Wednesday, April 11, 2018Regular season · 12 games

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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed TOR by 7 after three quarters and won 116–109.

Final · Box score

Nets97

Celtics110

Final · Box score

Pistons119

Bulls87

Final · Box score

Knicks110

Cavs98

Final · OT · Box score

Raptors109

Heat116

Final · OT · Box score

Nuggets106

Wolves112

Final · Box score

Spurs98

Pelicans122

Final · Box score

Grizzlies123

Thunder137

Final · Box score

Wizards92

Magic101

Final · Box score

Bucks95

Sixers130

Final · Box score

Lakers115

Clippers100

Final · Box score

Jazz93

Blazers102

Final · Box score

Rockets83

Kings96

On this day · 2016–17Apr 11, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Buddy Hield (Kings-Suns), 30 points.

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The lead · Raptors-Heat

Wayne Ellington scores 32, Miami wins in overtime

Eric Moreland goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · MIA margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
Raptors	29	24	25	27	4	109
Heat	27	20	24	34	11	116

Who led

Wayne EllingtonMIA32 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST

Kelly OlynykMIA11 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST

Kyle LowryTOR28 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST

DeMar DeRozanTOR19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST

Top scorers tonight

Paul George OKC40

Damian Lillard POR36

Dillon Brooks MEM36

Nikola Jokic DEN35

Wayne Ellington MIA32

Moreland tops the night at 64.4 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

MorelandDET · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL

64.4

WestbrookOKC · 20 REB, 19 AST, 6 PTS, 2 STL

59.5

GeorgeOKC · 40 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

58.8

ADNOP · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL

57.5

DamePOR · 36 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL

57.2

RondoNOP · 19 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL

55.5

LowryTOR · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST

55.0

JokicDEN · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

53.5

Records so far

Houston leads the league at 65–17

East

1. TOR59-23

2. BOS55-27

3. PHI52-30

4. CLE50-32

5. IND48-34

6. MIA44-38

7. MIL44-38

8. WAS43-39

9. DET39-43

10. CHA36-46

11. NYK29-53

12. BKN28-54

13. CHI27-55

14. ORL25-57

15. ATL24-58

West

1. HOU65-17

2. GSW58-24

3. POR49-33

4. NOP48-34

5. OKC48-34

6. UTA48-34

7. MIN47-35

8. SAS47-35

9. DEN46-36

10. LAC42-40

11. LAL35-47

12. SAC27-55

13. DAL24-58

14. MEM22-60

15. PHX21-61

Lead changes

Rockets-Kings10

Nuggets-Wolves8

Lakers-Clippers7

Nets-Celtics3

Knicks-Cavs2

Pistons-Bulls1

Spurs-Pelicans1

Jazz-Blazers1

Bucks-Sixers0

The night in charts

Grizzlies-Thunder combined for 260, 35 more than any other game

Points by game

Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 123, Thunder 137

260

Bucks-SixersBucks 95, Sixers 130

225

Raptors-HeatRaptors 109, Heat 116

225

Spurs-PelicansSpurs 98, Pelicans 122

220

Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 106, Wolves 112

218

Lakers-ClippersLakers 115, Clippers 100

215

Knicks-CavsKnicks 110, Cavs 98

208

Nets-CelticsNets 97, Celtics 110

207

Pistons-BullsPistons 119, Bulls 87

206

Jazz-BlazersJazz 93, Blazers 102

195

Wizards-MagicWizards 92, Magic 101

193

Rockets-KingsRockets 83, Kings 96

179

MIN won the closest game by 6

Closest finishes

Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 106, Wolves 112

+6 MIN

Raptors-HeatRaptors 109, Heat 116

+7 MIA

Jazz-BlazersJazz 93, Blazers 102

+9 POR

Wizards-MagicWizards 92, Magic 101

+9 ORL

Knicks-CavsKnicks 110, Cavs 98

+12 NYK

Nets-CelticsNets 97, Celtics 110

+13 BOS

Rockets-KingsRockets 83, Kings 96

+13 SAC

Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 123, Thunder 137

+14 OKC

Lakers-ClippersLakers 115, Clippers 100

+15 LAL

Spurs-PelicansSpurs 98, Pelicans 122

+24 NOP

Pistons-BullsPistons 119, Bulls 87

+32 DET

Bucks-SixersBucks 95, Sixers 130

+35 PHI

Poeltl shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

PoeltlTOR · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK

80% (8-10)

EllingtonMIA · 32 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK

75% (12-16)

AdamsOKC · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL

75% (9-12)

Cauley-SteinSAC · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL

75% (9-12)

JrueNOP · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL

73% (11-15)

Final · Nuggets-Wolves

Nuggets 106Wolves 112

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Nuggets	26	28	27	20	5	106
Wolves	29	33	24	15	11	112

The story

Jimmy Butler had 31 points as Minnesota beat Denver 112-106 in OT

Will Barton led Denver with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the overtime 11-5.

MIN lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 53.5 FPTS (35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Raptors-Heat

Raptors 109Heat 116

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
Raptors	29	24	25	27	4	109
Heat	27	20	24	34	11	116

The story

Miami beat Toronto 116-109 in OT behind 12 rebounds and 10 points from Hassan Whiteside

Jakob Poeltl paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 12 REB 12 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST · 5-16 FG

The swing

A 34-27 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry topped the game at 55.0 FPTS: 28 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST

Final · Bucks-Sixers

Bucks 95Sixers 130

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Bucks	18	26	31	20	95
Sixers	46	34	25	25	130

The story

Justin Anderson's 25 points carried Philadelphia past Milwaukee, 130-95

For Milwaukee, Jabari Parker had 25 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 46-18, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Markelle Fultz was the fantasy play: 47.0 FPTS on 13 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Josh HartLAL

+13.1points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 62 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes

Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL

−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 73 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role

John HollandCLE

+31.5minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

37 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat Milwaukee by 35, the widest margin of 12 games.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 40

Paul GeorgeThunder-Grizzlies · W

21.9 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Most like it, modern era: Antawn Jamison GSW, Mar 8, 2003: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST

40 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST

Damian LillardBlazers-Jazz · W

26.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

36 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST

Dillon BrooksGrizzlies-Thunder · L

11.0 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high36 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST

Nikola JokicNuggets-Wolves · L

18.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight

35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST

Wayne EllingtonHeat-Raptors · W

11.2 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST

Jimmy ButlerWolves-Nuggets · W

22.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Josh JacksonPHX+9.5 22.6 last 10 · 13.1 season

Anthony TolliverDET+8.3 17.2 last 10 · 8.9 season

Josh HartLAL+7.7 15.6 last 10 · 7.9 season

Tyler UlisPHX+7.5 15.3 last 10 · 7.8 season

Nikola JokicDEN+6.0 24.5 last 10 · 18.5 season

Cold

Myles TurnerIND−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season

Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season

Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season

DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.8 18.2 last 10 · 23.0 season

Bradley BealWAS−4.3 18.3 last 10 · 22.6 season

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