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Thursday, April 7, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed PHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 119–114.

Final · Box score
Magic101
Hornets128
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +20; Q3 CHA +15; Q4 CHA +27
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Bucks127
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Raptors119
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Spurs121
Wolves127
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Pelicans127
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +25; Q4 NOP +33
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +27; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Warriors128
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +16
On this day · 2020–21Apr 7, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Jazz-Suns), 41 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Raptors

Pascal Siakam posts 37 and 10 as Toronto beats Philadelphia

Nikola Jokic goes for 35 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4+2+5TOR AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33272529114
Raptors26303132119
Who led
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 35, 23, 40, 12, 16, 29, 31, 37TOR37 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 7, 23, 9, 12, 29, 17, 19, 14, 30TOR30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 27, 37, 29, 37, 29, 44, 45, 30PHI30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 11, 18, 7, 13, 19, 11, 30, 22PHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Warriors15
Sixers-Raptors10
Spurs-Wolves8
Magic-Hornets2
Grizzlies-Nuggets2
The night in charts
Spurs-Wolves combined for 248
Points by game
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 121, Wolves 127
248
Celtics-BucksCeltics 121, Bucks 127
248
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 112, Warriors 128
240
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 114, Raptors 119
233
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 109, Nuggets 122
231
Magic-HornetsMagic 101, Hornets 128
229
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 94, Pelicans 127
221
TOR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 114, Raptors 119
+5 TOR
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 121, Wolves 127
+6 MIN
Celtics-BucksCeltics 121, Bucks 127
+6 MIL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 109, Nuggets 122
+13 DEN
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 112, Warriors 128
+16 GSW
Magic-HornetsMagic 101, Hornets 128
+27 CHA
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 94, Pelicans 127
+33 NOP
TOR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-RaptorsTOR won · Sixers 114, Raptors 119
7 pts
Spurs-WolvesMIN won · Spurs 121, Wolves 127
5 pts
Lakers-WarriorsGSW won · Lakers 112, Warriors 128
5 pts
Eubanks shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EubanksPOR · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
PerryPOR · 15 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 35 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
67% (16-24)
TheisBOS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
EllebyPOR · 17 PTS, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 114Raptors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33272529114
Raptors26303132119
The story
Gary Trent Jr.'s 30 points carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 119-114

For Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey had 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 31-25.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −7−4+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 121Wolves 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35222539121
Wolves30343330127
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat San Antonio 127-121

Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 7-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 34-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5+7+15+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 121Bucks 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29303824121
Bucks36333325127
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 127-121 behind 29 points and 8 assists from Jrue Holiday

Jaylen Brown paced Boston: 22 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+10+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.0Season avg37.8Last 5

37.8 points a game over his last five games, against 27.0 in 73 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Wolves

Minnesota gets past San Antonio

127–121, with Minnesota ahead 64–57 at halftime. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 49 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over PHI5MIL over BOS6MIN over SAS6DEN over MEM13GSW over LAL16CHA over ORL27NOP over POR33Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over SAS.
Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 49

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 19, 12, 24, 24, 18, 33, 18, 49Wolves-Spurs · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +27.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 20, 2009: 49 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Career high49 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Talen Horton-TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 2, 0, 7, 12, 11, 7, 7, 40Lakers-Warriors · L
9.9 PPG season to date · +30.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerry Stackhouse DET, Feb 2, 2001: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Career high40 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 35, 23, 40, 12, 16, 29, 31, 37Raptors-Sixers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Scottie Pippen CHI, Dec 18, 1995: 37 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
37 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 28, 35, 26, 37, 38, 38, 41, 35Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 20, 18, 24, 15, 37, 25, 13, 36, 33Warriors-Lakers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 27, 37, 29, 37, 29, 44, 45, 30Sixers-Raptors · L
30.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+8.5 26.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Davion MitchellSAC+7.4 18.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jalen GreenHOU+6.7 23.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−6.7 4.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Patty MillsBKN−6.4 5.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Gabe VincentMIA−5.1 3.6 last 10 · 8.7 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA−5.0 10.0 last 10 · 15.0 season