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Monday, April 1, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAS by 7 at halftime and won 92–90.

Final · Box score
Pistons108
Raptors98
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Hawks102
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Magic103
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +18; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Grizzlies92
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats102
Bucks131
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +29
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Clippers106
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +3
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The lead · Spurs-Grizzlies

Memphis wins a tight one over San Antonio

Monta Ellis goes for 19 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7-6+2MEM AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2123242290
Grizzlies2116253092
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 24, 20, 12, 23, 26, 15, 19, 23MEM23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 20, 12, 30, 14, 24, 14, 4, 17MEM17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 22, 13, 22, 23, 18, 24, 12, 25SAS25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tiago SplitterPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 10, 17, 5, 10, 10, 14, 7, 13SAS13 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Charlotte by 29, the widest margin of 8 games.

MEM over SAS2IND over LAC3ATL over CLE8HOU over ORL8DET over TOR10MIN over BOS10UTA over POR10MIL over CHA29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks2
Bobcats-Bucks2
Spurs-Grizzlies2
Magic-Rockets0
Blazers-Jazz0
Pacers-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Conley's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 92-90 final

The night in charts
Bobcats-Bucks combined for 233, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 102, Bucks 131
233
Pacers-ClippersPacers 109, Clippers 106
215
Magic-RocketsMagic 103, Rockets 111
214
Blazers-JazzBlazers 102, Jazz 112
214
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 100, Wolves 110
210
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 108, Raptors 98
206
Cavs-HawksCavs 94, Hawks 102
196
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 90, Grizzlies 92
182
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 90, Grizzlies 92
+2 MEM
Pacers-ClippersPacers 109, Clippers 106
+3 IND
Cavs-HawksCavs 94, Hawks 102
+8 ATL
Magic-RocketsMagic 103, Rockets 111
+8 HOU
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 100, Wolves 110
+10 MIN
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 108, Raptors 98
+10 DET
Blazers-JazzBlazers 102, Jazz 112
+10 UTA
Bobcats-BucksBobcats 102, Bucks 131
+29 MIL
MEM rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 90, Grizzlies 92
7 pts
Pistons-RaptorsDET won · Pistons 108, Raptors 98
4 pts
Asik shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AsikHOU · 22 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST
85% (11-13)
HibbertIND · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
SpeightsCLE · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
KembaCHA · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GayTOR · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 90Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2123242290
Grizzlies2116253092
The story
Marc Gasol's 16 points carried Memphis past San Antonio, 92-90

For San Antonio, Stephen Jackson had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 30-22.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0−7−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 109Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers29223028109
Clippers21222241106
The story
Paul George had 23 points and 10 assists as Indiana beat Los Angeles 109-106

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 10 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 7-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+8+16+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Bucks
Bobcats 102Bucks 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats25352418102
Bucks29403131131
The story
Milwaukee beat Charlotte 131-102 behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from Larry Sanders

Kemba Walker paced Charlotte: 27 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 31-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +4+9+16+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg13.2Last 3

13.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 34

Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 28, 27, 25, 4, 15, 21, 11, 34Raptors-Pistons · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 9, 18, 11, 15, 18, 19, 22, 29Wolves-Celtics · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 10, 11, 25, 7, 18, 18, 17, 28Magic-Rockets · L
7.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 18, 14, 25, 20, 34, 16, 16, 27Bobcats-Bucks · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 9, 11, 18, 17, 28, 16, 20, 26Pacers-Clippers · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 15, 4, 10, 15, 8, 16, 17, 25Hawks-Cavs · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Maurice HarklessORL+9.0 16.9 last 10 · 7.9 season
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.8 17.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Tobias HarrisORL+7.5 17.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
JR SmithNYK+7.4 25.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
John WallWAS+7.3 24.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−6.7 3.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
O.J. MayoDAL−6.4 9.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.3 22.2 last 10 · 27.5 season
Chris KamanDAL−5.1 5.6 last 10 · 10.7 season