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Friday, November 16, 2007Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed POR by 18 at halftime and won 92–88.

Final · Box score
Blazers88
Sixers92
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -18; Q3 PHI -17; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Raptors110
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +9
Final · 2OT · Box score
Sonics126
Hawks123
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 Sonics 0; OT2 SEA +3
Final · Box score
Heat91
Celtics92
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Magic95
Nets70
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +25
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets120
Grizzlies118
Q1 NOH +9; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Wolves89
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Rockets84
Spurs90
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Knicks118
Kings123
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 Kings 0; OT2 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Clippers105
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2006–07Nov 16, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Rockets), 37 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sixers

Philadelphia erases 18-point lead, steals one from Portland

LeBron James goes for 40 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-18-17+4PHI AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2124281588
Sixers1413293692
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 9 games: 23, 22, 16, 19, 26, 17, 15, 5, 22PHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 9 games: 6, 1, 13, 7, 21, 4, 4, 7, 19PHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 9 games: 27, 8, 20, 12, 30, 18, 22, 15, 25POR25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 9 games: 7, 23, 23, 17, 22, 32, 20, 10, 25POR25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Magic rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Orlando beat New Jersey by 25.

BOS over MIA1NOH over MEM2SEA over ATL3PHI over POR4CLE over UTA5SAC over NYK5SAS over HOU6TOR over IND9LAL over DET12WAS over MIN16GSW over LAC17ORL over NJN25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Sonics-Hawks16
Heat-Celtics13
Hornets-Grizzlies12
Clippers-Warriors10
Pistons-Lakers10
Knicks-Kings9
Rockets-Spurs7
Jazz-Cavs4
Pacers-Raptors3
Wizards-Wolves2
Blazers-Sixers1
Magic-Nets1
Shot of the night

KD's three with 0.9 seconds left in 2OT breaks the tie, 126-123 final

The night in charts
Sonics-Hawks combined for 249, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-HawksSonics 126, Hawks 123
249
Knicks-KingsKnicks 118, Kings 123
241
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 120, Grizzlies 118
238
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 105, Warriors 122
227
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 101, Raptors 110
211
Pistons-LakersPistons 91, Lakers 103
194
Wizards-WolvesWizards 105, Wolves 89
194
Jazz-CavsJazz 94, Cavs 99
193
Heat-CelticsHeat 91, Celtics 92
183
Blazers-SixersBlazers 88, Sixers 92
180
Rockets-SpursRockets 84, Spurs 90
174
Magic-NetsMagic 95, Nets 70
165
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 91, Celtics 92
+1 BOS
Hornets-GrizzliesHornets 120, Grizzlies 118
+2 NOH
Sonics-HawksSonics 126, Hawks 123
+3 SEA
Blazers-SixersBlazers 88, Sixers 92
+4 PHI
Jazz-CavsJazz 94, Cavs 99
+5 CLE
Knicks-KingsKnicks 118, Kings 123
+5 SAC
Rockets-SpursRockets 84, Spurs 90
+6 SAS
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 101, Raptors 110
+9 TOR
Pistons-LakersPistons 91, Lakers 103
+12 LAL
Wizards-WolvesWizards 105, Wolves 89
+16 WAS
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 105, Warriors 122
+17 GSW
Magic-NetsMagic 95, Nets 70
+25 ORL
PHI erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SixersPHI won · Blazers 88, Sixers 92
18 pts
Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 101, Raptors 110
8 pts
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 94, Cavs 99
6 pts
Pistons-LakersLAL won · Pistons 91, Lakers 103
6 pts
Wizards-WolvesWAS won · Wizards 105, Wolves 89
4 pts
Scola shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScolaHOU · 20 PTS, 4 REB
91% (10-11)
WilkinsSEA · 41 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (15-20)
BiedrinsGSW · 23 PTS, 18 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
KGBOS · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
ChildressATL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Grizzlies
Hornets 120Grizzlies 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets323019336120
Grizzlies233526304118
The story
Chris Paul's 28 points and 13 assists carried New Orleans past Memphis, 120-118 in OT

For Memphis, Juan Carlos Navarro had 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 28 PTS, 13 AST, 5 STL, 2 REB · 10-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +9+4−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sonics-Hawks
Sonics 126Hawks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Sonics26322623712126
Hawks2322372579123
The story
Damien Wilkins had 41 points as Seattle beat Atlanta 126-123 in OT

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 39 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 41 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 15-20 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the second 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3+13+200+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 118Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Knicks311626241011118
Kings282925151016123
The story
Sacramento beat New York 123-118 in OT behind 28 points from Metta World Peace

Jamal Crawford paced New York: 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 11-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3+10+900+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
23.72006–07 avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 2006–07 (55 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 43

Kevin MartinPoints, last 9 games: 26, 22, 28, 31, 32, 29, 21, 22, 43Kings-Knicks · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high43 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Damien WilkinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 22, 6, 18, 13, 13, 4, 19, 41Sonics-Hawks · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +26.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 45, 27, 24, 32, 26, 22, 27, 39, 40Cavs-Jazz · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 22, 34, 15, 16, 13, 16, 40Hornets-Grizzlies · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 8 games: 28, 23, 15, 15, 16, 22, 34, 39Hawks-Sonics · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 8 games: 19, 18, 23, 21, 21, 24, 25, 29Wizards-Wolves · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST