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Saturday, April 6, 2013Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 132–114.

Final · Box score
Pacers85
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Nets105
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Heat106
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Wolves107
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Nuggets132
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +18
On this day · 2011–12Apr 6, 2012: 11 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Pacers), 44 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Nuggets

Denver climbs back to beat Houston

John Wall goes for 37 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+8+19+18DEN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35212731114
Nuggets25393830132
Who led
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 29, 2, 9, 9, 13, 14, 23, 22DEN22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 35, 9, 11, 15, 16, 10, 8, 21DEN21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 4, 6, 8, 8, 15, 19, 15, 22, 23HOU23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 21, 29, 20, 29, 22, 7, 21, 33, 14HOU14 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Bobcats-Nets9
Pistons-Wolves9
Pacers-Wizards8
Raptors-Bucks5
Sixers-Heat4
Hawks-Spurs3
Rockets-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 246, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 114, Nuggets 132
246
Pistons-WolvesPistons 101, Wolves 107
208
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 96, Nets 105
201
Hawks-SpursHawks 97, Spurs 99
196
Sixers-HeatSixers 87, Heat 106
193
Pacers-WizardsPacers 85, Wizards 104
189
Raptors-BucksRaptors 83, Bucks 100
183
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hawks-SpursHawks 97, Spurs 99
+2 SAS
Pistons-WolvesPistons 101, Wolves 107
+6 MIN
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 96, Nets 105
+9 BKN
Raptors-BucksRaptors 83, Bucks 100
+17 MIL
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 114, Nuggets 132
+18 DEN
Pacers-WizardsPacers 85, Wizards 104
+19 WAS
Sixers-HeatSixers 87, Heat 106
+19 MIA
DEN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-NuggetsDEN won · Rockets 114, Nuggets 132
10 pts
Bobcats-NetsBKN won · Bobcats 96, Nets 105
1 pt
LeBron shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
KawhiSAS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
SeraphinWAS · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
RandolphDEN · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
BareaMIN · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 97Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2020292897
Spurs2130222699
The story
Tim Duncan had 31 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Atlanta 99-97

Johan Petro led Atlanta with 15 REB, 11 PTS 31 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+11+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 101Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25302323101
Wolves33282026107
The story
Minnesota beat Detroit 107-101 behind 13 points from Andrei Kirilenko

Brandon Knight paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 7 STL, 6 REB, 3 AST · 4-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+6+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 114Nuggets 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35212731114
Nuggets25393830132
The story
Andre Iguodala's 18 points and 14 assists carried Denver past Houston, 132-114

For Houston, Jeremy Lin had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 39-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −10+8+19+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.8Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.8 in 75 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 70 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Washington by 19.

SAS over ATL2MIN over DET6BKN over CHA9MIL over TOR17DEN over HOU18WAS over IND19MIA over PHI19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 37

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 14, 47, 18, 35, 18, 27, 20, 37Wizards-Pacers · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 18, 20, 6, 19, 21, 24, 30, 32Nets-Bobcats · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 19, 17, 23, 34, 17, 5, 24, 31Spurs-Hawks · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 37, 25, 29, 32, 24, 32, 36, 27Heat-Sixers · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 0, 8, 12, 0, 14, 9, 0, 27Bobcats-Nets · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 18, 17, 28, 16, 20, 26, 22, 25Pacers-Wizards · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
John WallWAS+7.9 25.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Roy HibbertIND+7.3 19.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Maurice HarklessORL+7.2 15.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jeff GreenBOS+6.9 19.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR+6.8 15.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Shannon BrownPHX−7.0 3.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
O.J. MayoDAL−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Tyson ChandlerNYK−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.0 5.6 last 10 · 10.6 season