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Saturday, April 2, 2022Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed UTA by 13 at halftime and won 111–107.

Final · Box score
Hornets114
Sixers144
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +23; Q4 PHI +30
Final · Box score
Cavs119
Knicks101
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +18
Final · Box score
Nets115
Hawks122
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Heat127
Bulls109
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Warriors111
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -13; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2020–21Apr 2, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Blazers), 47 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Warriors

Klay Thompson hits eight threes, Golden State tops Utah

Kevin Durant goes for 55 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-6+4GSW AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30282920107
Warriors23223630111
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 20, 18, 24, 15, 37, 25, 13, 36GSW36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 28, 26, 30, 24, 26, 25, 38, 31GSW31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 8, 18, 9, 11, 14, 19, 18, 26UTA26 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 36, 30, 37, 26, 12, 33, 29, 26UTA26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Sixers7
Heat-Bulls4
Nets-Hawks1
Jazz-Warriors1
The night in charts
Hornets-Sixers combined for 258, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SixersHornets 114, Sixers 144
258
Nets-HawksNets 115, Hawks 122
237
Heat-BullsHeat 127, Bulls 109
236
Cavs-KnicksCavs 119, Knicks 101
220
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 107, Warriors 111
218
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 107, Warriors 111
+4 GSW
Nets-HawksNets 115, Hawks 122
+7 ATL
Heat-BullsHeat 127, Bulls 109
+18 MIA
Cavs-KnicksCavs 119, Knicks 101
+18 CLE
Hornets-SixersHornets 114, Sixers 144
+30 PHI
GSW erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WarriorsGSW won · Jazz 107, Warriors 111
13 pts
Nets-HawksATL won · Nets 115, Hawks 122
2 pts
Embiid shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EmbiidPHI · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST
75% (12-16)
WigginsGSW · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Moses BrownCLE · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KDBKN · 55 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
68% (19-28)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 107Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30282920107
Warriors23223630111
The story
Jordan Poole had 31 points as Golden State beat Utah 111-107

Rudy Gobert led Utah with 20 REB, 14 PTS 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-22 FG, 6-15 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 30-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−13−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley led the game in fantasy with 49.5 FPTS (26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 115Hawks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30203728115
Hawks28372928122
The story
Trae Young's 36 points and 10 assists carried Atlanta past Brooklyn, 122-115

For Brooklyn, Kyrie Irving had 31 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 36 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 10-24 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 37-20.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −2+15+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 114Sixers 144
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26272734114
Sixers29294541144
The story
Philadelphia beat Charlotte 144-114 behind 29 points and 14 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Miles Bridges paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 12-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 45-27 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +3+5+23+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.2Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 48 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Nets-Hawks

Atlanta makes it five straight

Atlanta beat Brooklyn 122–115 and moved to 41–37. Trae Young led Atlanta with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
L@ CHA106–116Wvs MEM120–105Lvs NOP112–117W@ NYK117–111L@ DET101–122Wvs GSW121–110W@ IND132–123W@ OKC136–118Wvs CLE131–107Wvs BKN122–115
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 55

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 38, 37, 35, 23, 27, 41, 26, 55Nets-Hawks · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 27, 1997: 55 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Career high55 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 46, 9, 21, 45, 21, 33, 14, 41, 30, 36Hawks-Nets · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 20, 18, 24, 15, 37, 25, 13, 36Warriors-Jazz · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 12, 26, 21, 39, 25, 27, 14, 21, 33Bulls-Heat · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 28, 26, 30, 24, 26, 25, 38, 31Warriors-Jazz · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 50, 22, 60, 43, 11, 16, 24, 25, 31Nets-Hawks · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+9.3 27.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Davion MitchellSAC+8.0 19.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Darius BazleyOKC+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−7.4 3.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Fred VanVleetTOR−6.2 14.1 last 10 · 20.3 season
Patty MillsBKN−6.1 5.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Bobby PortisMIL−5.9 8.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA−5.7 9.5 last 10 · 15.2 season