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Friday, April 8, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 112–109.

Final · Box score
Nets99
Hornets113
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +20; Q4 CHA +14
Final · Box score
Heat109
Magic112
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Sixers102
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Celtics124
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Pistons112
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Pelicans110
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP +11; Q3 NOP +20; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Mavs103
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +4
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers102
Jazz99
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +3
On this day · 2014–15Apr 8, 2015: 13 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Celtics-Pistons), 34 points.
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The lead · Heat-Magic

Orlando climbs back to beat Miami

Cole Aldrich goes for 21 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-1+3ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27282529109
Magic19342633112
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 18, 24, 15, 24, 22, 25, 15, 29ORL29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 20, 12, 15, 25, 14, 22, 19, 28ORL28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 25, 16, 11, 30, 26, 16, 21, 17MIA17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 4, 22, 11, 18, 15, 22, 16, 15MIA15 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Boston by 15.

ORL over MIA3LAC over UTA3DEN over SAS4NYK over PHI7NOP over LAL8DAL over MEM10DET over WAS13TOR over IND13CHA over BKN14BOS over MIL15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Heat-Magic23
Nets-Hornets18
Grizzlies-Mavs14
Lakers-Pelicans10
Clippers-Jazz8
Spurs-Nuggets7
Bucks-Celtics6
Wizards-Pistons4
Pacers-Raptors3
Knicks-Sixers2
Shot of the night

Crawford's three at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 102-99 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Celtics combined for 233, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CelticsBucks 109, Celtics 124
233
Heat-MagicHeat 109, Magic 112
221
Lakers-PelicansLakers 102, Pelicans 110
212
Nets-HornetsNets 99, Hornets 113
212
Wizards-PistonsWizards 99, Pistons 112
211
Knicks-SixersKnicks 109, Sixers 102
211
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 98, Raptors 111
209
Clippers-JazzClippers 102, Jazz 99
201
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 98, Nuggets 102
200
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 93, Mavs 103
196
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-MagicHeat 109, Magic 112
+3 ORL
Clippers-JazzClippers 102, Jazz 99
+3 LAC
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 98, Nuggets 102
+4 DEN
Knicks-SixersKnicks 109, Sixers 102
+7 NYK
Lakers-PelicansLakers 102, Pelicans 110
+8 NOP
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 93, Mavs 103
+10 DAL
Wizards-PistonsWizards 99, Pistons 112
+13 DET
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 98, Raptors 111
+13 TOR
Nets-HornetsNets 99, Hornets 113
+14 CHA
Bucks-CelticsBucks 109, Celtics 124
+15 BOS
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 109, Magic 112
8 pts
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 109, Celtics 124
5 pts
Clippers-JazzLAC won · Clippers 102, Jazz 99
5 pts
Grizzlies-MavsDAL won · Grizzlies 93, Mavs 103
3 pts
Lakers-PelicansNOP won · Lakers 102, Pelicans 110
3 pts
Ajinca shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AjincaNOP · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
Reggie JacksonDET · 39 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB
70% (14-20)
ClarksonLAL · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
AldrichLAC · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
EllingtonBKN · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 102Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers252229188102
Jazz26262022599
The story
Jamal Crawford had 30 points as LA beat Utah 102-99 in OT

Gordon Hayward led Utah with 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Clippers took the third 29-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −1−5+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 109Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27282529109
Magic19342633112
The story
Evan Fournier's 28 points carried Orlando past Miami, 112-109

For Miami, Hassan Whiteside had 16 REB, 13 PTS 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 34-28.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −8−2−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Pelicans
Lakers 102Pelicans 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27192135102
Pelicans24333023110
The story
New Orleans beat Los Angeles 110-102 behind 28 points and 15 rebounds from Alexis Ajinca

D'Angelo Russell paced Los Angeles: 32 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 12-17 FG

The swing

A 33-19 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −3+11+20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg12.8Last 3

12.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 77 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Jackson leads the day with 39

Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 17, 11, 13, 11, 22, 21, 24, 39Pistons-Wizards · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 2, 22, 5, 16, 8, 12, 13, 32Lakers-Pelicans · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 16, 17, 16, 18, 6, 9, 12, 30Sixers-Knicks · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 25, 14, 15, 10, 32, 19, 4, 30Clippers-Jazz · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 19, 7, 15, 13, 21, 18, 9, 29Wizards-Pistons · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 18, 24, 15, 24, 22, 25, 15, 29Magic-Heat · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.1 21.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
J.J. BareaDAL+7.4 18.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Tony AllenMEM+4.8 13.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Mirza TeletovicPHX+4.8 16.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Blake GriffinLAC−5.0 16.8 last 10 · 21.8 season
Dwight HowardHOU−4.9 8.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Arron AfflaloNYK−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.7 20.3 last 10 · 25.0 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season