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Monday, November 10, 2008Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed TOR by 12 at halftime and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Thunder99
Pacers107
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -3; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Magic99
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Celtics94
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -12; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Nets94
Heat99
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Suns107
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 2007–08Nov 10, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: Leandro Barbosa (Suns-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Celtics

Paul Pierce scores 36 in Boston win over Toronto

Kevin Durant goes for 37 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-12-6+7BOS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2325172287
Celtics1818233594
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 27, 14, 15, 13, 20, 18, 7, 36BOS36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 8 games: 11, 18, 18, 14, 17, 16, 8, 21BOS21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 7 games: 17, 5, 11, 8, 17, 5, 23TOR23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 7 games: 9, 23, 11, 9, 4, 9, 15TOR15 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Thunder-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 10-point hole against OKC

Down 10 after one, the Pacers won the third quarter 30–27 and the game 107–99. T.J. Ford led Indiana with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Thunder
T.J. Ford · INDKevin Durant · OKCPTS2437REB78AST102Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Suns22
Blazers-Magic14
Thunder-Pacers12
Nets-Heat9
Raptors-Celtics5
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Suns combined for 209, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 107
209
Thunder-PacersThunder 99, Pacers 107
206
Blazers-MagicBlazers 106, Magic 99
205
Nets-HeatNets 94, Heat 99
193
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 87, Celtics 94
181
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 94, Heat 99
+5 MIA
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 102, Suns 107
+5 PHX
Blazers-MagicBlazers 106, Magic 99
+7 POR
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 87, Celtics 94
+7 BOS
Thunder-PacersThunder 99, Pacers 107
+8 IND
BOS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 87, Celtics 94
12 pts
Thunder-PacersIND won · Thunder 99, Pacers 107
10 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 94, Heat 99
7 pts
Blazers-MagicPOR won · Blazers 106, Magic 99
1 pt
Barbosa shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarbosaPHX · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DwightORL · 29 PTS, 19 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
JianlianNJN · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
KaponoTOR · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
DiawPHX · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 102Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies19252632102
Suns19253825107
The story
Leandro Barbosa had 27 points as Phoenix beat Memphis 107-102

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 20 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 3 REB · 10-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the third 38-26, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 00+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

O.J. Mayo led the game in fantasy with 52.6 FPTS (33 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 87Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2325172287
Celtics1818233594
The story
Boston beat Toronto 94-87 behind 19 points from Ray Allen

Jose Calderon paced Toronto: 10 AST, 7 PTS 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 5-13 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−12−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pacers
Thunder 99Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3417272199
Pacers24243029107
The story
T.J. Ford's 24 points and 10 assists carried Indiana past Oklahoma City, 107-99

For Oklahoma City, Jeff Green had 14 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 10-19 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-21, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 −10−30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg24.8Last 3

24.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 37

Kevin DurantPoints, last 7 games: 12, 26, 18, 17, 24, 20, 37Thunder-Pacers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 27, 14, 15, 13, 20, 18, 7, 36Celtics-Raptors · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 7 games: 13, 18, 21, 10, 20, 11, 35Magic-Blazers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 8 games: 10, 17, 16, 13, 28, 20, 31, 33Grizzlies-Suns · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 7 games: 26, 20, 19, 29, 33, 30, 33Heat-Nets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 7 games: 22, 14, 29, 22, 14, 31, 29Magic-Blazers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST