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Thursday, December 7, 2006Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Suns161
Nets157
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 Suns 0; OT2 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Mavs82
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +10
Final · OT · Box score
Heat93
Kings91
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +2
On this day · 2005–06Dec 7, 2005: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Spurs), 31 points.
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The lead · Heat-Kings

Dwyane Wade scores 32, Miami wins in overtime

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5+4+80+2MIA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat22202617893
Kings17212225691
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 29, 18, 33, 35, 33, 21, 23, 33, 32MIA32 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 4, 5, 0, 0, 12, 5, 7, 11MIA11 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 19, 20, 19, 9, 11, 19, 21, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 2, 12, 1, 4, 14, 4, 15SAC15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Suns-Nets

Phoenix needs two overtimes to survive New Jersey

Tied 133–133 after regulation. Phoenix won the final period 18–14 for a 161–157 win. Steve Nash led Phoenix with 42 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Nets
Steve Nash · PHXJason Kidd · NJNPTS4238REB614AST1314Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Nets34
Pistons-Mavs4
Heat-Kings2
Shot of the night

Diaw's layup with 14 seconds left in 2OT breaks the tie, 161-157 final

The night in charts
Suns-Nets combined for 318, 134 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-NetsSuns 161, Nets 157
318
Heat-KingsHeat 93, Kings 91
184
Pistons-MavsPistons 92, Mavs 82
174
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-KingsHeat 93, Kings 91
+2 MIA
Suns-NetsSuns 161, Nets 157
+4 PHX
Pistons-MavsPistons 92, Mavs 82
+10 DET
Vince shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VinceNJN · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB
76% (13-17)
Marcus WilliamsNJN · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Amar'ePHX · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
NashPHX · 42 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
64% (16-25)
MarionPHX · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 93Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat22202617893
Kings17212225691
The story
Udonis Haslem's 14 rebounds and 5 points carried Miami past Sacramento, 93-91 in OT

For Sacramento, Metta World Peace had 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 14 REB, 5 PTS, 1 AST · 2-7 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 22-17, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+4+80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Nets
Suns 161Nets 157
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Suns303428411018161
Nets292932431014157
The story
Shawn Marion had 33 points as Phoenix beat New Jersey 161-157 in OT

Vince Carter led New Jersey with 31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the second 34-29, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+6+200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 92Mavs 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2923241692
Mavs2024162282
The story
Detroit beat Dallas 92-82 behind 20 points from Tayshaun Prince

Josh Howard paced Dallas: 12 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +9+8+16+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 42

Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 19, 24, 26, 23, 17, 27, 11, 42Suns-Nets · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 8, 7, 7, 6, 19, 9, 10, 38Nets-Suns · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 18, 15, 16, 17, 13, 27, 23, 33Suns-Nets · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 29, 18, 33, 35, 33, 21, 23, 33, 32Heat-Kings · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 35, 23, 21, 25, 23, 41, 20, 31Nets-Suns · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 31, 28, 15, 6, 18, 27, 26, 29Mavs-Pistons · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 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