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Thursday, April 19, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed HOU by 8 at halftime and won 105–99.

Final · Box score
Bucks109
Pacers118
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Pistons80
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Bulls72
Heat83
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +11
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets99
Hornets105
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH -8; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Clippers90
Suns93
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +3
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The lead · Rockets-Hornets

New Orleans rallies from eight down at the half, wins in overtime

LeBron James goes for 27 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-8+50+6NOH AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets292213231299
Hornets2221261818105
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 8 games: 20, 22, 15, 31, 10, 25, 18, 27NOH27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 8, 20, 8, 5, 16, 14, 16, 20NOH20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 15, 22, 19, 22, 12, 21, 20, 23HOU23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chase BudingerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 15, 15, 6, 13, 19, 4, 14, 22HOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Clippers-Suns

Phoenix takes over late to edge Clippers

Down 2 after three, Phoenix won the fourth 24–19. Final: 93–90. Jared Dudley led Phoenix with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over LAC3NOH over HOU6IND over MIL9MIN over DET11MIA over CHI11Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over LAC.
Lead changes
Clippers-Suns24
Rockets-Hornets18
Bulls-Heat17
Bucks-Pacers6
Wolves-Pistons0
The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 227, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 109, Pacers 118
227
Rockets-HornetsRockets 99, Hornets 105
204
Clippers-SunsClippers 90, Suns 93
183
Wolves-PistonsWolves 91, Pistons 80
171
Bulls-HeatBulls 72, Heat 83
155
PHX won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Clippers-SunsClippers 90, Suns 93
+3 PHX
Rockets-HornetsRockets 99, Hornets 105
+6 NOH
Bucks-PacersBucks 109, Pacers 118
+9 IND
Wolves-PistonsWolves 91, Pistons 80
+11 MIN
Bulls-HeatBulls 72, Heat 83
+11 MIA
NOH rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-HornetsNOH won · Rockets 99, Hornets 105
8 pts
Clippers-SunsPHX won · Clippers 90, Suns 93
2 pts
Camby shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CambyHOU · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LandryNOH · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
George HillIND · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
WestIND · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Mbah a MouteMIL · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 90Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2916261990
Suns2719232493
The story
Marcin Gortat's 14 points and 14 rebounds carried Phoenix past Los Angeles, 93-90

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 16 PTS, 11 REB 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 24-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2+1−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 38.4 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB

Final · Rockets-Hornets
Rockets 99Hornets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets292213231299
Hornets2221261818105
The story
Eric Gordon had 27 points as New Orleans beat Houston 105-99 in OT

Goran Dragic led Houston with 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Hornets took the third 26-13.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −7−8+50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 72Heat 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2317211172
Heat2715241783
The story
Miami beat Chicago 83-72 behind 18 points from Dwyane Wade

Joakim Noah paced Chicago: 15 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 17-11 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+2+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 62 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 29

Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 20, 18, 23, 18, 21, 19, 24, 29Pacers-Bucks · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 26, 36, 30, 19, 29, 37, 28, 27Heat-Bulls · W
27.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 8 games: 20, 22, 15, 31, 10, 25, 18, 27Hornets-Rockets · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 18, 21, 13, 22, 20, 16, 25, 27Bucks-Pacers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 15, 22, 19, 22, 12, 21, 20, 23Rockets-Hornets · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 11, 11, 12, 17, 14, 10, 16, 23Wolves-Pistons · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin SeraphinWAS+8.5 16.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Goran DragicHOU+8.5 20.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+8.3 30.9 last 10 · 22.6 season
Glen DavisORL+7.6 16.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Metta World PeaceLAL+7.6 15.2 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−5.7 8.8 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kyle LowryHOU−4.5 10.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Marc GasolMEM−3.9 10.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Tony ParkerSAS−3.8 14.7 last 10 · 18.5 season