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Wednesday, April 10, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ATL by 15 after three quarters and won 115–114.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Cavs110
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Hawks114
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -15; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Nets106
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Heat92
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Magic99
Bucks117
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +19; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Thunder127
Q1 OKC +23; Q2 OKC +33; Q3 OKC +34; Q4 OKC +38
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Suns124
Clippers108
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +16
The lead · Hornets-Hawks

Charlotte storms back from 15 down to beat Atlanta

Nikola Jokic goes for 41 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6-15+1CHA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30252238115
Hawks35263122114
Who led
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 12, 22, 19, 21, 32, 13, 21, 27CHA27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 17, 22, 33, 26, 23, 15, 22, 18CHA18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 24, 38, 20, 10, 17, 18, 11, 19ATL19 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Vit KrejciPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 2, 8, 18, 4, 4, 3, 0, 19ATL19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Nets

Brooklyn handles Toronto by 4

The Nets won the fourth quarter 29–22. Final: 106–102. Cam Thomas led Brooklyn with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over ATL1BKN over TOR4DEN over MIN9CLE over MEM12PHX over LAC16MIL over ORL18DAL over MIA19OKC over SAS38Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over TOR.
Lead changes
Suns-Clippers22
Raptors-Nets21
Hornets-Hawks15
Wolves-Nuggets15
Mavs-Heat7
Grizzlies-Cavs6
Magic-Bucks1
Spurs-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Bridges's jumper with 3.1 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 115-114 final

The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 232, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 124, Clippers 108
232
Hornets-HawksHornets 115, Hawks 114
229
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 116
223
Magic-BucksMagic 99, Bucks 117
216
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 89, Thunder 127
216
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 98, Cavs 110
208
Raptors-NetsRaptors 102, Nets 106
208
Mavs-HeatMavs 111, Heat 92
203
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-HawksHornets 115, Hawks 114
+1 CHA
Raptors-NetsRaptors 102, Nets 106
+4 BKN
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 116
+9 DEN
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 98, Cavs 110
+12 CLE
Suns-ClippersSuns 124, Clippers 108
+16 PHX
Magic-BucksMagic 99, Bucks 117
+18 MIL
Mavs-HeatMavs 111, Heat 92
+19 DAL
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 89, Thunder 127
+38 OKC
CHA erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HawksCHA won · Hornets 115, Hawks 114
15 pts
Grizzlies-CavsCLE won · Grizzlies 98, Cavs 110
3 pts
Raptors-NetsBKN won · Raptors 102, Nets 106
3 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 107, Nuggets 116
3 pts
Suns-ClippersPHX won · Suns 124, Clippers 108
1 pt
Jokic shot 16-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 41 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
80% (16-20)
PortisMIL · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
78% (14-18)
CapelaATL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KyrieDAL · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
AnthonyORL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 115Hawks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30252238115
Hawks35263122114
The story
Tre Mann had 16 points as Charlotte beat Atlanta 115-114

Bogdan Bogdanovic led Atlanta with 19 PTS, 8 AST 16 PTS, 7 AST, 7 STL, 3 REB · 5-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 38-22.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −5−6−15+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 102Nets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors27272622102
Nets27262429106
The story
Brooklyn beat Toronto 106-102 behind 21 points and 9 assists from Dennis Schroder

Malik Williams paced Toronto: 14 REB, 7 PTS 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 7-18 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 0−1−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Immanuel Quickley topped the game at 57.9 FPTS: 32 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 107Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28242827107
Nuggets26233433116
The story
Jamal Murray's 20 points carried Denver past Minnesota, 116-107

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 34-28.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−3+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.8Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.8 in 66 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 41

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 22, 32, 26, 42, 36, 19, 28, 41Nuggets-Wolves · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, May 20, 2000: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Nah'Shon HylandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 5, 7, 37Clippers-Suns · L
6.6 PPG season to date · +31.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 17, 14, 52, 40, 13, 25, 12, 37Suns-Clippers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 25, 10, 12, 20, 16, 25, 31, 32Raptors-Nets · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jake LaRaviaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 15, 3, 25, 10, 12, 9, 12, 32Grizzlies-Cavs · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 5, 13, 12, 19, 19, 24, 15, 30Bucks-Magic · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+8.3 22.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+7.7 23.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Gradey DickTOR+7.4 15.8 last 10 · 8.4 season
CJ McCollumNOP+7.0 26.7 last 10 · 19.7 season
Deandre AytonPOR+6.4 23.2 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCLE−8.4 18.1 last 10 · 26.5 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−5.6 9.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Jaime Jaquez Jr.MIA−4.8 6.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC−4.8 25.6 last 10 · 30.4 season