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Friday, December 21, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed IND by 20 after the first quarter and won 131–118.

Final · Box score
Bulls82
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +25
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Bobcats105
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +23; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Magic94
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +19
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Sixers101
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Wizards92
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies67
Pistons94
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +27
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Wolves131
Q1 MIN -20; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Blazers99
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Raptors115
Sonics123
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA -6; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 2006–07Dec 21, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Wizards), 40 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Wolves

Minnesota storms back from 20 down to beat Indiana

Al Jefferson goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+5+11+13MIN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers40153033118
Wolves20403635131
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 32, 14, 22, 22, 23, 22, 24, 29MIN29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Sebastian TelfairPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 10, 11, 4, 5, 7, 17, 6, 27MIN27 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 12, 23, 17, 23, 6, 36, 19, 30IND30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 27, 11, 9, 15, 16, 16, 13, 14IND14 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Detroit by 27.

POR over DEN3LAL over PHI5ATL over WAS5SEA over TOR8CHA over NYK10MIN over IND13DAL over LAC13UTA over ORL19BOS over CHI25DET over MEM27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Magic15
Clippers-Mavs9
Hawks-Wizards8
Raptors-Sonics8
Knicks-Bobcats7
Grizzlies-Pistons6
Pacers-Wolves4
Lakers-Sixers3
Nuggets-Blazers3
Bulls-Celtics0
The night in charts
Pacers-Wolves combined for 249, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WolvesPacers 118, Wolves 131
249
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 115, Sonics 123
238
Jazz-MagicJazz 113, Magic 94
207
Lakers-SixersLakers 106, Sixers 101
207
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 95, Bobcats 105
200
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 96, Blazers 99
195
Clippers-MavsClippers 89, Mavs 102
191
Bulls-CelticsBulls 82, Celtics 107
189
Hawks-WizardsHawks 97, Wizards 92
189
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 67, Pistons 94
161
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 96, Blazers 99
+3 POR
Lakers-SixersLakers 106, Sixers 101
+5 LAL
Hawks-WizardsHawks 97, Wizards 92
+5 ATL
Raptors-SonicsRaptors 115, Sonics 123
+8 SEA
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 95, Bobcats 105
+10 CHA
Pacers-WolvesPacers 118, Wolves 131
+13 MIN
Clippers-MavsClippers 89, Mavs 102
+13 DAL
Jazz-MagicJazz 113, Magic 94
+19 UTA
Bulls-CelticsBulls 82, Celtics 107
+25 BOS
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 67, Pistons 94
+27 DET
MIN erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-WolvesMIN won · Pacers 118, Wolves 131
20 pts
Nuggets-BlazersPOR won · Nuggets 96, Blazers 99
7 pts
Raptors-SonicsSEA won · Raptors 115, Sonics 123
6 pts
Hawks-WizardsATL won · Hawks 97, Wizards 92
2 pts
Jazz-MagicUTA won · Jazz 113, Magic 94
1 pt
Bynum shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BynumLAL · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
MillsapUTA · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
MohammedCHA · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
OdomLAL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
JamisonWAS · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
68% (13-19)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 96Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2230242096
Blazers3020193099
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points as Portland beat Denver 99-96

Martell Webster added 19 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 30-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 +8−2−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 97Wizards 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2520232997
Wizards2126202592
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 97-92 behind 32 points and 8 assists from Joe Johnson

Caron Butler paced Washington: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-22 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4−2+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 118Wolves 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers40153033118
Wolves20403635131
The story
Sebastian Telfair's 27 points and 11 assists carried Minnesota past Indiana, 131-118

For Indiana, Mike Dunleavy had 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB · 11-18 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 20 going into the second, then won it 40-15.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −20+5+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 26, 23, 14, 32, 15, 19, 37, 34Nuggets-Blazers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 51, 35, 23, 22, 30, 38, 36, 34Nuggets-Blazers · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 17, 24, 23, 23, 31, 26, 25, 32Hawks-Wizards · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 17, 16, 22, 22, 16, 16, 24, 30Wizards-Hawks · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 16, 36, 13, 7, 20, 31, 31, 30Mavs-Clippers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 12, 23, 17, 23, 6, 36, 19, 30Pacers-Wolves · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonDEN+4.9 31.5 last 10 · 26.6 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.5 23.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Craig SmithMIN+4.3 15.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Bonzi WellsHOU+4.1 13.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Travis OutlawPOR+4.0 16.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Tracy McGradyHOU−4.4 18.9 last 10 · 23.3 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.0 8.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.2 6.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Danny GrangerIND−3.1 13.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Steve NashPHX−3.1 14.6 last 10 · 17.7 season