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Friday, April 6, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAL by 7 at halftime and won 113–96.

Final · OT
DAL106
DET113
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +7
Final
CHA137
ORL100
Q1 CHA +18; Q2 CHA +23; Q3 CHA +28; Q4 CHA +37
Final
CLE130
PHI132
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +23; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +2
Final
ATL103
WAS97
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +6
Final
CHI104
BOS111
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +7
Final
MIA98
NYK122
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +24
Final
IND73
TOR92
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +19
Final
SAC94
MEM93
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +1
Final
NOP122
PHX103
Q1 NOP +18; Q2 NOP +17; Q3 NOP +16; Q4 NOP +19
Final
MIN113
LAL96
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +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 · 2016–17Apr 6, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Andrew Wiggins (MIN @ POR), 36 points.
The lead · MIN @ LAL

Minnesota beats Lakers, 113–96

Minnesota led 80–73 after three and won by 17. Jeff Teague led Minnesota with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-7+7+17MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN30212933113
LAL2632152396
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 20, 10, 3, 25, 11, 14, 15, 25MIN25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 18, 7, 18, 7, 12, 6, 17, 18MIN18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 20, 23, 20, 18, 19, 12, 12, 20LAL20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 12, 10, 14, 13, 5, 11, 8, 20LAL20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Charlotte by 37.

SAC over MEM1PHI over CLE2ATL over WAS6DET over DAL7BOS over CHI7MIN over LAL17TOR over IND19NOP over PHX19NYK over MIA24CHA over ORL37Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 60 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 79 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 44

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 37, 18, 41, 27, 16, 27, 33, 44CLE @ PHI · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Jan 3, 2020: 44 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
44 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 28, 33, 25, 36, 16, 25, 28, 33NOP @ PHX · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 5, 5, 18, 3, 4, 12, 21, 33CLE @ PHI · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 14, 7, 15, 22, 15, 27, 19, 32WAS vs ATL · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 14, 19, 7, 21, 4, 24, 9, 32BOS vs CHI · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 8, 15, 5, 2, 20, 4, 25, 31NOP @ PHX · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 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
Josh JacksonPHX+9.5 22.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Quinn CookGSW+8.2 17.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+6.9 30.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN+6.2 24.4 last 10 · 18.2 season
Marcus MorrisBOS+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Courtney LeeNYK−4.8 7.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Justin HolidayCHI−4.0 8.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.8 18.9 last 10 · 22.7 season