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Tuesday, April 11, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 109–91.

Final · Box score
Hornets76
Hawks103
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +19; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +27
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Wolves98
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Mavs91
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans96
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Suns104
Kings129
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +19; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +25
On this day · 2015–16Apr 11, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Hawks), 35 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Mavs

Denver handles Dallas by 18

Ty Lawson posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+13+8+18DEN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23342626109
Mavs2618311691
Who led
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 19, 20, 9, 23, 17, 20, 2, 20DEN20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Mason PlumleePoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 0, 4, 6, 13, 4, 8, 6, 16DEN16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 8, 23, 13, 17, 9, 8, 11, 21DAL21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 10, 8, 13, 17, 9, 14, 8, 13DAL13 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Wolves18
Nuggets-Mavs3
Hornets-Hawks2
Suns-Kings0
Shot of the night

Oladipo's jumper with 6 seconds left breaks the tie, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 233, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 104, Kings 129
233
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 96, Lakers 108
204
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 109, Mavs 91
200
Thunder-WolvesThunder 100, Wolves 98
198
Hornets-HawksHornets 76, Hawks 103
179
OKC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Thunder-WolvesThunder 100, Wolves 98
+2 OKC
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 96, Lakers 108
+12 LAL
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 109, Mavs 91
+18 DEN
Suns-KingsSuns 104, Kings 129
+25 SAC
Hornets-HawksHornets 76, Hawks 103
+27 ATL
DEN rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-MavsDEN won · Nuggets 109, Mavs 91
3 pts
Thunder-WolvesOKC won · Thunder 100, Wolves 98
1 pt
Diallo shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DialloNOP · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
DiengMIN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Alan WilliamsPHX · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HieldSAC · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
LawsonSAC · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 100Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33231529100
Wolves1627292698
The story
Victor Oladipo had 20 points as Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 100-98

Gorgui Dieng led Minnesota with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 33-16, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +17+13−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 44.9 FPTS (26 PTS, 12 REB)

Final · Pelicans-Lakers
Pelicans 96Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2528202396
Lakers26312823108
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 108-96 behind 18 points from Metta World Peace

Alexis Ajinca paced New Orleans: 14 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-17 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+4+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cheick Diallo topped the game at 36.2 FPTS: 19 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 104Kings 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25143827104
Kings28303932129
The story
Anthony Tolliver's 12 points carried Sacramento past Phoenix, 129-104

For Phoenix, Marquese Chriss had 22 PTS, 7 REB 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 2-4 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-14, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +3+19+20+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg22.5Last 3

22.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 75 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.6Season avg31.9Today

32 minutes today, against 4.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Thunder-Wolves

OKC wins a tight one over Minnesota

100–98. Neither team led by more than 17 at any break. Victor Oladipo led OKC with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over MIN2LAL over NOP12DEN over DAL18SAC over PHX25ATL over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over MIN.
Top performances

Buddy Hield leads the day with 30

Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 14, 2, 13, 22, 16, 17, 12, 30Kings-Suns · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Tyler UlisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 16, 15, 16, 11, 34, 20, 12, 20, 27Suns-Kings · L
7.3 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 37, 32, 26, 34, 21, 24, 32, 40, 26Wolves-Thunder · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 8, 7, 20, 10, 11, 21, 20, 22Kings-Suns · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Derrick Rose CHI, Jan 17, 2011: 22 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Ties season high22 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Marquese ChrissPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 7, 20, 19, 9, 8, 4, 9, 22Suns-Kings · L
9.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 8, 23, 13, 17, 9, 8, 11, 21Mavs-Nuggets · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.1 30.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
Nikola MiroticCHI+7.1 17.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Paul GeorgeIND+6.4 30.0 last 10 · 23.6 season
Buddy HieldSAC+5.8 16.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Rudy GobertUTA+5.8 19.8 last 10 · 14.1 season
Cold
Andre DrummondDET−6.1 7.6 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
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−4.6 8.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Bojan BogdanovicWAS−4.4 9.4 last 10 · 13.8 season