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Thursday, April 26, 2012Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOH by 9 at halftime and won 84–77.

Final · Box score
Nets67
Raptors98
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +27; Q3 TOR +30; Q4 TOR +31
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Bucks74
Celtics87
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Bobcats84
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +20
Final · Box score
Cavs75
Bulls107
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +32
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Pistons108
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +22; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Hornets77
Rockets84
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Magic76
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM +18; Q2 MEM +24; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets131
Wolves102
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +24; Q4 DEN +29
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Heat70
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +25; Q3 WAS +30; Q4 WAS +34
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Warriors101
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Kings113
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +17
On this day · 2010–11Apr 26, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Pacers), 25 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Rockets

Houston rallies from 9 down to beat New Orleans

Patty Mills goes for 34 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-9-8+7HOU AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets202229677
Rockets1221302184
Who led
Chase BudingerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 13, 19, 4, 14, 22, 11, 5, 27HOU27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Samuel DalembertPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 0, 4, 4, 5, 2, 9, 0, 11HOU11 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jerome DysonPoints, last 9 games: 3, 2, 2, 9, 24, 0, 7, 5, 15NOH15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Darryl WatkinsPoints, last 5 games: 2, 2, 2, 4, 13NOH13 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Warriors11
Knicks-Bobcats10
Blazers-Jazz6
Nuggets-Wolves4
Heat-Wizards3
Sixers-Pistons2
Mavs-Hawks1
Cavs-Bulls1
Hornets-Rockets1
Lakers-Kings1
Bucks-Celtics0
Nets-Raptors0
Magic-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wolves combined for 233, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 131, Wolves 102
233
Lakers-KingsLakers 96, Kings 113
209
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 107, Warriors 101
208
Mavs-HawksMavs 89, Hawks 106
195
Sixers-PistonsSixers 86, Pistons 108
194
Blazers-JazzBlazers 94, Jazz 96
190
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 104, Bobcats 84
188
Cavs-BullsCavs 75, Bulls 107
182
Heat-WizardsHeat 70, Wizards 104
174
Nets-RaptorsNets 67, Raptors 98
165
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 76, Grizzlies 88
164
Bucks-CelticsBucks 74, Celtics 87
161
Hornets-RocketsHornets 77, Rockets 84
161
UTA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Blazers-JazzBlazers 94, Jazz 96
+2 UTA
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 107, Warriors 101
+6 SAS
Hornets-RocketsHornets 77, Rockets 84
+7 HOU
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 76, Grizzlies 88
+12 MEM
Bucks-CelticsBucks 74, Celtics 87
+13 BOS
Mavs-HawksMavs 89, Hawks 106
+17 ATL
Lakers-KingsLakers 96, Kings 113
+17 SAC
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 104, Bobcats 84
+20 NYK
Sixers-PistonsSixers 86, Pistons 108
+22 DET
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 131, Wolves 102
+29 DEN
Nets-RaptorsNets 67, Raptors 98
+31 TOR
Cavs-BullsCavs 75, Bulls 107
+32 CHI
Heat-WizardsHeat 70, Wizards 104
+34 WAS
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RocketsHOU won · Hornets 77, Rockets 84
9 pts
Spurs-WarriorsSAS won · Spurs 107, Warriors 101
2 pts
Chris Wright shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Chris WrightGSW · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
HicksonPOR · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
McGeeDEN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
GayMEM · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Josh SmithATL · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 94Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1624351994
Jazz2324311896
The story
Jeremy Evans had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Portland 96-94

JJ Hickson led Portland with 20 PTS, 9 REB 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 23-16, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+7+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 107Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs27263123107
Warriors29252819101
The story
DeJuan Blair's 22 points and 13 rebounds carried San Antonio past Golden State, 107-101

For Golden State, Charles Jenkins had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 23-19, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2−1+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 67Raptors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1512162467
Raptors2628192598
The story
Toronto beat New Jersey 98-67 behind a 12-11-12 triple-double from Ben Uzoh

Johan Petro paced New Jersey: 12 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 12 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB, 4 STL · 6-19 FG

The swing

A 28-12 second quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
400 +11+27+30+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+39.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Warriors

San Antonio extends win streak to 10

107–101 over Golden State. Record: 50–16. Patty Mills led San Antonio with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
Wvs MEM107–97Wvs PHX105–91W@ GSW120–99W@ LAL112–91W@ SAC127–102Wvs LAL121–97Wvs CLE114–98Wvs POR124–89W@ PHX110–106W@ GSW107–101
Top performances

Patty Mills leads the day with 34

Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 6, 0, 9, 3, 7, 9, 27, 34Spurs-Warriors · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Chase BudingerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 13, 19, 4, 14, 22, 11, 5, 27Rockets-Hornets · W
9.6 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 24, 9, 9, 8, 14, 19, 7, 26Pistons-Sixers · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris WrightPoints, last 10 games: 2, 1, 8, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1, 5, 25Warriors-Spurs · L
3.1 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
John Lucas IIIPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 19, 8, 5, 7, 2, 12, 16, 25Bulls-Cavs · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ed DavisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 13, 4, 10, 6, 8, 7, 2, 24Raptors-Nets · W
6.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Avery BradleyBOS+8.7 16.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Metta World PeaceLAL+8.2 15.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+8.1 20.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
JJ HicksonPOR+7.8 16.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+7.4 30.0 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−6.6 8.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Nick YoungLAC−6.4 7.8 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kyle LowryHOU−6.0 8.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Tony AllenMEM−4.4 5.4 last 10 · 9.8 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−4.1 16.9 last 10 · 21.0 season