Pacers-Knicks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+8.1 18.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.6 17.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+6.5 24.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS+5.9 20.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Jameer NelsonORL+5.2 16.5 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Monta EllisMIL−5.9 14.4 last 10 · 20.3 season
Antawn JamisonCLE−4.3 13.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
Steve NashPHX−4.3 8.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Rajon RondoBOS−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.2 23.8 last 10 · 28.0 season