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Wednesday, December 6, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DEN by 14 after three quarters and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Spurs96
Bobcats76
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Cavs95
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Magic80
Pacers94
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Celtics96
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Wizards113
Knicks102
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +11
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers94
Bucks102
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets84
Wolves90
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Bulls121
Q1 CHI +23; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +26; Q4 CHI +27
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Nuggets96
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL -14; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Lakers89
Q1 NOK -4; Q2 NOK +2; Q3 NOK +4; Q4 NOK +16
On this day · 2005–06Dec 6, 2005: 9 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Nuggets

Atlanta rallies from 14 down to beat Denver

Gilbert Arenas goes for 38 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+4-14+2ATL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2424133798
Nuggets2420312196
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 16, 33, 36, 31, 33, 34, 27ATL27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Salim StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 8, 14, 8, 0, 10, 11, 9, 21ATL21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 29, 33, 30, 33, 37, 35, 38, 24DEN24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 36, 13, 31, 23, 5, 15, 19, 12DEN12 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Bucks15
Raptors-Cavs10
Rockets-Wolves10
Hawks-Nuggets6
Wizards-Knicks5
Hornets-Lakers3
Spurs-Bobcats2
Magic-Pacers0
Sixers-Bulls0
Shot of the night

Gay's jumper with 2.6 seconds left breaks the tie, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Bulls combined for 215
Points by game
Sixers-BullsSixers 94, Bulls 121
215
Wizards-KnicksWizards 113, Knicks 102
215
Blazers-BucksBlazers 94, Bucks 102
196
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 98, Celtics 96
194
Hornets-LakersHornets 105, Lakers 89
194
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 98, Nuggets 96
194
Raptors-CavsRaptors 91, Cavs 95
186
Magic-PacersMagic 80, Pacers 94
174
Rockets-WolvesRockets 84, Wolves 90
174
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 96, Bobcats 76
172
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 98, Celtics 96
+2 MEM
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 98, Nuggets 96
+2 ATL
Raptors-CavsRaptors 91, Cavs 95
+4 CLE
Rockets-WolvesRockets 84, Wolves 90
+6 MIN
Blazers-BucksBlazers 94, Bucks 102
+8 MIL
Wizards-KnicksWizards 113, Knicks 102
+11 WAS
Magic-PacersMagic 80, Pacers 94
+14 IND
Hornets-LakersHornets 105, Lakers 89
+16 NOK
Spurs-BobcatsSpurs 96, Bobcats 76
+20 SAS
Sixers-BullsSixers 94, Bulls 121
+27 CHI
ATL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-NuggetsATL won · Hawks 98, Nuggets 96
14 pts
Grizzlies-CelticsMEM won · Grizzlies 98, Celtics 96
9 pts
Blazers-BucksMIL won · Blazers 94, Bucks 102
9 pts
Raptors-CavsCLE won · Raptors 91, Cavs 95
7 pts
Rockets-WolvesMIN won · Rockets 84, Wolves 90
5 pts
Deng shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DengCHI · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
Gerald GreenBOS · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
DwightORL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
JamisonWAS · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
HarringtonIND · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 98Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2424133798
Nuggets2420312196
The story
Joe Johnson had 27 points as Atlanta beat Denver 98-96

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 24 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 37-21.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0+4−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby led the game in fantasy with 54.0 FPTS (15 REB, 11 PTS, 8 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Celtics
Grizzlies 98Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1927282498
Celtics2816223096
The story
Chucky Atkins' 19 points carried Memphis past Boston, 98-96

For Boston, Al Jefferson had 12 REB, 9 PTS 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 4-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 27-16.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −9+2+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Miller was the fantasy play: 39.4 FPTS on 12 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Blazers-Bucks
Blazers 94Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers23152028894
Bucks1423222716102
The story
Milwaukee beat Portland 102-94 in OT behind 33 points from Michael Redd

Zach Randolph paced Portland: 20 PTS, 14 REB 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 23-15 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9−1+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jarrett Jack topped the game at 47.7 FPTS: 30 PTS, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.5minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
24.82005–06 avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 2005–06 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Chicago by 27.

MEM over BOS2ATL over DEN2CLE over TOR4MIN over HOU6MIL over POR8WAS over NYK11IND over ORL14NOK over LAL16SAS over CHA20CHI over PHI27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 38

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 45, 29, 26, 3, 28, 21, 33, 10, 38, 38Wizards-Knicks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 10, 13, 22, 18, 22, 9, 20, 33Wizards-Knicks · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 32, 24, 45, 37, 24, 18, 33Bucks-Blazers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 19, 22, 7, 23, 17, 28, 10, 31Bulls-Sixers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 17, 11, 13, 21, 14, 9, 18, 30Blazers-Bucks · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 16, 33, 36, 31, 33, 34, 27Hawks-Nuggets · W
28.6 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eddy CurryNYK+4.1 21.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+2.8 14.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jarrett JackPOR+2.1 15.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Dwight HowardORL+1.8 19.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
David LeeNYK+1.4 12.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−3.0 11.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Juan DixonPOR−2.3 6.5 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−1.8 13.5 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jameer NelsonORL−1.2 12.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−0.9 9.3 last 10 · 10.2 season