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Wednesday, December 19, 2007Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIN by 8 at halftime and won 111–98.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat111
Hawks114
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Celtics85
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Bobcats98
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA -2; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Sixers85
Pacers102
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Wizards84
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Knicks108
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +18
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Kings102
Bucks89
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Wolves98
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Magic97
Rockets92
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Suns105
Mavs108
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Blazers101
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Sonics93
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +19; Q3 NOH +18; Q4 NOH +14
On this day · 2006–07Dec 19, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Raptors), 28 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Wolves

Golden State rallies from 8 down to beat Minnesota

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+12+13GSW AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26283720111
Wolves2933171998
Who led
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 12, 6, 6, 3, 22, 7, 17, 25GSW25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 11, 21, 13, 6, 19, 8, 23, 24GSW24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 17, 32, 14, 22, 22, 23, 22, 24MIN24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rashad McCantsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 11, 10, 8, 15, 17, 12, 19, 23MIN23 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Bobcats24
Kings-Bucks18
Sixers-Pacers16
Cavs-Knicks9
Warriors-Wolves5
Raptors-Blazers5
Bulls-Wizards3
Pistons-Celtics2
Hornets-Sonics1
Spurs-Grizzlies1
Magic-Rockets1
Suns-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Gay's three with 1 second left breaks the tie, 88-85 final

The night in charts
Heat-Hawks combined for 225, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HawksHeat 111, Hawks 114
225
Suns-MavsSuns 105, Mavs 108
213
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 111, Wolves 98
209
Hornets-SonicsHornets 107, Sonics 93
200
Cavs-KnicksCavs 90, Knicks 108
198
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 96, Blazers 101
197
Kings-BucksKings 102, Bucks 89
191
Jazz-BobcatsJazz 92, Bobcats 98
190
Magic-RocketsMagic 97, Rockets 92
189
Sixers-PacersSixers 85, Pacers 102
187
Bulls-WizardsBulls 95, Wizards 84
179
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 85, Grizzlies 88
173
Pistons-CelticsPistons 87, Celtics 85
172
6 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 87, Celtics 85
+2 DET
Suns-MavsSuns 105, Mavs 108
+3 DAL
Heat-HawksHeat 111, Hawks 114
+3 ATL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 85, Grizzlies 88
+3 MEM
Magic-RocketsMagic 97, Rockets 92
+5 ORL
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 96, Blazers 101
+5 POR
Jazz-BobcatsJazz 92, Bobcats 98
+6 CHA
Bulls-WizardsBulls 95, Wizards 84
+11 CHI
Kings-BucksKings 102, Bucks 89
+13 SAC
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 111, Wolves 98
+13 GSW
Hornets-SonicsHornets 107, Sonics 93
+14 NOH
Sixers-PacersSixers 85, Pacers 102
+17 IND
Cavs-KnicksCavs 90, Knicks 108
+18 NYK
GSW rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-WolvesGSW won · Warriors 111, Wolves 98
8 pts
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 87, Celtics 85
7 pts
Magic-RocketsORL won · Magic 97, Rockets 92
7 pts
Raptors-BlazersPOR won · Raptors 96, Blazers 101
7 pts
Bulls-WizardsCHI won · Bulls 95, Wizards 84
7 pts
Chandler shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNOH · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
David LeeNYK · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
HamiltonDET · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MarionPHX · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
RondoBOS · 14 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 111Hawks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat222530277111
Hawks2526312210114
The story
Joe Johnson had 25 points and 9 assists as Atlanta beat Miami 114-111 in OT

Chris Quinn led Miami with 12 PTS, 7 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 11-25 FG, 0-8 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 25-22, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+4+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 105Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20342328105
Mavs37212525108
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 31 points carried Dallas past Phoenix, 108-105

For Phoenix, Amar'e Stoudemire had 25 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-20, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +17+4+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Nash was the fantasy play: 50.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 18 AST, 3 REB

Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 85Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1916242685
Grizzlies3118271288
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 88-85 behind 31 points from Mike Miller

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 12-18 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +12+14+17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 43.8 FPTS: 16 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 18.

DET over BOS2ATL over MIA3MEM over SAS3DAL over PHX3ORL over HOU5POR over TOR5CHA over UTA6CHI over WAS11SAC over MIL13GSW over MIN13NOH over SEA14IND over PHI17NYK over CLE18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 36

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 21, 33, 33, 31, 17, 24, 30, 36Heat-Hawks · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 45, 37, 30, 38, 15, 17, 29, 21, 31, 32Cavs-Knicks · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 32, 16, 36, 13, 7, 20, 31, 31Mavs-Suns · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 14, 26, 3, 5, 23, 19, 20, 31Grizzlies-Spurs · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 29, 27, 12, 28, 20, 19, 12, 29Wizards-Bulls · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 18, 27, 20, 28, 15, 23, 19, 28Pistons-Celtics · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Travis OutlawPOR+4.5 16.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Rudy GayMEM+3.8 23.5 last 10 · 19.7 season
Craig SmithMIN+3.7 15.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Chris PaulNOH+3.4 24.4 last 10 · 21.0 season
Allen IversonDEN+3.3 29.2 last 10 · 25.9 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−4.4 18.9 last 10 · 23.3 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.0 8.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Devin HarrisDAL−3.3 10.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Eddy CurryNYK−3.3 11.3 last 10 · 14.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.2 6.3 last 10 · 9.5 season