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Thursday, April 11, 2024Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 124–121.

Final · Box score
Bulls127
Pistons105
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +22
Final · Box score
Knicks118
Celtics109
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +29; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Rockets121
Jazz124
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Blazers92
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans135
Kings123
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +12
On this day · 2022–23Apr 11, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Kyle Lowry (Heat-Hawks), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Jazz

Utah rallies from 10 down to beat Houston

Fred VanVleet goes for 42 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-3+2+3UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets38292925121
Jazz28363426124
Who led
Luka SamanicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 0, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0, 15, 22UTA22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 14, 6, 18, 9, 6, 25, 10, 20UTA20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 22, 10, 22, 10, 13, 24, 37, 42HOU42 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Cam WhitmorePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 10, 13, 14, 17, 12, 11, 2, 18HOU18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Warriors-Blazers

Golden State never trails at a break against Portland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 100–92. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over HOU3GSW over POR8NYK over BOS9NOP over SAC12CHI over DET22Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over POR.
Lead changes
Rockets-Jazz19
Warriors-Blazers15
Bulls-Pistons6
Knicks-Celtics5
Pelicans-Kings0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Kings combined for 258, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 135, Kings 123
258
Rockets-JazzRockets 121, Jazz 124
245
Bulls-PistonsBulls 127, Pistons 105
232
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 118, Celtics 109
227
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 100, Blazers 92
192
UTA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 121, Jazz 124
+3 UTA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 100, Blazers 92
+8 GSW
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 118, Celtics 109
+9 NYK
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 135, Kings 123
+12 NOP
Bulls-PistonsBulls 127, Pistons 105
+22 CHI
Sabonis shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
BrunsonNYK · 39 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
65% (15-23)
DeRozanCHI · 39 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
64% (14-22)
KumingaGSW · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ZionNOP · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 121Jazz 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets38292925121
Jazz28363426124
The story
Keyonte George had 20 points as Utah beat Houston 124-121

Amen Thompson led Houston with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 7-14 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Jazz took the second 36-29.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10−3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Kings
Pelicans 135Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34303437135
Kings23353134123
The story
New Orleans beat Sacramento 135-123 behind 31 points from Zion Williamson

De'Aaron Fox paced Sacramento: 33 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 13-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +11+6+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

CJ McCollum topped the game at 56.8 FPTS: 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB

Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 127Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31333528127
Pistons30252525105
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 39 points carried Chicago past Detroit, 127-105

For Detroit, Marcus Sasser had 20 PTS, 5 AST 39 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 14-22 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-25, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +1+9+19+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.7Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.7 in 63 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Fred VanVleet leads the day with 42

Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 22, 10, 22, 10, 13, 24, 37, 42Rockets-Jazz · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Feb 24, 2016: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Season high42 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 27, 31, 27, 31, 20, 30, 34, 39Bulls-Pistons · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 61, 30, 20, 35, 35, 43, 45, 39Knicks-Celtics · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 23, 24, 20, 29, 40, 20, 33, 33Kings-Pelicans · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 25, 24, 15, 36, 31, 31, 29, 31Pelicans-Kings · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 36, 29, 28, 25, 30, 15, 29, 22, 31Pelicans-Kings · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 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
Jalen BrunsonNYK+7.6 36.2 last 10 · 28.6 season
Gradey DickTOR+7.4 15.8 last 10 · 8.4 season
CJ McCollumNOP+7.0 26.8 last 10 · 19.8 season
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+6.3 21.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCLE−8.4 18.1 last 10 · 26.5 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 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
Kevin HuerterSAC−4.5 5.7 last 10 · 10.2 season