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Friday, April 6, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 12 points, by CLE (vs TOR) and POR (vs DAL).

Final · Box score
Thunder98
Pacers103
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Hawks101
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Heat82
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Nets110
Q1 NJN +13; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +12
Final · Box score
Cavs84
Raptors80
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -12; Q4 CLE +4
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers99
Mavs97
Q1 POR -10; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR +8; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Bucks95
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Spurs128
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +26; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Suns99
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Lakers107
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +5
On this day · 2010–11Apr 6, 2011: 12 games. Top scorer: Brook Lopez (Nets-Pistons), 39 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Mavs

Raymond Felton scores 30, Portland rallies past Dallas

Kevin Durant goes for 44 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-12+80+2POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers17273017899
Mavs27291025697
Who led
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 6, 24, 12, 9, 10, 4, 14, 30POR30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 29, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 24, 25POR25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 16, 31, 21, 25, 28, 19, 23, 23DAL23 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 18, 24, 12, 3, 17, 15, 15, 18DAL18 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Cavs-Raptors

Cleveland fights back late to top Toronto

Toronto led 63–51 after three. Cleveland won the fourth 33–17 and the game 84–80. Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Raptors
Antawn Jamison · CLEDeMar DeRozan · TORPTS2528REB84AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Warriors-Jazz19
Rockets-Lakers18
Pistons-Hawks8
Bobcats-Bucks8
Thunder-Pacers7
Cavs-Raptors7
Blazers-Mavs4
Hornets-Spurs4
Grizzlies-Heat0
Wizards-Nets0
Shot of the night

Aldridge's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 99-97 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Spurs combined for 231, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SpursHornets 103, Spurs 128
231
Rockets-LakersRockets 112, Lakers 107
219
Wizards-NetsWizards 98, Nets 110
208
Suns-NuggetsSuns 99, Nuggets 105
204
Warriors-JazzWarriors 98, Jazz 104
202
Thunder-PacersThunder 98, Pacers 103
201
Pistons-HawksPistons 96, Hawks 101
197
Blazers-MavsBlazers 99, Mavs 97
196
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 90, Bucks 95
185
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 97, Heat 82
179
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 84, Raptors 80
164
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-MavsBlazers 99, Mavs 97
+2 POR
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 84, Raptors 80
+4 CLE
Thunder-PacersThunder 98, Pacers 103
+5 IND
Rockets-LakersRockets 112, Lakers 107
+5 HOU
Pistons-HawksPistons 96, Hawks 101
+5 ATL
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 90, Bucks 95
+5 MIL
Suns-NuggetsSuns 99, Nuggets 105
+6 DEN
Warriors-JazzWarriors 98, Jazz 104
+6 UTA
Wizards-NetsWizards 98, Nets 110
+12 NJN
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 97, Heat 82
+15 MEM
Hornets-SpursHornets 103, Spurs 128
+25 SAS
CLE erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-RaptorsCLE won · Cavs 84, Raptors 80
12 pts
Blazers-MavsPOR won · Blazers 99, Mavs 97
12 pts
Rockets-LakersHOU won · Rockets 112, Lakers 107
9 pts
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 99, Nuggets 105
8 pts
Bobcats-BucksMIL won · Bobcats 90, Bucks 95
2 pts
Morrow shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MorrowNJN · 17 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JeffersonUTA · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
FeltonPOR · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
Ivan JohnsonATL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
KDOKC · 44 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
63% (15-24)
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 99Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers17273017899
Mavs27291025697
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Portland beat Dallas 99-97 in OT

Jason Terry led Dallas with 18 PTS, 5 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 11-24 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 30-10.

POR lead by quarter
200 −10−12+80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 84Raptors 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2019123384
Raptors2220211780
The story
Cleveland beat Toronto 84-80 behind 23 points from Lester Hudson

DeMar DeRozan paced Toronto: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-14 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−3−12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pacers
Thunder 98Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2021203798
Pacers32241928103
The story
Danny Granger's 26 points carried Indiana past Oklahoma City, 103-98

Roy Hibbert chipped in 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 11-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-20, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +12+15+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 44

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 40, 28, 25, 21, 26, 21, 30, 44Thunder-Pacers · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 28, 2005: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
44 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Byron MullensPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 17, 18, 0, 4, 20, 20, 8, 31Bobcats-Bucks · L
9.6 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 4 games: 20, 22, 15, 31Hornets-Spurs · L
22.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 28, 19, 18, 27, 26, 13, 16, 30Jazz-Warriors · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 6, 24, 12, 9, 10, 4, 14, 30Blazers-Mavs · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 23, 14, 22, 15, 19, 22, 15, 30Nuggets-Suns · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.3 19.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Josh SmithATL+6.7 25.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+6.6 24.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
JJ HicksonPOR+5.9 12.5 last 10 · 6.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.5 16.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Tony ParkerSAS−5.3 13.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Jamal CrawfordPOR−4.7 8.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Nick YoungLAC−4.0 11.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Boris DiawSAS−3.9 2.8 last 10 · 6.7 season