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Sunday, April 2, 2017Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 5 after the first quarter and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Celtics110
Knicks94
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Thunder101
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +14; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Lakers108
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Bucks105
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Nets91
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +9
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pacers130
Cavs135
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs 0; OT2 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Heat113
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Pelicans110
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Raptors113
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Wizards115
Warriors139
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +24
Final · Box score
Rockets123
Suns116
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +7
On this day · 2015–16Apr 2, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Spurs-Raptors), 33 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Lakers

Lakers upset Memphis

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1-1+5LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies27223123103
Lakers22282929108
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 40, 18, 15, 22, 28, 14, 2, 28LAL28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 32, 4, 10, 19, 23, 4, 6, 12, 14, 18LAL18 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 19, 16, 22, 29, 22, 36, 28, 20MEM20 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Troy DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 11, 12, 6, 6, 10, 5, 21, 20MEM20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Golden State by 24.

DEN over MIA3DAL over MIL4LAL over MEM5CLE over IND5SAS over UTA6CHI over NOP7HOU over PHX7TOR over PHI8BKN over ATL9CHA over OKC12BOS over NYK16GSW over WAS24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Lakers12
Pacers-Cavs12
Hawks-Nets9
Hornets-Thunder5
Mavs-Bucks5
Sixers-Raptors5
Rockets-Suns5
Nuggets-Heat4
Jazz-Spurs1
Celtics-Knicks0
Bulls-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 265, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 130, Cavs 135
265
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 115, Warriors 139
254
Rockets-SunsRockets 123, Suns 116
239
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 116, Heat 113
229
Bulls-PelicansBulls 117, Pelicans 110
227
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 105, Raptors 113
218
Mavs-BucksMavs 109, Bucks 105
214
Hornets-ThunderHornets 113, Thunder 101
214
Jazz-SpursJazz 103, Spurs 109
212
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 103, Lakers 108
211
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 110, Knicks 94
204
Hawks-NetsHawks 82, Nets 91
173
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 116, Heat 113
+3 DEN
Mavs-BucksMavs 109, Bucks 105
+4 DAL
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 103, Lakers 108
+5 LAL
Pacers-CavsPacers 130, Cavs 135
+5 CLE
Jazz-SpursJazz 103, Spurs 109
+6 SAS
Bulls-PelicansBulls 117, Pelicans 110
+7 CHI
Rockets-SunsRockets 123, Suns 116
+7 HOU
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 105, Raptors 113
+8 TOR
Hawks-NetsHawks 82, Nets 91
+9 BKN
Hornets-ThunderHornets 113, Thunder 101
+12 CHA
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 110, Knicks 94
+16 BOS
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 115, Warriors 139
+24 GSW
LAL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 103, Lakers 108
5 pts
Mavs-BucksDAL won · Mavs 109, Bucks 105
3 pts
Sixers-RaptorsTOR won · Sixers 105, Raptors 113
1 pt
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 130, Cavs 135
1 pt
Livingston shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LivingstonGSW · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 19 PTS, 9 REB
75% (9-12)
Brandan WrightMEM · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
BarnesDAL · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
StephGSW · 42 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
68% (15-22)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 130Cavs 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pacers272624271016130
Cavs263423211021135
The story
Kyrie Irving had 23 points as Cleveland beat Indiana 135-130 in OT

CJ Miles led Indiana with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 5-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 34-26.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+7+600+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Hornets-Thunder
Hornets 113Thunder 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31282529113
Thunder22321631101
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 40-13-10 triple-double, but Charlotte won 113-101

For Charlotte, Kemba Walker had 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 40 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 14-31 FG, 7-15 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +9+5+14+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Warriors
Wizards 115Warriors 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards30273127115
Warriors35323933139
The story
Golden State beat Washington 139-115 behind 42 points and 8 assists from Stephen Curry

John Wall paced Washington: 15 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 42 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 15-22 FG, 9-14 3PT

The swing

A 39-31 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +5+10+18+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.9Season avg36.8Last 5

36.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.9 in 74 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 62 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 34 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 43

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 39, 18, 19, 37, 27, 21, 37, 22, 28, 43Pacers-Cavs · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker BOS, Dec 11, 2001: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Season high43 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 23, 17, 27, 21, 32, 29, 24, 42Warriors-Wizards · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury NYK, Feb 8, 2004: 42 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 34, 18, 32, 24, 17, 26, 34, 41Cavs-Pacers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 17, 2017: 41 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
41 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 28, 15, 18, 39, 37, 57, 32, 40Thunder-Hornets · L
31.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 17, 2017: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 23, 37, 16, 36, 20, 25, 33, 39Bulls-Pelicans · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tyler UlisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 9, 10, 3, 16, 15, 16, 11, 34Suns-Rockets · L
6.4 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ricky RubioMIN+7.5 18.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.0 28.0 last 10 · 22.0 season
Paul GeorgeIND+5.9 29.1 last 10 · 23.2 season
Brandon IngramLAL+5.8 15.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Marquese ChrissPHX+5.6 14.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.4 8.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−5.3 17.2 last 10 · 22.5 season
Andre DrummondDET−5.3 8.7 last 10 · 14.0 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.2 last 10 · 11.1 season