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Wednesday, December 12, 2007Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed LAC by 12 at halftime and won 108–103.

Final · Box score
Clippers103
Bobcats108
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA -12; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Pacers117
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Mavs76
Raptors92
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Kings78
Celtics90
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Sonics117
Knicks110
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
Pistons77
Rockets80
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Magic86
Bucks100
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Blazers105
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Suns103
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 2006–07Dec 12, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Matt Barnes (Warriors-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Bobcats

Charlotte rallies from 12 down to beat Clippers

Shawn Marion goes for 26 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-12+7+5CHA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21341731103
Bobcats20233629108
Who led
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 18, 14, 5, 0, 17, 15, 12, 26CHA26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 7, 21, 10, 10, 19, 14, 25CHA25 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 26, 19, 20, 23, 18, 24, 13, 23LAC23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 16, 22, 13, 19, 26, 14, 18, 17LAC17 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bulls-Pacers

Indiana climbs back to beat Chicago

Chicago led by 9 after one. Indiana won it 117–102. Kareem Rush led Indiana with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Bulls
Kareem Rush · INDBen Gordon · CHIPTS2218REB25AST31Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Jazz-Suns14
Sonics-Knicks13
Clippers-Bobcats12
Magic-Bucks9
Warriors-Blazers8
Hornets-Nuggets7
Pistons-Rockets6
Wolves-Sixers6
Bulls-Pacers4
Mavs-Raptors2
Kings-Celtics2
The night in charts
Sonics-Knicks combined for 227, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KnicksSonics 117, Knicks 110
227
Bulls-PacersBulls 102, Pacers 117
219
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 103, Bobcats 108
211
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 99, Nuggets 105
204
Jazz-SunsJazz 98, Suns 103
201
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 95, Blazers 105
200
Wolves-SixersWolves 94, Sixers 98
192
Magic-BucksMagic 86, Bucks 100
186
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 76, Raptors 92
168
Kings-CelticsKings 78, Celtics 90
168
Pistons-RocketsPistons 77, Rockets 80
157
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-RocketsPistons 77, Rockets 80
+3 HOU
Wolves-SixersWolves 94, Sixers 98
+4 PHI
Jazz-SunsJazz 98, Suns 103
+5 PHX
Clippers-BobcatsClippers 103, Bobcats 108
+5 CHA
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 99, Nuggets 105
+6 DEN
Sonics-KnicksSonics 117, Knicks 110
+7 SEA
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 95, Blazers 105
+10 POR
Kings-CelticsKings 78, Celtics 90
+12 BOS
Magic-BucksMagic 86, Bucks 100
+14 MIL
Bulls-PacersBulls 102, Pacers 117
+15 IND
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 76, Raptors 92
+16 TOR
CHA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-BobcatsCHA won · Clippers 103, Bobcats 108
12 pts
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 102, Pacers 117
9 pts
Hornets-NuggetsDEN won · Hornets 99, Nuggets 105
8 pts
Sonics-KnicksSEA won · Sonics 117, Knicks 110
4 pts
Kings-CelticsBOS won · Kings 78, Celtics 90
1 pt
Nash shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NashPHX · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
DanielsIND · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HumphriesTOR · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
RushIND · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
MaggetteLAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Pistons-Rockets
Pistons 77Rockets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1617222277
Rockets1820192380
The story
Yao Ming's 21 points and 13 rebounds carried Houston past Detroit, 80-77

For Detroit, Rasheed Wallace had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 20-17, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+5+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bobcats
Clippers 103Bobcats 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers21341731103
Bobcats20233629108
The story
Emeka Okafor had 25 points and 16 rebounds as Charlotte beat Los Angeles 108-103

Chris Kaman led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 13 REB 25 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 36-17.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1−12+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 98Suns 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2223203398
Suns24251836103
The story
Phoenix beat Utah 103-98 behind 29 points and 11 assists from Steve Nash

Paul Millsap paced Utah: 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 10-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-33 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+4+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 19 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 32

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 25, 23, 24, 30, 26, 23, 14, 32Nuggets-Hornets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 11, 31, 20, 33, 14, 43, 29, 30Hornets-Nuggets · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 22, 35, 6, 16, 35, 23, 16, 30Sonics-Knicks · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 15, 9, 18, 10, 12, 14, 11, 29Suns-Jazz · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 8, 25, 10, 29, 28, 6, 19, 29Knicks-Sonics · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 18, 11, 40, 17, 24, 23, 12, 29Rockets-Pistons · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Travis OutlawPOR+4.4 16.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Deron WilliamsUTA+4.2 24.9 last 10 · 20.7 season
Monta EllisGSW+3.3 19.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND+3.3 18.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Wally SzczerbiakSEA+2.8 14.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.5 8.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Eddy CurryNYK−2.8 12.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Jameer NelsonORL−2.6 9.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Leandro BarbosaPHX−2.5 14.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Zydrunas IlgauskasCLE−2.4 11.0 last 10 · 13.4 season