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Wednesday, November 28, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed POR by 5 after the first quarter and won 95–89.

Final · Box score
Bucks80
Hawks96
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Sixers95
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Raptors103
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Cavs74
Pistons109
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +35
Final · Box score
Wolves103
Mavs109
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Suns94
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Blazers89
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Kings96
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Magic110
Sonics94
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +16
On this day · 2006–07Nov 28, 2006: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Lakers), 45 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Blazers

Indiana takes care of Portland

Dwight Howard goes for 39 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4+8+6IND AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1725252895
Blazers2224133089
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 12, 19, 17, 22, 25, 21, 9, 23IND23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 13, 25, 6, 18, 17, 8, 30, 20IND20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Travis OutlawPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 12, 3, 11, 8, 8, 6, 12, 26POR26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 15, 25, 18, 7, 14, 28, 16, 22POR22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Cleveland by 35, the widest margin of 10 games.

DAL over MIN6HOU over PHX6IND over POR6GSW over SAC7UTA over PHI11TOR over MEM12SAS over WAS15ATL over MIL16ORL over SEA16DET over CLE35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Kings14
Rockets-Suns13
Pacers-Blazers9
Grizzlies-Raptors8
Bucks-Hawks7
Jazz-Sixers6
Magic-Sonics4
Cavs-Pistons4
Wizards-Spurs2
Wolves-Mavs1
The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 212, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 103, Mavs 109
212
Magic-SonicsMagic 110, Sonics 94
204
Wizards-SpursWizards 94, Spurs 109
203
Jazz-SixersJazz 106, Sixers 95
201
Warriors-KingsWarriors 103, Kings 96
199
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 91, Raptors 103
194
Rockets-SunsRockets 100, Suns 94
194
Pacers-BlazersPacers 95, Blazers 89
184
Cavs-PistonsCavs 74, Pistons 109
183
Bucks-HawksBucks 80, Hawks 96
176
DAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Wolves-MavsWolves 103, Mavs 109
+6 DAL
Pacers-BlazersPacers 95, Blazers 89
+6 IND
Rockets-SunsRockets 100, Suns 94
+6 HOU
Warriors-KingsWarriors 103, Kings 96
+7 GSW
Jazz-SixersJazz 106, Sixers 95
+11 UTA
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 91, Raptors 103
+12 TOR
Wizards-SpursWizards 94, Spurs 109
+15 SAS
Magic-SonicsMagic 110, Sonics 94
+16 ORL
Bucks-HawksBucks 80, Hawks 96
+16 ATL
Cavs-PistonsCavs 74, Pistons 109
+35 DET
IND rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BlazersIND won · Pacers 95, Blazers 89
5 pts
Grizzlies-RaptorsTOR won · Grizzlies 91, Raptors 103
2 pts
Warriors-KingsGSW won · Warriors 103, Kings 96
2 pts
Jazz-SixersUTA won · Jazz 106, Sixers 95
2 pts
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 100, Suns 94
1 pt
Devin Harris shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Devin HarrisDAL · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
BoozerUTA · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
DwightORL · 39 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
ParkerSAS · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
PrinceDET · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 100Suns 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27292123100
Suns2824212194
The story
Yao Ming's 31 points and 13 rebounds carried Houston past Phoenix, 100-94

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 29 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 29-24.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+4+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion was the fantasy play: 62.3 FPTS on 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 103Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22233226103
Mavs30282526109
The story
Dallas beat Minnesota 109-103 behind 27 points and 11 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Marko Jaric paced Minnesota: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +8+13+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Jefferson topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 31 PTS, 14 REB

Final · Magic-Sonics
Magic 110Sonics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30272627110
Sonics2421232694
The story
Hedo Turkoglu had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Orlando beat Seattle 110-94

Kurt Thomas led Seattle with 14 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 4-11 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+12+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg23.6Last 3

23.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 39

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 35, 21, 24, 24, 34, 34, 17, 9, 39Magic-Sonics · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 23, 15, 20, 30, 15, 23, 14, 31Wolves-Mavs · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 26, 14, 12, 30, 20, 22, 14, 31Rockets-Suns · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 7, 14, 31, 32, 21, 22, 12, 29Spurs-Wizards · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 5, 10, 19, 14, 18, 20, 23, 29Suns-Rockets · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 22, 43, 19, 15, 19, 21, 10, 28Kings-Warriors · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST