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Saturday, April 12, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOP by 13 at halftime and won 111–104.

Final
SAC101
LAC117
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +16
Final
PHI105
CHA111
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +6
Final
MIL91
WAS104
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +13
Final
MIA85
ATL98
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL 0; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +13
Final
BOS111
CLE99
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +31; Q4 BOS +12
Final
NOP104
HOU111
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -13; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +7
Final
PHX98
DAL101
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -11; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +3
Final
UTA94
DEN101
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -10; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +7
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 · 2012–13Apr 12, 2013: 14 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ LAL), 47 points.
The lead · NOP @ HOU

James Harden scores 33, Houston rallies past New Orleans

Houston trailed by 13 at the half and won 111–104.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-13-10+7HOU AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP20392322104
HOU22242639111
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 26, 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33HOU33 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Patrick BeverleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 9, 15, 19, 14, 15, 8, 5, 20HOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Luke BabbittPoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 9, 8, 0, 0, 0, 12, 5, 24NOP24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 16, 6, 6, 1, 14, 10, 18, 20NOP20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Second story · PHX @ DAL

Dallas climbs out of an 11-point hole against Phoenix

Down 11 at the half, the Mavericks won the third quarter 29–21 and the game 101–98. Monta Ellis led Dallas with 37 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DAL vs PHX
Monta Ellis · DALEric Bledsoe · PHXPTS3729REB44AST56Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 70 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 72 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 37

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.
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 17, 27, 12, 8, 23, 16, 24, 37DAL vs PHX · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 26, 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33HOU vs NOP · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 4, 17, 35, 20, 19, 28, 24, 30, 32SAC @ LAC · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 20, 19, 25, 29, 24, 20, 32, 29CHA vs PHI · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 16, 10, 14, 30, 18, 16, 30, 29PHX @ DAL · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 21, 18, 7, 23, 25, 23, 30, 27LAC vs SAC · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 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
Ray McCallumSAC+7.6 13.8 last 10 · 6.2 season
Jordan HillLAL+7.1 16.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
JR SmithNYK+6.9 21.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+6.8 19.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+6.6 20.2 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.8 5.3 last 10 · 14.1 season
Glen DavisLAC−4.9 4.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Kevin LoveMIN−4.8 21.0 last 10 · 25.8 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Tony AllenMEM−4.5 4.5 last 10 · 9.0 season