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Thursday, April 2, 2015Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 8 at halftime and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Heat88
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +26
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Mavs101
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Suns106
Warriors107
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +1
On this day · 2013–14Apr 2, 2014: 13 games. Top scorer: Kenneth Faried (Nuggets-Pelicans), 34 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Mavs

Houston climbs back to beat Dallas

LeBron James goes for 23 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-8-6+7HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28193031108
Mavs25302818101
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 50, 16, 44, 25, 33, 24, 31, 51, 24HOU24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 15, 4, 22, 14, 13, 15, 22, 19HOU19 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 25, 16, 11, 15, 7, 19, 18, 21DAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 24, 21, 12, 11, 38, 10, 26, 19DAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Warriors

Golden State never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 107–106. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over PHX1HOU over DAL7CLE over MIA26Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over PHX.
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 213, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 106, Warriors 107
213
Rockets-MavsRockets 108, Mavs 101
209
Heat-CavsHeat 88, Cavs 114
202
GSW won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 106, Warriors 107
+1 GSW
Rockets-MavsRockets 108, Mavs 101
+7 HOU
Heat-CavsHeat 88, Cavs 114
+26 CLE
Whiteside shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
WarrenPHX · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
DirkDAL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ShumpertCLE · 17 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 106Warriors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22222735106
Warriors27282230107
The story
Klay Thompson had 16 points as Golden State beat Phoenix 107-106

Brandan Wright led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+11+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Eric Bledsoe led the game in fantasy with 46.7 FPTS (18 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 108Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28193031108
Mavs25302818101
The story
Houston beat Dallas 108-101 behind 15 points and 12 rebounds from Josh Smith

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 21 PTS, 7 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 4-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-18 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3−8−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 88Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2723221688
Cavs34273023114
The story
Kyrie Irving's 23 points carried Cleveland past Miami, 114-88

For Miami, Luol Deng had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-22, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +7+11+19+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.7Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.7 in 72 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 35 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg28.4Today

28 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 28

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 16, 24, 24, 33, 38, 25, 27, 28Warriors-Suns · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 50, 16, 44, 25, 33, 24, 31, 51, 24Rockets-Mavs · W
27.5 PPG season to date · −3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 26, 16, 29, 28, 20, 24, 20, 23Cavs-Heat · W
25.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 57, 33, 21, 12, 13, 20, 24, 26, 17, 23Cavs-Heat · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 25, 16, 11, 15, 7, 19, 18, 21Mavs-Rockets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 15, 4, 22, 14, 13, 15, 22, 19Rockets-Mavs · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Zach LaVineMIN+8.2 17.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Brook LopezBKN+7.4 24.1 last 10 · 16.8 season
Jameer NelsonDEN+7.2 15.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+6.0 16.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Chris PaulLAC+6.0 25.2 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Donald SloanIND−7.5 0.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
O.J. MayoMIL−4.8 6.2 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jeff TeagueATL−4.0 12.1 last 10 · 16.1 season