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Sunday, April 8, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 122–117.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls99
Knicks100
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Sixers79
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +24
Final · Box score
Pistons75
Heat98
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +23
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs117
Nets122
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Raptors75
Thunder91
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Kings87
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +17
On this day · 2010–11Apr 8, 2011: 12 games. Top scorer: Willie Green (Hornets-Suns), 31 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Nets

Gerald Green scores 32, New Jersey wins in overtime

Carmelo Anthony goes for 43 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+8+50+5NJN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs301823388117
Nets2630203313122
Who led
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 20, 14, 20, 6, 13, 20, 9, 32NJN32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 11, 6, 1, 24, 8, 20, 17, 24NJN24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 13, 17, 2, 13, 15, 17, 25, 34CLE34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lester HudsonPoints, last 6 games: 2, 4, 12, 9, 23, 26CLE26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 24.

NYK over CHI1NJN over CLE5SAS over UTA10OKC over TOR16HOU over SAC17MIA over DET23BOS over PHI24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sixers-Celtics5
Bulls-Knicks4
Cavs-Nets3
Pistons-Heat2
Jazz-Spurs0
Raptors-Thunder0
Rockets-Kings0
Shot of the night

Melo's three with 8.2 seconds left in OT puts the Knicks ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Nets combined for 239, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-NetsCavs 117, Nets 122
239
Jazz-SpursJazz 104, Spurs 114
218
Bulls-KnicksBulls 99, Knicks 100
199
Rockets-KingsRockets 104, Kings 87
191
Sixers-CelticsSixers 79, Celtics 103
182
Pistons-HeatPistons 75, Heat 98
173
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 75, Thunder 91
166
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 99, Knicks 100
+1 NYK
Cavs-NetsCavs 117, Nets 122
+5 NJN
Jazz-SpursJazz 104, Spurs 114
+10 SAS
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 75, Thunder 91
+16 OKC
Rockets-KingsRockets 104, Kings 87
+17 HOU
Pistons-HeatPistons 75, Heat 98
+23 MIA
Sixers-CelticsSixers 79, Celtics 103
+24 BOS
NJN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-NetsNJN won · Cavs 117, Nets 122
4 pts
Bulls-KnicksNYK won · Bulls 99, Knicks 100
3 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 75, Heat 98
2 pts
Bass shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BassBOS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
KGBOS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
FavorsUTA · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CalderonTOR · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
JamisonCLE · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 99Knicks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls19263016899
Knicks312219199100
The story
Iman Shumpert had 15 points as New York beat Chicago 100-99 in OT

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 5-14 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 31-19, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +12+8−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 117Nets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs301823388117
Nets2630203313122
The story
Deron Williams' 18 points and 10 assists carried New Jersey past Cleveland, 122-117 in OT

For Cleveland, Tristan Thompson had 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-19 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 30-18.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −4+8+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison was the fantasy play: 45.1 FPTS on 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST

Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 104Kings 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32261531104
Kings2122202487
The story
Houston beat Sacramento 104-87 behind 25 points from Courtney Lee

Isaiah Thomas paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 11-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11+15+10+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 1 rebounds, 14 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 43

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 15, 28, 25, 36, 19, 39, 19, 43Knicks-Bulls · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bobby Phills CLE, Dec 30, 1995: 43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 13, 17, 2, 13, 15, 17, 25, 34Cavs-Nets · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 20, 14, 20, 6, 13, 20, 9, 32Nets-Cavs · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 19, 35, 13, 30, 17, 24, 32, 29Bulls-Knicks · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 21, 24, 10, 18, 19, 10, 7, 28Spurs-Jazz · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lester HudsonPoints, last 6 games: 2, 4, 12, 9, 23, 26Cavs-Nets · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.1 19.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
JJ HicksonPOR+6.8 13.4 last 10 · 6.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Glen DavisORL+5.8 14.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Arron AfflaloDEN+5.3 20.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−4.5 10.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.0 15.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jamal CrawfordPOR−3.9 9.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Rajon RondoBOS−3.8 8.3 last 10 · 12.1 season