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Sunday, April 6, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NOP by 7 at halftime and won 100–94.

Final · Box score
Knicks91
Heat102
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Clippers120
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +23
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Pacers88
Q1 ATL +22; Q2 ATL +32; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Kings91
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +2
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets125
Rockets130
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Warriors130
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +28; Q4 GSW +28
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Suns122
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans94
Blazers100
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2012–13Apr 6, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: John Wall (Wizards-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Blazers

New Orleans's skid reaches five

Omer Asik goes for 23 rebounds

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7+8+6POR AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2530142594
Blazers25232923100
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 19, 14, 25, 5, 28, 31, 18, 25POR25 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 15, 18, 11, 11, 15, 10, 9, 21POR21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 11, 27, 20, 6, 23, 17, 26, 17NOP17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 40, 34, 30, 24, 16, 0, 22, 6, 8, 15NOP15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Utah by 28, the widest margin of 9 games.

DAL over SAC2HOU over DEN5POR over NOP6PHX over OKC7MIA over NYK11ATL over IND19SAS over MEM20LAC over LAL23GSW over UTA28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Mavs-Kings20
Nuggets-Rockets10
Thunder-Suns9
Pelicans-Blazers7
Knicks-Heat5
Lakers-Clippers4
Grizzlies-Spurs1
Jazz-Warriors1
Hawks-Pacers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 255, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 125, Rockets 130
255
Thunder-SunsThunder 115, Suns 122
237
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 102, Warriors 130
232
Lakers-ClippersLakers 97, Clippers 120
217
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 92, Spurs 112
204
Hawks-PacersHawks 107, Pacers 88
195
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 94, Blazers 100
194
Knicks-HeatKnicks 91, Heat 102
193
Mavs-KingsMavs 93, Kings 91
184
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 93, Kings 91
+2 DAL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 125, Rockets 130
+5 HOU
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 94, Blazers 100
+6 POR
Thunder-SunsThunder 115, Suns 122
+7 PHX
Knicks-HeatKnicks 91, Heat 102
+11 MIA
Hawks-PacersHawks 107, Pacers 88
+19 ATL
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 92, Spurs 112
+20 SAS
Lakers-ClippersLakers 97, Clippers 120
+23 LAC
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 102, Warriors 130
+28 GSW
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-BlazersPOR won · Pelicans 94, Blazers 100
7 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 125, Rockets 130
5 pts
Mavs-KingsDAL won · Mavs 93, Kings 91
3 pts
Knicks-HeatMIA won · Knicks 91, Heat 102
2 pts
Kawhi shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiSAS · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
92% (12-13)
CP3LAC · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
ManuSAS · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Jordan HillLAL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
StephGSW · 31 PTS, 16 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
67% (12-18)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 93Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2916232593
Kings2424172691
The story
Monta Ellis' 23 points carried Dallas past Sacramento, 93-91

For Sacramento, Rudy Gay had 32 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 23-17.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5−3+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 28 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 125Rockets 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets272536298125
Rockets2247192913130
The story
James Harden had 32 points and 10 assists as Houston beat Denver 130-125 in OT

Aaron Brooks led Denver with 24 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB 32 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-23 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Rockets took the second 47-25.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5+1700+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Blazers
Pelicans 94Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2530142594
Blazers25232923100
The story
Portland beat New Orleans 100-94 behind 25 points and 18 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge

Anthony Davis paced New Orleans: 15 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 11-25 FG

The swing

A 29-14 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 0−7+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 76 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 51, 27, 43, 29, 31, 28, 28, 38Thunder-Suns · L
32.1 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 32, 38, 17, 13, 32, 17, 34, 38Heat-Knicks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 29, 17, 15, 23, 18, 19, 27, 33Thunder-Suns · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 29, 16, 14, 15, 27, 15, 21, 33Warriors-Jazz · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 37, 31, 26, 32, 26, 26, 39, 32Rockets-Nuggets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 24, 14, 7, 30, 22, 31, 10, 32Kings-Mavs · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dion WaitersCLE+6.5 22.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.5 18.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Aaron BrooksDEN+6.2 15.3 last 10 · 9.1 season
JR SmithNYK+6.0 20.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Jordan HillLAL+5.2 14.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−10.1 4.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.0 3.6 last 10 · 9.6 season
Arron AfflaloORL−5.7 12.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Tony AllenMEM−5.2 3.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season