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Sunday, December 23, 2007Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAC by 15 at halftime and won 106–105.

Final · Box score
Lakers95
Knicks90
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Cavs96
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Rockets82
Pistons94
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Magic91
Celtics103
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Kings105
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -15; Q3 DEN -10; Q4 DEN +1
On this day · 2006–07Dec 23, 2006: 11 games. Top scorer: Mo Williams (Bucks-Nets), 32 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Kings

Carmelo Anthony drops 30 in 15-point comeback win over Sacramento

Kobe Bryant goes for 39 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-15-10+1DEN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23282629106
Kings31352118105
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 23, 14, 32, 15, 19, 37, 34, 30DEN30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 51, 35, 23, 22, 30, 38, 36, 34, 21DEN21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 10, 11, 16, 9, 10, 20, 26, 24SAC24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 7, 17, 14, 25, 21, 23, 11, 22SAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Lakers-Knicks

Lakers lead New York wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 95–90. Best quarter: the first, 31–21. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 39 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over SAC1LAL over NYK5GSW over CLE9DET over HOU12BOS over ORL12Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over NYK.
Lead changes
Rockets-Pistons7
Magic-Celtics4
Nuggets-Kings2
Lakers-Knicks0
Warriors-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Kleiza's jumper at the buzzer puts the Nuggets ahead, 106-105 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Kings combined for 211, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 106, Kings 105
211
Warriors-CavsWarriors 105, Cavs 96
201
Magic-CelticsMagic 91, Celtics 103
194
Lakers-KnicksLakers 95, Knicks 90
185
Rockets-PistonsRockets 82, Pistons 94
176
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 106, Kings 105
+1 DEN
Lakers-KnicksLakers 95, Knicks 90
+5 LAL
Warriors-CavsWarriors 105, Cavs 96
+9 GSW
Rockets-PistonsRockets 82, Pistons 94
+12 DET
Magic-CelticsMagic 91, Celtics 103
+12 BOS
Rondo shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RondoBOS · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
80% (8-10)
ScolaHOU · 18 PTS, 9 REB
73% (8-11)
KGBOS · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
EllisGSW · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
World PeaceSAC · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 106Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23282629106
Kings31352118105
The story
Marcus Camby had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Denver beat Sacramento 106-105

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 29-18.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −8−15−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Metta World Peace led the game in fantasy with 58.8 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Lakers-Knicks
Lakers 95Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3124202095
Knicks2116242990
The story
Andrew Bynum's 13 points carried Los Angeles past New York, 95-90

For New York, David Lee had 13 REB, 12 PTS 13 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-21, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10+18+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 105Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors38252814105
Cavs2228172996
The story
Golden State beat Cleveland 105-96 behind 27 points and 10 assists from Baron Davis

LeBron James paced Cleveland: 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 9-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +16+13+24+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.9Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Season avg22.6Last 3

22.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 28, 30, 21, 32, 18, 21, 19, 39Lakers-Knicks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 19, 29, 18, 32, 13, 21, 16, 31Knicks-Lakers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 23, 14, 32, 15, 19, 37, 34, 30Nuggets-Kings · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 20, 9, 20, 13, 28, 20, 21, 29Warriors-Cavs · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 18, 23, 22, 2, 22, 18, 15, 27Warriors-Cavs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 38, 15, 17, 29, 21, 31, 32, 33, 25Cavs-Warriors · L
29.5 PPG season to date · −4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonDEN+4.6 31.0 last 10 · 26.4 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.5 23.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.3 28.6 last 10 · 24.3 season
Travis OutlawPOR+4.0 16.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Bonzi WellsHOU+4.0 13.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Damien WilkinsSEA−4.0 8.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Eddy CurryNYK−3.8 10.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Tracy McGradyHOU−3.4 19.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−3.2 6.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−3.0 8.7 last 10 · 11.7 season