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Wednesday, April 10, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 8 after the first quarter and won 113–106.

Final · Box score
Pistons111
Cavs104
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +7
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks103
Magic113
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Sixers101
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Heat103
Wizards98
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Nets101
Celtics93
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Suns102
Mavs91
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Blazers106
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Kings121
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Clippers111
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +16
On this day · 2011–12Apr 10, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Blazers

Kobe Bryant scores 47 as Lakers beat Portland

John Henson goes for 25 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-8-2+7LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33282725113
Blazers41282116106
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 31, 30, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30, 47LAL47 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 17, 12, 12, 14, 19, 12, 22, 23LAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 15, 24, 16, 17, 17, 11, 15, 38POR38 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 21, 28, 20, 10, 24, 32, 18, 17POR17 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Magic11
Nets-Celtics9
Hornets-Kings9
Spurs-Nuggets9
Hawks-Sixers8
Heat-Wizards6
Lakers-Blazers3
Wolves-Clippers0
The night in charts
Hornets-Kings combined for 231, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-KingsHornets 110, Kings 121
231
Hawks-SixersHawks 124, Sixers 101
225
Lakers-BlazersLakers 113, Blazers 106
219
Bucks-MagicBucks 103, Magic 113
216
Pistons-CavsPistons 111, Cavs 104
215
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 111
206
Heat-WizardsHeat 103, Wizards 98
201
Nets-CelticsNets 101, Celtics 93
194
Suns-MavsSuns 102, Mavs 91
193
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 86, Nuggets 96
182
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Heat-WizardsHeat 103, Wizards 98
+5 MIA
Lakers-BlazersLakers 113, Blazers 106
+7 LAL
Pistons-CavsPistons 111, Cavs 104
+7 DET
Nets-CelticsNets 101, Celtics 93
+8 BKN
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 86, Nuggets 96
+10 DEN
Bucks-MagicBucks 103, Magic 113
+10 ORL
Hornets-KingsHornets 110, Kings 121
+11 SAC
Suns-MavsSuns 102, Mavs 91
+11 PHX
Wolves-ClippersWolves 95, Clippers 111
+16 LAC
Hawks-SixersHawks 124, Sixers 101
+23 ATL
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 113, Blazers 106
8 pts
Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 86, Nuggets 96
7 pts
Heat-WizardsMIA won · Heat 103, Wizards 98
4 pts
Pistons-CavsDET won · Pistons 111, Cavs 104
1 pt
Drummond shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
DwightLAL · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
PauLAL · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
SalmonsSAC · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 103Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat25212334103
Wizards2228222698
The story
Miami beat Washington 103-98 behind 23 points from Ray Allen

AJ Price paced Washington: 23 PTS 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3−4−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 113Blazers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33282725113
Blazers41282116106
The story
Damian Lillard had 38 points and 9 assists, but Los Angeles won 113-106

For Los Angeles, Pau Gasol had 23 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 38 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 12-25 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 25-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−8−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 103Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks162921298103
Magic3018222518113
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 30 points and 20 rebounds as Orlando beat Milwaukee 113-103 in OT

Monta Ellis led Milwaukee with 21 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 30 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST · 14-26 FG

The swing

The Magic won the first 30-16, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +14+3+40+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 51 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 71 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 25 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Nuggets

Denver makes it five straight

Denver beat San Antonio 96–86 and moved to 54–24. Wilson Chandler led Denver with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
W@ OKC114–104Wvs PHI101–100Wvs SAC101–95L@ NOH86–110L@ SAS99–100Wvs BKN109–87W@ UTA113–96Wvs DAL95–94Wvs HOU132–114Wvs SAS96–86
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 47

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 31, 30, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30, 47Lakers-Blazers · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Dec 26, 1995: 47 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Season high47 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 15, 24, 16, 17, 17, 11, 15, 38Blazers-Lakers · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 20, 9, 17, 12, 16, 16, 21, 30Magic-Bucks · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 29, 30, 11, 18, 11, 12, 26, 30Magic-Bucks · W
10.4 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 6, 19, 21, 24, 30, 32, 11, 29Nets-Celtics · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 0, 17, 8, 4, 8, 9, 3, 29Pistons-Cavs · W
7.8 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tobias HarrisORL+9.3 19.7 last 10 · 10.4 season
John WallWAS+8.5 26.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Roy HibbertIND+7.2 19.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Maurice HarklessORL+7.2 15.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
JR SmithNYK+6.8 24.6 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
O.J. MayoDAL−7.2 8.4 last 10 · 15.6 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
Tyson ChandlerNYK−4.7 5.7 last 10 · 10.4 season