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Friday, April 20, 2012Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed CHA by 8 after three quarters and won 85–80.

Final · Box score
Celtics92
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Bobcats80
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -8; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Cavs98
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Kings92
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +11
On this day · 2010–11Apr 20, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Nuggets), 23 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Bobcats

Memphis fights back late to top Charlotte

Kevin Durant goes for 29 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-8+5MEM AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1720202885
Bobcats2118261580
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 13, 12, 11, 17, 5, 16, 20, 20MEM20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 10, 17, 10, 7, 2, 16, 10, 14MEM14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 12, 21, 8, 14, 22, 27, 13, 32CHA32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Byron MullensPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 9, 0, 6, 5, 6, 4, 9, 11CHA11 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Hawks

Atlanta leads Boston wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 97–92. Best quarter: the first, 34–27. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over BOS5MEM over CHA5CLE over NYK8DAL over GSW10OKC over SAC11SAS over LAL24Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over BOS.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Bobcats8
Warriors-Mavs8
Celtics-Hawks5
Lakers-Spurs5
Knicks-Cavs4
Thunder-Kings3
The night in charts
Lakers-Spurs combined for 218, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SpursLakers 97, Spurs 121
218
Warriors-MavsWarriors 94, Mavs 104
198
Thunder-KingsThunder 103, Kings 92
195
Celtics-HawksCeltics 92, Hawks 97
189
Knicks-CavsKnicks 90, Cavs 98
188
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 85, Bobcats 80
165
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 85, Bobcats 80
+5 MEM
Celtics-HawksCeltics 92, Hawks 97
+5 ATL
Knicks-CavsKnicks 90, Cavs 98
+8 CLE
Warriors-MavsWarriors 94, Mavs 104
+10 DAL
Thunder-KingsThunder 103, Kings 92
+11 OKC
Lakers-SpursLakers 97, Spurs 121
+24 SAS
Rush shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RushGSW · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
ConleyMEM · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
DoolingBOS · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
Joe JohnsonATL · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 92Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2722222192
Hawks3424162397
The story
Joe Johnson had 30 points as Atlanta beat Boston 97-92

Avery Bradley led Boston with 28 PTS, 3 AST 30 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 11-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 34-27, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+9+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Bobcats
Grizzlies 85Bobcats 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1720202885
Bobcats2118261580
The story
Mike Conley's 20 points carried Memphis past Charlotte, 85-80

For Charlotte, Byron Mullens had 11 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-10 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 28-15.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −4−2−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 103Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32252422103
Kings2524212292
The story
Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 103-92 behind 12 points from Serge Ibaka

DeMarcus Cousins paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 9 REB 12 PTS, 8 BLK, 6 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +7+8+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.1Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Gerald Henderson leads the day with 32

Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 12, 21, 8, 14, 22, 27, 13, 32Bobcats-Grizzlies · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 16, 18, 14, 16, 7, 18, 13, 30Hawks-Celtics · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 44, 23, 19, 22, 29, 43, 24, 29, 29Thunder-Kings · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 11, 7, 15, 18, 22, 17, 23, 28Celtics-Hawks · L
7.5 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 15, 17, 12, 24, 24, 29, 17, 26Warriors-Mavs · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 19, 13, 14, 28, 19, 13, 19, 21Spurs-Lakers · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Avery BradleyBOS+8.8 16.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS+8.5 16.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Goran DragicHOU+8.5 20.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+7.9 20.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+7.8 30.2 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−5.7 8.8 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kyle LowryHOU−4.5 10.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Tyreke EvansSAC−4.3 12.0 last 10 · 16.3 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Marc GasolMEM−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season