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Tuesday, April 5, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed PHX by 12 at halftime and won 103–90.

Final · Box score
Pelicans93
Sixers107
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Suns90
Hawks103
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -12; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Heat107
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Bucks80
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +24; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +29
Final · Box score
Thunder124
Nuggets102
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +30; Q4 OKC +22
Final · Box score
Spurs88
Jazz86
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Kings107
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +8
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves124
Warriors117
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +24; Q4 LAC +22
On this day · 2014–15Apr 5, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Thunder), 41 points.
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The lead · Suns-Hawks

Atlanta rallies from 12 down to beat Phoenix

Paul Millsap goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-12-3+13ATL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3818171790
Hawks28162633103
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 23, 9, 18, 12, 26, 18, 28, 20ATL20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 6, 2, 9, 17, 5, 9, 7, 17ATL17 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 28, 26, 21, 30, 18, 14, 14, 34PHX34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ronnie PricePoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 6, 7, 0, 12, 7, 5, 2, 14PHX14 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Milwaukee by 29, the widest margin of 11 games.

SAS over UTA2TOR over CHA6MIN over GSW7POR over SAC8ATL over PHX13PHI over NOP14MEM over CHI16MIA over DET18OKC over DEN22LAC over LAL22CLE over MIL29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Kings11
Bulls-Grizzlies8
Thunder-Nuggets8
Pelicans-Sixers7
Suns-Hawks5
Wolves-Warriors5
Spurs-Jazz4
Hornets-Raptors2
Pistons-Heat1
Cavs-Bucks0
Lakers-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Kawhi's jumper with 4 seconds left breaks the tie, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Warriors combined for 241, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 124, Warriors 117
241
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 124, Nuggets 102
226
Blazers-KingsBlazers 115, Kings 107
222
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 92, Grizzlies 108
200
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 93, Sixers 107
200
Pistons-HeatPistons 89, Heat 107
196
Suns-HawksSuns 90, Hawks 103
193
Cavs-BucksCavs 109, Bucks 80
189
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 90, Raptors 96
186
Lakers-ClippersLakers 81, Clippers 103
184
Spurs-JazzSpurs 88, Jazz 86
174
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 88, Jazz 86
+2 SAS
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 90, Raptors 96
+6 TOR
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 124, Warriors 117
+7 MIN
Blazers-KingsBlazers 115, Kings 107
+8 POR
Suns-HawksSuns 90, Hawks 103
+13 ATL
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 93, Sixers 107
+14 PHI
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 92, Grizzlies 108
+16 MEM
Pistons-HeatPistons 89, Heat 107
+18 MIA
Lakers-ClippersLakers 81, Clippers 103
+22 LAC
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 124, Nuggets 102
+22 OKC
Cavs-BucksCavs 109, Bucks 80
+29 CLE
ATL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-HawksATL won · Suns 90, Hawks 103
12 pts
Wolves-WarriorsMIN won · Wolves 124, Warriors 117
9 pts
Pelicans-SixersPHI won · Pelicans 93, Sixers 107
8 pts
Blazers-KingsPOR won · Blazers 115, Kings 107
6 pts
Landry shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandryPHI · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
Tobias HarrisDET · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
MuhammadMIN · 35 PTS, 6 REB
75% (9-12)
BarnesGSW · 20 PTS, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
CP3LAC · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 88Jazz 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2517252188
Jazz2017163386
The story
San Antonio beat Utah 88-86 behind 18 points from Kawhi Leonard

Rodney Hood paced Utah: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB · 5-14 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+5+14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Warriors
Wolves 124Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves1927322818124
Warriors2827312011117
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 32 points as Minnesota beat Golden State 124-117 in OT

Draymond Green led Golden State with 12 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 28-20.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −9−9−80+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Stephen Curry led the game in fantasy with 58.7 FPTS (21 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 90Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3818171790
Hawks28162633103
The story
Kent Bazemore's 17 points carried Atlanta past Phoenix, 103-90

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 33-17.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −10−12−3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 77 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg44.5Today

45 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shabazz Muhammad leads the day with 35

Shabazz MuhammadPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 10, 1, 35Wolves-Warriors · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +25.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 28, 26, 21, 30, 18, 14, 14, 34Suns-Hawks · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 23, 16, 13, 32, 7, 24, 30, 32Wolves-Warriors · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 20, 31, 24, 19, 29, 20, 29, 30Kings-Blazers · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 14, 17, 25, 16, 17, 24, 18, 30Blazers-Kings · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 32, 40, 40, 16, 18, 15, 21, 28Warriors-Wolves · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.7 22.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
J.J. BareaDAL+7.6 18.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.0 18.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+6.1 12.6 last 10 · 6.5 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Dwight HowardHOU−5.8 8.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.3 15.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Blake GriffinLAC−4.8 17.3 last 10 · 22.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Arron AfflaloNYK−4.4 8.7 last 10 · 13.1 season