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Tuesday, April 9, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 20 after three quarters and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Cavs94
Pacers99
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -20; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Nets104
Q1 BKN +13; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +23; Q4 BKN +21
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Heat94
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Knicks120
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +24; Q4 NYK +21
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Bulls98
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Suns98
Rockets101
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Bobcats75
Grizzlies94
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +19
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Jazz80
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Warriors105
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2011–12Apr 9, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Kenneth Faried (Nuggets-Warriors), 27 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Indiana storms back from 20 down to beat Cleveland

Kobe Bryant goes for 30 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-5-20+5IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2627311094
Pacers2919163599
Who led
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 11, 2, 10, 15, 13, 10, 11, 27IND27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 8, 18, 7, 14, 16, 17, 12, 15IND15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 20, 24, 12, 31, 16, 11, 9, 29CLE29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tyler ZellerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 11, 14, 4, 12, 14, 9, 5, 18CLE18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hornets-Lakers

Lakers handle New Orleans by 8

The Lakers won the fourth quarter 34–26. Final: 104–96. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over CHI3HOU over PHX3IND over CLE5LAL over NOH8OKC over UTA10MIA over MIL11GSW over MIN16MEM over CHA19BKN over PHI21NYK over WAS21Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over NOH.
Lead changes
Hornets-Lakers20
Wolves-Warriors17
Cavs-Pacers11
Suns-Rockets11
Bucks-Heat6
Bobcats-Grizzlies3
Sixers-Nets2
Thunder-Jazz2
Wizards-Knicks1
Raptors-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Harden's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 101-98 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Knicks combined for 219, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-KnicksWizards 99, Knicks 120
219
Hornets-LakersHornets 96, Lakers 104
200
Suns-RocketsSuns 98, Rockets 101
199
Raptors-BullsRaptors 101, Bulls 98
199
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 89, Warriors 105
194
Cavs-PacersCavs 94, Pacers 99
193
Sixers-NetsSixers 83, Nets 104
187
Bucks-HeatBucks 83, Heat 94
177
Thunder-JazzThunder 90, Jazz 80
170
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 75, Grizzlies 94
169
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-RocketsSuns 98, Rockets 101
+3 HOU
Raptors-BullsRaptors 101, Bulls 98
+3 TOR
Cavs-PacersCavs 94, Pacers 99
+5 IND
Hornets-LakersHornets 96, Lakers 104
+8 LAL
Thunder-JazzThunder 90, Jazz 80
+10 OKC
Bucks-HeatBucks 83, Heat 94
+11 MIA
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 89, Warriors 105
+16 GSW
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 75, Grizzlies 94
+19 MEM
Sixers-NetsSixers 83, Nets 104
+21 BKN
Wizards-KnicksWizards 99, Knicks 120
+21 NYK
IND erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 94, Pacers 99
20 pts
Hornets-LakersLAL won · Hornets 96, Lakers 104
5 pts
Suns-RocketsHOU won · Suns 98, Rockets 101
2 pts
Jimmy shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JimmyCHI · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Nick YoungPHI · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ShumpertNYK · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DwightLAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
LeBronMIA · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 98Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2132212498
Rockets29222723101
The story
James Harden's 33 points carried Houston past Phoenix, 101-98

For Phoenix, Goran Dragic had 15 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 9-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8−2+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 101Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors31232720101
Bulls2228183098
The story
Toronto beat Chicago 101-98 behind 13 points and 10 assists from Kyle Lowry

Carlos Boozer paced Chicago: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 13 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 6-11 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +9+4+13+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler topped the game at 44.9 FPTS: 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 94Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2627311094
Pacers2919163599
The story
George Hill had 27 points as Indiana beat Cleveland 99-94

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 20 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 35-10.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3−5−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.4Season avg40.6Last 5

40.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.4 in 63 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 60 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 76 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 36

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 22, 32, 24, 50, 40, 41, 36, 36Knicks-Wizards · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 20, 29, 22, 7, 21, 33, 14, 33Rockets-Suns · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 47, 18, 35, 18, 27, 20, 37, 16, 33Wizards-Knicks · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 0, 21, 36, 31, 30, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30Lakers-Hornets · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 0, 20, 8, 19, 13, 25, 16, 30Bucks-Heat · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 18, 22, 4, 6, 8, 25, 20, 30Warriors-Wolves · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
John WallWAS+8.2 26.5 last 10 · 18.3 season
Tobias HarrisORL+8.1 18.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Roy HibbertIND+7.2 19.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Maurice HarklessORL+6.9 14.9 last 10 · 8.0 season
JR SmithNYK+6.8 24.6 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−7.1 8.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Shannon BrownPHX−7.0 3.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Byron MullensCHA−5.0 5.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Marcus MorrisPHX−5.0 3.0 last 10 · 8.0 season