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Wednesday, December 7, 2005Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Clippers trailed Knicks by 11 at halftime and won 84–79.

Final · Box score
Bulls102
Magic93
Q1 Bulls -2; Q2 Bulls -7; Q3 Bulls +11; Q4 Bulls +9
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Sixers85
Q1 Bucks -1; Q2 Bucks +15; Q3 Bucks -6; Q4 Bucks +3
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Raptors91
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 Lakers +6; Q3 Lakers +19; Q4 Lakers +11
Final · Box score
Nets97
Bobcats84
Q1 Nets +4; Q2 Nets +8; Q3 Nets +11; Q4 Nets +13
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Hornets87
Q1 Celtics +7; Q2 Celtics +11; Q3 Celtics +12; Q4 Celtics +14
Final · Box score
Heat84
Spurs98
Q1 Spurs +3; Q2 Spurs +17; Q3 Spurs +12; Q4 Spurs +14
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Jazz95
Q1 Jazz +5; Q2 Jazz +1; Q3 Jazz +10; Q4 Jazz +12
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Blazers74
Q1 Wolves -2; Q2 Wolves -1; Q3 Wolves -10; Q4 Wolves +10
Final · Box score
Suns118
Warriors110
Q1 Suns +5; Q2 Suns -2; Q3 Suns +2; Q4 Suns +8
Final · Box score
Knicks79
Clippers84
Q1 Clippers -6; Q2 Clippers -11; Q3 Clippers -8; Q4 Clippers +5
On this day · 2004–05Dec 7, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Clippers

Clippers climb out of an 11-point hole against New York

Tim Duncan goes for 28 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11-8+5Clippers AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2525131679
Clippers1920162984
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 21, 20, 22, 19, 33, 30, 37, 24Clippers24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 10, 18, 12, 13, 7, 11, 12, 24Clippers24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Eddy CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 16, 10, 17, 3, 12, 3, 6, 24Knicks24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 21, 33, 19, 18, 11, 35, 16, 12Knicks12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Boston by 14.

Bucks over Sixers3Clippers over Knicks5Suns over Warriors8Bulls over Magic9Wolves over Blazers10Lakers over Raptors11Jazz over Hawks12Nets over Bobcats13Celtics over Hornets14Spurs over Heat14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Sixers11
Wolves-Blazers11
Hawks-Jazz10
Knicks-Clippers9
Heat-Spurs2
Celtics-Hornets0
Shot of the night

Bogut's layup with 10 seconds left puts the Bucks ahead, 88-85 final

The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 228, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 118, Warriors 110
228
Bulls-MagicBulls 102, Magic 93
195
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 102, Raptors 91
193
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 101, Hornets 87
188
Heat-SpursHeat 84, Spurs 98
182
Nets-BobcatsNets 97, Bobcats 84
181
Hawks-JazzHawks 83, Jazz 95
178
Bucks-SixersBucks 88, Sixers 85
173
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 79, Clippers 84
163
Wolves-BlazersWolves 84, Blazers 74
158
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-SixersBucks 88, Sixers 85
+3 Bucks
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 79, Clippers 84
+5 Clippers
Suns-WarriorsSuns 118, Warriors 110
+8 Suns
Bulls-MagicBulls 102, Magic 93
+9 Bulls
Wolves-BlazersWolves 84, Blazers 74
+10 MIN
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 102, Raptors 91
+11 Lakers
Hawks-JazzHawks 83, Jazz 95
+12 Jazz
Nets-BobcatsNets 97, Bobcats 84
+13 Nets
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 101, Hornets 87
+14 Celtics
Heat-SpursHeat 84, Spurs 98
+14 Spurs
Clippers erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-ClippersClippers won · Knicks 79, Clippers 84
11 pts
Wolves-BlazersWolves won · Wolves 84, Blazers 74
10 pts
Bulls-MagicBulls won · Bulls 102, Magic 93
7 pts
Bucks-SixersBucks won · Bucks 88, Sixers 85
6 pts
Suns-WarriorsSuns won · Suns 118, Warriors 110
2 pts
Harpring shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarpringJazz · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
BlountCeltics · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CurryKnicks · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
FisherWarriors · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PargoBulls · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 88Sixers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1836112388
Sixers1920321485
The story
Mo Williams had 16 points and 9 assists as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 88-85

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 12 REB 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 6-16 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Bucks took the second 36-20.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −1+15−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Clippers
Knicks 79Clippers 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2525131679
Clippers1920162984
The story
Elton Brand's 24 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past New York, 84-79

For New York, Eddy Curry had 24 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-16.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 −6−11−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 84Blazers 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1624113384
Blazers1823201374
The story
Minnesota beat Portland 84-74 behind 16 points and 14 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Joel Przybilla paced Portland: 12 REB, 10 PTS 16 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 33-13 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −2−1−10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 31

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 23, 21, 33, 20, 27, 32, 29, 31Heat-Spurs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 7, 3, 13, 12, 21, 6, 16, 20, 8, 30Jazz-Hawks · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 22, 21, 14, 8, 22, 9, 15, 29Hornets-Celtics · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 22, 19, 24, 16, 13, 16, 26, 28Spurs-Heat · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 23, 15, 27, 31, 21, 10, 14, 28Suns-Warriors · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 33, 27, 16, 32, 43, 28, 20, 28Celtics-Hornets · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST