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Thursday, April 4, 2024Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SAC by 15 after the first quarter and won 120–109.

Final · Box score
Hawks95
Mavs109
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Heat105
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Kings109
Knicks120
Q1 NYK -15; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Warriors133
Rockets110
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +23
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +2
On this day · 2022–23Apr 4, 2023: 13 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Celtics), 52 points.
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The lead · Kings-Knicks

Jalen Brunson drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over Sacramento

Tyrese Maxey goes for 37 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-80+11NYK AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35252722109
Knicks20323533120
Who led
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 34, 26, 17, 28, 26, 61, 30, 20, 35NYK35 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 2, 6, 11, 7, 12, 13, 2, 31NYK31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 25, 31, 23, 18, 23, 24, 20, 29SAC29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 16, 22, 23, 17, 12, 25, 19, 18SAC18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Clippers

Clippers fight back from 11 down against Denver

Final: 102–100, after trailing by 11 after one. Paul George led Clippers with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Nuggets
Paul George · LACNikola Jokic · DENPTS2836REB417AST210Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hawks-Mavs9
Kings-Knicks7
Nuggets-Clippers7
Sixers-Heat4
Warriors-Rockets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Rockets combined for 243, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 133, Rockets 110
243
Kings-KnicksKings 109, Knicks 120
229
Sixers-HeatSixers 109, Heat 105
214
Hawks-MavsHawks 95, Mavs 109
204
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 100, Clippers 102
202
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 100, Clippers 102
+2 LAC
Sixers-HeatSixers 109, Heat 105
+4 PHI
Kings-KnicksKings 109, Knicks 120
+11 NYK
Hawks-MavsHawks 95, Mavs 109
+14 DAL
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 133, Rockets 110
+23 GSW
NYK erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-KnicksNYK won · Kings 109, Knicks 120
15 pts
Nuggets-ClippersLAC won · Nuggets 100, Clippers 102
11 pts
Hawks-MavsDAL won · Hawks 95, Mavs 109
6 pts
Sixers-HeatPHI won · Sixers 109, Heat 105
1 pt
Jackson-Davis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jackson-DavisGSW · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
HartNYK · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
KlayGSW · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
73% (11-15)
StephGSW · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
64% (9-14)
BrunsonNYK · 35 PTS, 11 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
60% (12-20)
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 100Clippers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31182130100
Clippers20332227102
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 36-17-10 triple-double in a 102-100 loss to LA

Paul George led LA with 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST · 14-24 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Clippers took the second 33-18.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −11+4+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 109Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers39242422109
Heat29263317105
The story
Joel Embiid's 29 points carried Philadelphia past Miami, 109-105

For Miami, Haywood Highsmith had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 11-25 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-29, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10+8−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Knicks
Kings 109Knicks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35252722109
Knicks20323533120
The story
New York beat Sacramento 120-109 behind 31 points and 8 assists from Josh Hart

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 14-19 FG

The swing

A 33-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −15−80+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 62 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 37

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 30, 6, 27, 24, 29, 26, 16, 37Sixers-Heat · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 35, 30, 29, 22, 32, 26, 42, 36Nuggets-Clippers · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Domantas Sabonis IND, Feb 17, 2021: 36 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
36 PTS · 17 REB · 10 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 34, 26, 17, 28, 26, 61, 30, 20, 35Knicks-Kings · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 2, 6, 11, 7, 12, 13, 2, 31Knicks-Kings · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 25, 31, 23, 18, 23, 24, 20, 29Kings-Knicks · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 25, 31, 17, 17, 23, 33, 13, 29Warriors-Rockets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+8.9 22.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jalen GreenHOU+8.5 28.4 last 10 · 19.9 season
Deandre AytonPOR+7.0 23.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.6 18.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+6.5 21.8 last 10 · 15.3 season
Cold
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−7.1 8.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−5.9 20.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−5.6 9.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC−5.3 25.0 last 10 · 30.3 season