Friday, December 15, 2006Regular season · 12 games

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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 19 after the first quarter and won 112–101.

Final · Box score

Knicks96

Pacers112

Final · Box score

Nets78

Raptors90

Final · Box score

Heat95

Wizards106

Final · Box score

Nuggets114

Celtics119

Final · Box score

Sonics84

Cavs106

Final · Box score

Sixers79

Mavs93

Final · Box score

Hawks97

Grizzlies88

Final · Box score

Bucks111

Bulls117

Final · Box score

Warriors101

Suns105

Final · Box score

Kings98

Jazz97

Final · Box score

Clippers99

Blazers109

Final · 2OT · Box score

Rockets101

Lakers112

On this day · 2005–06Dec 15, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Sonics), 34 points.

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The lead · Rockets-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 53 as Lakers beat Houston

Yao Ming goes for 35 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	T
Rockets	29	24	13	23	10	2	101
Lakers	10	25	25	29	10	13	112

Who led

Kobe BryantLAL53 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST

Smush ParkerLAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST

Yao MingHOU35 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST

Rafer AlstonHOU19 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST

Top scorers tonight

Kobe Bryant LAL53

Carmelo Anthony DEN42

Paul Pierce BOS38

Yao Ming HOU35

Michael Redd MIL32

Kobe tops the night at 83.5 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

KobeLAL · 53 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL

83.5

YaoHOU · 35 PTS, 15 REB, 8 BLK, 4 AST

79.0

Ben WallaceCHI · 27 REB, 10 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL

68.4

ButlerWAS · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL

62.3

MeloDEN · 42 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL

62.2

PierceBOS · 38 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB

58.1

JamisonWAS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST

58.0

DiawPHX · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL

55.8

Records so far

San Antonio leads the league at 18–6

East

1. CLE14-8

2. DET13-8

3. ORL15-10

4. CHI13-10

5. IND13-12

6. WAS11-11

7. ATL9-13

8. BOS9-13

9. MIA9-13

10. NJN9-13

11. MIL9-14

12. TOR9-14

13. NYK9-16

14. CHA6-16

15. PHI5-17

West

1. SAS18-6

2. UTA17-6

3. PHX16-6

4. DAL16-7

5. LAL16-7

6. HOU14-9

7. DEN12-9

8. GSW12-12

9. MIN10-10

10. NOK10-11

11. SAC10-11

12. LAC10-12

13. POR11-14

14. SEA10-14

15. MEM5-18

Lead changes

Knicks-Pacers10

Warriors-Suns8

Kings-Jazz6

Bucks-Bulls6

Clippers-Blazers5

Rockets-Lakers5

Nets-Raptors2

Hawks-Grizzlies2

Sixers-Mavs1

Sonics-Cavs1

Heat-Wizards0

Nuggets-Celtics0

The night in charts

Nuggets-Celtics combined for 233, 5 more than any other game

Points by game

Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 114, Celtics 119

233

Bucks-BullsBucks 111, Bulls 117

228

Rockets-LakersRockets 101, Lakers 112

213

Knicks-PacersKnicks 96, Pacers 112

208

Clippers-BlazersClippers 99, Blazers 109

208

Warriors-SunsWarriors 101, Suns 105

206

Heat-WizardsHeat 95, Wizards 106

201

Kings-JazzKings 98, Jazz 97

195

Sonics-CavsSonics 84, Cavs 106

190

Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 97, Grizzlies 88

185

Sixers-MavsSixers 79, Mavs 93

172

Nets-RaptorsNets 78, Raptors 90

168

3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Kings-JazzKings 98, Jazz 97

+1 SAC

Warriors-SunsWarriors 101, Suns 105

+4 PHX

Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 114, Celtics 119

+5 BOS

Bucks-BullsBucks 111, Bulls 117

+6 CHI

Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 97, Grizzlies 88

+9 ATL

Clippers-BlazersClippers 99, Blazers 109

+10 POR

Heat-WizardsHeat 95, Wizards 106

+11 WAS

Rockets-LakersRockets 101, Lakers 112

+11 LAL

Nets-RaptorsNets 78, Raptors 90

+12 TOR

Sixers-MavsSixers 79, Mavs 93

+14 DAL

Knicks-PacersKnicks 96, Pacers 112

+16 IND

Sonics-CavsSonics 84, Cavs 106

+22 CLE

LAL erased a 19-point hole

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 101, Lakers 112

19 pts

Kings-JazzSAC won · Kings 98, Jazz 97

11 pts

Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 96, Pacers 112

2 pts

Tony Allen shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

Tony AllenBOS · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL

85% (11-13)

GrangerIND · 25 PTS, 5 REB

80% (8-10)

HughesCLE · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK

69% (11-16)

JeffersonBOS · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST

68% (13-19)

DalembertPHI · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL

67% (8-12)

Final · Kings-Jazz

Kings 98Jazz 97

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Kings	27	26	13	32	98
Jazz	27	27	23	20	97

The story

Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 21 points carried Sacramento past Utah, 98-97

For Utah, Carlos Boozer had 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 32-20.

SAC lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Andrei Kirilenko was the fantasy play: 38.7 FPTS on 11 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nuggets-Celtics

Nuggets 114Celtics 119

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Nuggets	17	30	27	40	114
Celtics	31	33	21	34	119

The story

Boston beat Denver 119-114 behind 38 points and 9 assists from Paul Pierce

Earl Boykins paced Denver: 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 38 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 11-17 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony topped the game at 62.2 FPTS: 42 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Lakers

Rockets 101Lakers 112

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	T
Rockets	29	24	13	23	10	2	101
Lakers	10	25	25	29	10	13	112

The story

Smush Parker had 17 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 112-101 in OT

Rafer Alston led Houston with 19 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 5-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Lakers took the third 25-13.

LAL lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Tony AllenBOS

+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes

Fred JonesTOR

−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Brendan HaywoodWAS

+25.4minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

44 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Cleveland by 22.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 53

Kobe BryantLakers-Rockets · W

27.9 PPG season to date · +26.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high53 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST

Carmelo AnthonyNuggets-Celtics · L

31.2 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST

Paul PierceCeltics-Nuggets · W

26.2 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

38 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST

Yao MingRockets-Lakers · L

26.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

35 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST

Michael ReddBucks-Bulls · L

28.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight

32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST

Caron ButlerWizards-Heat · W

18.7 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Eddy CurryNYK+6.3 24.3 last 10 · 18.0 season

Matt BarnesGSW+4.7 13.1 last 10 · 8.4 season

Sean MayCHA+3.9 16.5 last 10 · 12.6 season

Rasual ButlerNOK+3.8 11.9 last 10 · 8.1 season

Kobe BryantLAL+3.6 31.5 last 10 · 27.9 season

Cold

Emeka OkaforCHA−4.8 10.7 last 10 · 15.5 season

Kevin MartinSAC−3.9 17.3 last 10 · 21.2 season

Sam CassellLAC−3.6 10.8 last 10 · 14.4 season

Leandro BarbosaPHX−3.5 13.1 last 10 · 16.6 season

Fred JonesTOR−3.3 5.7 last 10 · 9.0 season

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