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Saturday, April 6, 2024Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed DET by 12 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · Box score
Cavs97
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +19
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Nets113
Q1 BKN -12; Q2 BKN -11; Q3 BKN -8; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Grizzlies96
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +20; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Nuggets142
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +25; Q4 DEN +32
On this day · 2022–23Apr 6, 2023: 5 games. Top scorer: Bruce Brown (Nuggets-Suns), 31 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Nets

Cam Thomas scores 32, Brooklyn rallies past Detroit

Anthony Davis goes for 22 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-11-8+10BKN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35222620103
Nets23232938113
Who led
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 21, 19, 38, 28, 30, 22, 27, 32BKN32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 9, 19, 21, 27, 14, 7, 12, 24BKN24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Chimezie MetuPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 17, 6, 8, 5, 17, 9, 6, 20DET20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Marcus SasserPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 6, 8, 3, 24, 7, 11, 2, 18DET18 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Cavs-Lakers

Lakers lead Cleveland wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 116–97. Best quarter: the first, 36–33. D'Angelo Russell led Lakers with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over DET10LAL over CLE19PHI over MEM20DEN over ATL32Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over CLE.
Lead changes
Cavs-Lakers10
Pistons-Nets3
Hawks-Nuggets1
Sixers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Hawks-Nuggets combined for 252, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 110, Nuggets 142
252
Pistons-NetsPistons 103, Nets 113
216
Cavs-LakersCavs 97, Lakers 116
213
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 116, Grizzlies 96
212
BKN won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Pistons-NetsPistons 103, Nets 113
+10 BKN
Cavs-LakersCavs 97, Lakers 116
+19 LAL
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 116, Grizzlies 96
+20 PHI
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 110, Nuggets 142
+32 DEN
Schroder shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SchroderBKN · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
80% (8-10)
KCPDEN · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
EmbiidPHI · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
RussellLAL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
ADLAL · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 103Nets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons35222620103
Nets23232938113
The story
Dennis Schroder had 24 points as Brooklyn beat Detroit 113-103

Chimezie Metu led Detroit with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 38-20.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −12−11−8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Lakers
Cavs 97Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3323221997
Lakers36292526116
The story
Los Angeles beat Cleveland 116-97 behind 24 points and 12 assists from LeBron James

Darius Garland paced Cleveland: 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 10-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+9+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 110Nuggets 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26303024110
Nuggets33364231142
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 19-14-11 triple-double carried Denver past Atlanta, 142-110

For Atlanta, Clint Capela had 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 42-30, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
400 +7+13+25+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.3Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.3 in 64 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Cam Thomas leads the day with 32

Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 21, 19, 38, 28, 30, 22, 27, 32Nets-Pistons · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 41, 41, 36, 33, 70, 31, 14, 24, 29, 30Sixers-Grizzlies · W
34.7 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 14, 29, 23, 6, 18, 25, 18, 28Lakers-Cavs · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 9, 15, 14, 14, 5, 8, 15, 26Cavs-Lakers · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 25, 20, 26, 23, 16, 40, 23, 25, 24Lakers-Cavs · W
25.4 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 9, 19, 21, 27, 14, 7, 12, 24Nets-Pistons · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+10.2 23.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+8.2 20.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jalen GreenHOU+8.0 27.9 last 10 · 19.9 season
Deandre AytonPOR+7.1 23.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+6.1 21.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCLE−8.2 18.2 last 10 · 26.4 season
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−7.0 8.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−6.6 8.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC−5.3 25.0 last 10 · 30.3 season