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Wednesday, April 11, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed SAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–96.

Final · OT · Box score
Pacers104
Cavs98
Q1 IND +3; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +7; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +6
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Raptors75
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +18
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks86
Celtics88
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Rockets91
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Suns93
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Bucks107
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Kings96
Hornets105
Q1 NOH -9; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Thunder98
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Spurs84
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +21; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Warriors110
Blazers118
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +8
On this day · 2010–11Apr 11, 2011: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Kings-Hornets

New Orleans turns it around against Sacramento

Monta Ellis goes for 35 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+1+9+9NOH AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2920212696
Hornets20302926105
Who led
Jason SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 13, 17, 14, 10, 2, 26, 8, 22NOH22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 27, 8, 14, 5, 15, 6, 20, 21NOH21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 16, 27, 18, 26, 13, 4, 16, 25SAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 23, 24, 8, 14, 14, 6, 16, 19SAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Philadelphia by 18.

BOS over ATL2LAC over OKC2NYK over MIL4IND over CLE6DEN over MIN6POR over GSW8NOH over SAC9MEM over PHX11UTA over HOU12LAL over SAS14PHI over TOR18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Knicks-Bucks18
Hawks-Celtics13
Kings-Hornets11
Suns-Grizzlies7
Clippers-Thunder6
Sixers-Raptors4
Lakers-Spurs4
Wolves-Nuggets4
Warriors-Blazers4
Pacers-Cavs3
Jazz-Rockets3
Shot of the night

CP3's layup with 8.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Blazers combined for 228, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 110, Blazers 118
228
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 113
220
Knicks-BucksKnicks 111, Bucks 107
218
Pacers-CavsPacers 104, Cavs 98
202
Kings-HornetsKings 96, Hornets 105
201
Clippers-ThunderClippers 100, Thunder 98
198
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 93, Grizzlies 104
197
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 91
194
Lakers-SpursLakers 98, Spurs 84
182
Hawks-CelticsHawks 86, Celtics 88
174
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 93, Raptors 75
168
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-ThunderClippers 100, Thunder 98
+2 LAC
Hawks-CelticsHawks 86, Celtics 88
+2 BOS
Knicks-BucksKnicks 111, Bucks 107
+4 NYK
Pacers-CavsPacers 104, Cavs 98
+6 IND
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 113
+6 DEN
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 110, Blazers 118
+8 POR
Kings-HornetsKings 96, Hornets 105
+9 NOH
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 93, Grizzlies 104
+11 MEM
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 91
+12 UTA
Lakers-SpursLakers 98, Spurs 84
+14 LAL
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 93, Raptors 75
+18 PHI
NOH rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HornetsNOH won · Kings 96, Hornets 105
9 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 86, Celtics 88
8 pts
Clippers-ThunderLAC won · Clippers 100, Thunder 98
7 pts
Knicks-BucksNYK won · Knicks 111, Bucks 107
4 pts
Jason Smith shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jason SmithNOH · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
GortatPHX · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RandolphMIN · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
World PeaceLAL · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 86Celtics 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks25232016286
Celtics26142717488
The story
Kevin Garnett had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Boston beat Atlanta 88-86 in OT

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-20 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Celtics took the third 27-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1−8−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo led the game in fantasy with 52.0 FPTS (20 AST, 10 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 100Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21272824100
Thunder2431251898
The story
Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 100-98 behind 31 points from Chris Paul

James Harden paced Oklahoma City: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3−7−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 104Cavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2818272110104
Cavs25212028498
The story
Roy Hibbert's 11 points and 11 rebounds carried Indiana past Cleveland, 104-98 in OT

For Cleveland, Antawn Jamison had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 11 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 4-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 27-20, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +30+70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg32.4Last 5

32.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 47 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 40 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 35

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 33, 13, 8, 17, 30, 25, 17, 9, 35Bucks-Knicks · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 2, 14, 12, 7, 14, 11, 18, 34Blazers-Warriors · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 25, 36, 19, 39, 19, 43, 29, 32Knicks-Bucks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 12, 11, 8, 17, 25, 16, 32Grizzlies-Suns · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 20, 26, 8, 22, 13, 19, 21, 31Clippers-Thunder · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 19, 14, 20, 20, 14, 12, 16, 29Jazz-Rockets · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.6 20.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
JJ HicksonPOR+8.0 15.1 last 10 · 7.1 season
Shannon BrownPHX+6.8 17.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+6.6 28.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Glen DavisORL+6.3 15.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−5.4 9.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.4 10.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−3.7 7.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Andray BlatcheWAS−3.5 5.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Tony ParkerSAS−3.5 15.3 last 10 · 18.8 season