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Sunday, April 8, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 122–117.

Final · OT
CHI99
NYK100
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +1
Final
PHI79
BOS103
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +24
Final
DET75
MIA98
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +23
Final · OT
CLE117
NJN122
Q1 NJN -4; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +5; Q4 NJN 0; OT1 NJN +5
Final
TOR75
OKC91
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +16
Final
UTA104
SAS114
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +10
Final
HOU104
SAC87
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +17
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2010–11Apr 8, 2011: 12 games. Top scorer: Willie Green (NOH vs PHX), 31 points.
The lead · CLE @ NJN

Gerald Green scores 32, New Jersey wins in overtime

Tied 109–109 after regulation. Final: 122–117.

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+8+50+5NJN AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CLE301823388117
NJN2630203313122
Who led
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 20, 14, 20, 6, 13, 20, 9, 32NJN32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 11, 6, 1, 24, 8, 20, 17, 24NJN24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 13, 17, 2, 13, 15, 17, 25, 34CLE34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lester HudsonPoints, last 6 games: 2, 4, 12, 9, 23, 26CLE26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Boston by 24.

NYK over CHI1NJN over CLE5SAS over UTA10OKC over TOR16HOU over SAC17MIA over DET23BOS over PHI24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 1 rebounds, 14 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 43

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 15, 28, 25, 36, 19, 39, 19, 43NYK vs CHI · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Bobby Phills CLE, Dec 30, 1995: 43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 13, 17, 2, 13, 15, 17, 25, 34CLE @ NJN · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 20, 14, 20, 6, 13, 20, 9, 32NJN vs CLE · W
12.7 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 19, 35, 13, 30, 17, 24, 32, 29CHI @ NYK · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 21, 24, 10, 18, 19, 10, 7, 28SAS vs UTA · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lester HudsonPoints, last 6 games: 2, 4, 12, 9, 23, 26CLE @ NJN · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.1 19.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
JJ HicksonPOR+6.8 13.4 last 10 · 6.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.9 16.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Glen DavisORL+5.8 14.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Arron AfflaloDEN+5.3 20.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−4.5 10.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−4.2 11.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Tony ParkerSAS−4.0 15.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Jamal CrawfordPOR−3.9 9.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Rajon RondoBOS−3.8 8.3 last 10 · 12.1 season