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Friday, December 7, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed SAC by 11 at halftime and won 97–87.

Final · Box score
Bulls98
Pistons91
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Pacers115
Magic109
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Sixers101
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Suns122
Wizards107
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +36; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Nets89
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +7
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies116
Hornets118
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Spurs104
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Kings87
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -11; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Heat113
Warriors120
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW -9; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +5; Q4 SEA +6
On this day · 2006–07Dec 7, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Steve Nash (Suns-Nets), 42 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Kings

Clippers climb out of an 11-point hole against Sacramento

Chris Paul goes for 43 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11+1+10LAC AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2219302697
Kings2824181787
Who led
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 18, 22, 16, 22, 13, 19, 26LAC26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 13, 22, 21, 26, 19, 20, 23, 18LAC18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 16, 33, 17, 20, 21, 26, 23, 21SAC21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mikki MoorePoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 5, 6, 8, 17, 10, 4, 11, 13SAC13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Heat-Warriors

Golden State turns it around against Miami

From 10 down at the half to a 7-point win: 120–113. Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Heat
Stephen Jackson · GSWDwyane Wade · MIAPTS2833REB22AST310Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bulls-Pistons17
Clippers-Kings9
Knicks-Sixers8
Bucks-Sonics7
Grizzlies-Hornets6
Pacers-Magic6
Raptors-Celtics2
Heat-Warriors1
Suns-Wizards0
Rockets-Nets0
Shot of the night

CP3's layup with 1.8 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 118-116 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Hornets combined for 234, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 116, Hornets 118
234
Heat-WarriorsHeat 113, Warriors 120
233
Suns-WizardsSuns 122, Wizards 107
229
Pacers-MagicPacers 115, Magic 109
224
Jazz-SpursJazz 98, Spurs 104
202
Bucks-SonicsBucks 98, Sonics 104
202
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 84, Celtics 112
196
Knicks-SixersKnicks 90, Sixers 101
191
Bulls-PistonsBulls 98, Pistons 91
189
Rockets-NetsRockets 96, Nets 89
185
Clippers-KingsClippers 97, Kings 87
184
NOH won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 116, Hornets 118
+2 NOH
Jazz-SpursJazz 98, Spurs 104
+6 SAS
Pacers-MagicPacers 115, Magic 109
+6 IND
Bucks-SonicsBucks 98, Sonics 104
+6 SEA
Heat-WarriorsHeat 113, Warriors 120
+7 GSW
Bulls-PistonsBulls 98, Pistons 91
+7 CHI
Rockets-NetsRockets 96, Nets 89
+7 HOU
Clippers-KingsClippers 97, Kings 87
+10 LAC
Knicks-SixersKnicks 90, Sixers 101
+11 PHI
Suns-WizardsSuns 122, Wizards 107
+15 PHX
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 84, Celtics 112
+28 BOS
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-KingsLAC won · Clippers 97, Kings 87
11 pts
Heat-WarriorsGSW won · Heat 113, Warriors 120
10 pts
Jazz-SpursSAS won · Jazz 98, Spurs 104
8 pts
Pacers-MagicIND won · Pacers 115, Magic 109
8 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 90, Sixers 101
1 pt
Amar'e shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
DalembertPHI · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
KamanLAC · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
David LeeNYK · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
KGBOS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Hornets
Grizzlies 116Hornets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies212633279116
Hornets2530302211118
The story
David West had 27 points as New Orleans beat Memphis 118-116 in OT

Pau Gasol led Memphis with 26 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 25-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +4+8+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Sonics
Bucks 98Sonics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2425193098
Sonics31222031104
The story
Kevin Durant's 35 points carried Seattle past Milwaukee, 104-98

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 41 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-24, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +7+4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 97Kings 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2219302697
Kings2824181787
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 97-87 behind 18 points from Corey Maggette

Metta World Peace paced Sacramento: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 4-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−11+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg49.5Today

50 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 43

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 8, 15, 11, 31, 20, 33, 14, 43Hornets-Grizzlies · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 27, 17, 24, 27, 11, 25, 24, 41Bucks-Sonics · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 11, 22, 9, 19, 31, 11, 37, 37Spurs-Jazz · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 12, 25, 25, 22, 35, 6, 16, 35Sonics-Bucks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 31, 32, 13, 10, 13, 26, 21, 33Heat-Warriors · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 15, 19, 32, 24, 22, 19, 19, 32Nets-Rockets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamaal TinsleyIND+3.2 18.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tony ParkerSAS+2.4 23.0 last 10 · 20.6 season
Carlos DelfinoTOR+2.2 12.6 last 10 · 10.4 season
Bostjan NachbarNJN+1.8 11.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Richard JeffersonNJN+1.7 27.6 last 10 · 25.9 season
Cold
Jason TerryDAL−3.6 13.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−3.2 10.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−2.5 11.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Rashard LewisORL−2.2 17.1 last 10 · 19.3 season
Leandro BarbosaPHX−2.1 15.7 last 10 · 17.8 season