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Friday, December 8, 2006Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed POR by 11 at halftime and won 108–95.

Final · Box score
Rockets92
Bobcats62
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +31; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Pacers108
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Magic83
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Suns116
Celtics111
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Wolves110
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Wizards113
Sixers98
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Clippers82
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Bulls93
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Heat107
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Lakers106
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Hornets74
Sonics94
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +16; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +20
On this day · 2005–06Dec 8, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Pacers-Wizards), 30 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of an 11-point hole against Portland

Kevin Garnett goes for 31 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-11+10+13IND AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2429142895
Pacers22203531108
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 18, 15, 13, 13, 0, 9, 26, 25IND25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 15, 2, 23, 14, 25, 4, 7, 20IND20 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 24, 18, 30, 28, 30, 31, 20, 29POR29 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 2, 10, 12, 2, 1, 6, 0, 17POR17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Houston by 30.

CHI over TOR3DET over ORL4PHX over BOS5MIL over MEM6MIN over UTA7LAL over ATL11IND over POR13WAS over PHI15DEN over MIA16SEA over NOK20SAS over LAC29HOU over CHA30Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Wolves18
Raptors-Bulls16
Suns-Celtics14
Hawks-Lakers14
Pistons-Magic13
Heat-Nuggets5
Blazers-Pacers2
Wizards-Sixers2
Clippers-Spurs0
Rockets-Bobcats0
Grizzlies-Bucks0
Hornets-Sonics0
The night in charts
Heat-Nuggets combined for 230, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-NuggetsHeat 107, Nuggets 123
230
Suns-CelticsSuns 116, Celtics 111
227
Jazz-WolvesJazz 103, Wolves 110
213
Wizards-SixersWizards 113, Sixers 98
211
Blazers-PacersBlazers 95, Pacers 108
203
Hawks-LakersHawks 95, Lakers 106
201
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 94, Bucks 100
194
Clippers-SpursClippers 82, Spurs 111
193
Raptors-BullsRaptors 90, Bulls 93
183
Pistons-MagicPistons 87, Magic 83
170
Hornets-SonicsHornets 74, Sonics 94
168
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 92, Bobcats 62
154
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BullsRaptors 90, Bulls 93
+3 CHI
Pistons-MagicPistons 87, Magic 83
+4 DET
Suns-CelticsSuns 116, Celtics 111
+5 PHX
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 94, Bucks 100
+6 MIL
Jazz-WolvesJazz 103, Wolves 110
+7 MIN
Hawks-LakersHawks 95, Lakers 106
+11 LAL
Blazers-PacersBlazers 95, Pacers 108
+13 IND
Wizards-SixersWizards 113, Sixers 98
+15 WAS
Heat-NuggetsHeat 107, Nuggets 123
+16 DEN
Hornets-SonicsHornets 74, Sonics 94
+20 SEA
Clippers-SpursClippers 82, Spurs 111
+29 SAS
Rockets-BobcatsRockets 92, Bobcats 62
+30 HOU
IND erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-PacersIND won · Blazers 95, Pacers 108
11 pts
Raptors-BullsCHI won · Raptors 90, Bulls 93
10 pts
Wizards-SixersWAS won · Wizards 113, Sixers 98
9 pts
Pistons-MagicDET won · Pistons 87, Magic 83
4 pts
Jazz-WolvesMIN won · Jazz 103, Wolves 110
3 pts
Walton shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WaltonLAL · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
LivingstonLAC · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
ManuSAS · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
PattersonMIL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
StevensonWAS · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 90Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2920192290
Bulls1929242193
The story
Luol Deng had 25 points as Chicago beat Toronto 93-90

Jorge Garbajosa led Toronto with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 11-18 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Bulls took the second 29-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10−1+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Celtics
Suns 116Celtics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns35242136116
Celtics33212730111
The story
Phoenix beat Boston 116-111 behind 29 points and 12 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 36 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-30 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+5−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Pacers
Blazers 95Pacers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2429142895
Pacers22203531108
The story
Jamaal Tinsley's 20 points and 8 assists carried Indiana past Portland, 108-95

For Portland, Zach Randolph had 29 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 6-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 35-14.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−11+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

JR Smith leads the day with 37

JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 13, 31, 23, 5, 15, 19, 12, 37Nuggets-Heat · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 28, 12, 34, 31, 19, 8, 25, 36Celtics-Suns · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 33, 30, 33, 37, 35, 38, 24, 32Nuggets-Heat · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 3, 28, 21, 33, 10, 38, 38, 32Wizards-Sixers · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 18, 25, 19, 25, 21, 15, 24, 31Wolves-Jazz · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 26, 9, 18, 12, 25, 22, 17, 19, 12, 31Grizzlies-Bucks · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 13 REB · 0 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+2.7 14.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jarrett JackPOR+1.9 15.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Stephen JacksonIND+1.6 14.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Tayshaun PrinceDET+1.6 17.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Quentin RichardsonNYK−3.0 11.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Tony ParkerSAS−2.3 16.2 last 10 · 18.5 season
Matt HarpringUTA−2.2 8.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Mehmet OkurUTA−2.2 13.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Deron WilliamsUTA−2.0 14.7 last 10 · 16.7 season