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Sunday, April 9, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CLE by 26 after three quarters and won 126–125.

Final · Box score
Raptors110
Knicks97
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +13
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs125
Hawks126
Q1 ATL -17; Q2 ATL -19; Q3 ATL -26; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Thunder106
Nuggets105
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC -10; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Grizzlies90
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Suns124
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Rockets135
Kings128
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Wolves109
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2015–16Apr 9, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bulls), 33 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Hawks

Atlanta needs overtime to survive Cleveland

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-17-19-260+1ATL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs3827281814125
Hawks2125214415126
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 24, 21, 16, 16, 10, 14, 26, 22ATL22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 29, 25, 16, 2, 19, 20, 14, 23, 22, 21ATL21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 8, 20, 24, 23, 24, 19, 18, 45CLE45 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 17, 26, 34, 41, 18, 36, 27, 32CLE32 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Toronto by 13.

ATL over CLE1OKC over DEN1LAL over MIN1HOU over SAC7TOR over NYK13DET over MEM13PHX over DAL13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Raptors-Knicks13
Thunder-Nuggets10
Pistons-Grizzlies7
Cavs-Hawks3
Mavs-Suns3
Rockets-Kings3
Shot of the night

Westbrook's three at the buzzer puts the Thunder ahead, 106-105 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Kings combined for 263, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KingsRockets 135, Kings 128
263
Cavs-HawksCavs 125, Hawks 126
251
Mavs-SunsMavs 111, Suns 124
235
Wolves-LakersWolves 109, Lakers 110
219
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 106, Nuggets 105
211
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 110, Knicks 97
207
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 103, Grizzlies 90
193
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 106, Nuggets 105
+1 OKC
Wolves-LakersWolves 109, Lakers 110
+1 LAL
Cavs-HawksCavs 125, Hawks 126
+1 ATL
Rockets-KingsRockets 135, Kings 128
+7 HOU
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 103, Grizzlies 90
+13 DET
Mavs-SunsMavs 111, Suns 124
+13 PHX
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 110, Knicks 97
+13 TOR
ATL erased a 26-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HawksATL won · Cavs 125, Hawks 126
26 pts
Thunder-NuggetsOKC won · Thunder 106, Nuggets 105
10 pts
Pistons-GrizzliesDET won · Pistons 103, Grizzlies 90
9 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 110, Knicks 97
6 pts
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 109, Lakers 110
1 pt
Labissiere shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LabissiereSAC · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
KATMIN · 40 PTS, 21 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (17-22)
DwightATL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
DeRozanTOR · 35 PTS, 2 REB
73% (11-15)
MudiayDEN · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 125Hawks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3827281814125
Hawks2125214415126
The story
Kyrie Irving had 45 points and 9 assists in a 126-125 in OT loss to Atlanta

Tim Hardaway Jr. led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 45 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 16-30 FG, 8-12 3PT

The swing

Down 26 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 44-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −17−19−260+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 66.7 FPTS (32 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 106Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27252925106
Nuggets26273814105
The story
Enes Kanter's 15 points carried Oklahoma City past Denver, 106-105

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 25-14.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1−1−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 109Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves21302830109
Lakers29242532110
The story
Los Angeles won 110-109 despite 40 points and 21 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Tyler Ennis paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 40 PTS, 21 REB, 4 AST · 17-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8+2−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 50

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 18, 39, 37, 57, 32, 40, 12, 45, 23, 50Thunder-Nuggets · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant BKN, Jun 15, 2021: 49 PTS · 17 REB · 10 AST
50 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 8, 20, 24, 23, 24, 19, 18, 45Cavs-Hawks · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 24, 2001: 45 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
45 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 17, 27, 32, 29, 24, 36, 25, 41Wolves-Lakers · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 10, 2001: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
41 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 37, 32, 26, 34, 21, 24, 32, 40Wolves-Lakers · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Davis NOP, Mar 16, 2014: 40 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 38, 22, 24, 30, 17, 31, 33, 35Rockets-Kings · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Jan 25, 2021: 35 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
35 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 40, 18, 36, 28, 40, 17, 27, 12, 38, 35Raptors-Knicks · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.1 30.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
Paul GeorgeIND+7.5 31.0 last 10 · 23.5 season
Nikola MiroticCHI+6.4 17.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.2 17.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ish SmithDET+5.8 14.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsCLE−6.2 4.4 last 10 · 10.6 season
Andre DrummondDET−5.8 7.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Kevin DurantGSW−4.8 20.4 last 10 · 25.2 season