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Monday, April 14, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ATL by 15 after three quarters and won 95–93.

Final · Box score
Celtics108
Sixers113
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Heat93
Wizards114
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +33; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Hawks93
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -15; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Magic95
Bulls108
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +13
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Rockets104
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Thunder89
Pelicans101
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +12
Final · Box score
Lakers119
Jazz104
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Suns91
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Wolves120
Warriors130
Q1 GSW -14; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +10
On this day · 2012–13Apr 14, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Hawks

Charlotte storms back from 15 down to beat Atlanta

Tyreke Evans goes for 41 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-6-15+2CHA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2618213095
Hawks2426301393
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 19, 25, 29, 24, 20, 32, 29, 27CHA27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 9, 15, 12, 0, 16, 13, 10, 17CHA17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Mike ScottPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 2, 26, 7, 4, 13, 8, 12, 20ATL20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 12, 22, 6, 16, 9, 5, 23, 13ATL13 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Wolves-Warriors

Golden State climbs back to beat Minnesota

Minnesota led by 14 after one. Golden State won it 130–120. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 15 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Wolves
Stephen Curry · GSWKevin Love · MINPTS3240REB514AST159Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Suns22
Lakers-Jazz17
Heat-Wizards15
Thunder-Pelicans13
Celtics-Sixers6
Spurs-Rockets4
Bobcats-Hawks3
Wolves-Warriors2
Bucks-Raptors0
Magic-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Douglas-Roberts's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 95-93 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Warriors combined for 250, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 120, Warriors 130
250
Lakers-JazzLakers 119, Jazz 104
223
Celtics-SixersCeltics 108, Sixers 113
221
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 100, Raptors 110
210
Heat-WizardsHeat 93, Wizards 114
207
Magic-BullsMagic 95, Bulls 108
203
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 98, Rockets 104
202
Thunder-PelicansThunder 89, Pelicans 101
190
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 95, Hawks 93
188
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 97, Suns 91
188
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 95, Hawks 93
+2 CHA
Celtics-SixersCeltics 108, Sixers 113
+5 PHI
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 98, Rockets 104
+6 HOU
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 97, Suns 91
+6 MEM
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 100, Raptors 110
+10 TOR
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 120, Warriors 130
+10 GSW
Thunder-PelicansThunder 89, Pelicans 101
+12 NOP
Magic-BullsMagic 95, Bulls 108
+13 CHI
Lakers-JazzLakers 119, Jazz 104
+15 LAL
Heat-WizardsHeat 93, Wizards 114
+21 WAS
CHA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-HawksCHA won · Bobcats 95, Hawks 93
15 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 120, Warriors 130
14 pts
Lakers-JazzLAL won · Lakers 119, Jazz 104
7 pts
Thunder-PelicansNOP won · Thunder 89, Pelicans 101
1 pt
David Lee shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeGSW · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
O'QuinnORL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
DwightHOU · 20 PTS, 17 REB
82% (9-11)
BurksUTA · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
Jordan HillLAL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Final · Bobcats-Hawks
Bobcats 95Hawks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2618213095
Hawks2426301393
The story
Al Jefferson had 27 points and 15 rebounds as Charlotte beat Atlanta 95-93

Elton Brand led Atlanta with 12 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 11-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Bobcats took the fourth 30-13.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +2−6−15+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 120Warriors 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves42222828120
Warriors28343533130
The story
Stephen Curry's 32 points and 15 assists carried Golden State past Minnesota, 130-120

For Minnesota, Kevin Love had 40 PTS, 14 REB, 9 AST 32 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 7-13 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 14 going into the second, then won it 34-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −14−2+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pelicans
Thunder 89Pelicans 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2125232089
Pelicans23222531101
The story
New Orleans beat Oklahoma City 101-89 behind 12 points from Luke Babbitt

Caron Butler paced Oklahoma City: 19 PTS, 3 REB 12 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 4-7 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +2−1+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 79 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 79 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tyreke Evans leads the day with 41

Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 11, 15, 27, 8, 10, 10, 13, 41Pelicans-Thunder · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +27.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Richard Hamilton WAS, Mar 29, 2001: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Career high41 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 40, 17, 14, 18, 32, 25, 14, 41Lakers-Jazz · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Todd Day BOS, Dec 22, 1995: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 14, 20, 24, 28, 19, 17, 43, 40Wolves-Warriors · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Dec 29, 2017: 40 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 23, 11, 13, 31, 24, 30, 47, 32Warriors-Wolves · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 20, 4, 20, 8, 25, 10, 10, 32Grizzlies-Suns · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 7, 14, 14, 11, 5, 12, 25, 28Celtics-Sixers · L
8.4 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ray McCallumSAC+7.5 13.9 last 10 · 6.4 season
JR SmithNYK+6.7 21.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+6.6 20.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Jordan HillLAL+6.4 15.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Timofey MozgovDEN+6.2 15.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−9.0 5.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Arron AfflaloORL−5.4 13.0 last 10 · 18.4 season
Glen DavisLAC−4.9 4.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.7 12.0 last 10 · 16.7 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season