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Wednesday, November 12, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed SAS by 12 at halftime and won 82–78.

Final · Box score
Sixers106
Raptors96
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Celtics103
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Nets87
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Knicks132
Grizzlies103
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +29
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Heat96
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Spurs78
Bucks82
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -12; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Hornets86
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Magic109
Thunder92
Q1 ORL +20; Q2 ORL +29; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Jazz87
Wizards95
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Kings103
Clippers98
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Suns82
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +12
On this day · 2007–08Nov 12, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Nuggets-Cavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Bucks

Milwaukee fights back from 12 down against San Antonio

Dwight Howard goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-12-6+4MIL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1825161978
Bucks1516222982
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 9 games: 15, 20, 9, 18, 32, 20, 14, 19, 19MIL19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 7 games: 12, 18, 22, 11, 23, 10, 13MIL13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 7 games: 32, 27, 19, 30, 22, 23, 24SAS24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 7 games: 8, 16, 3, 3, 0, 14, 19SAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hawks-Celtics

Boston takes over late to edge Atlanta

Down 1 after three, Boston won the fourth 27–25. Final: 103–102. Paul Pierce led Boston with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over ATL1MIL over SAS4SAC over LAC5LAL over NOH7POR over MIA8WAS over UTA8PHI over TOR10IND over NJN11HOU over PHX12ORL over OKC17NYK over MEM29Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over ATL.
Lead changes
Hawks-Celtics21
Jazz-Wizards11
Blazers-Heat7
Knicks-Grizzlies7
Rockets-Suns7
Pacers-Nets3
Spurs-Bucks2
Sixers-Raptors1
Lakers-Hornets0
Magic-Thunder0
Kings-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Pierce's jumper with 0.5 seconds left puts the Celtics ahead, 103-102 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Grizzlies combined for 235, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 132, Grizzlies 103
235
Hawks-CelticsHawks 102, Celtics 103
205
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 106, Raptors 96
202
Kings-ClippersKings 103, Clippers 98
201
Magic-ThunderMagic 109, Thunder 92
201
Blazers-HeatBlazers 104, Heat 96
200
Pacers-NetsPacers 98, Nets 87
185
Jazz-WizardsJazz 87, Wizards 95
182
Lakers-HornetsLakers 93, Hornets 86
179
Rockets-SunsRockets 94, Suns 82
176
Spurs-BucksSpurs 78, Bucks 82
160
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 102, Celtics 103
+1 BOS
Spurs-BucksSpurs 78, Bucks 82
+4 MIL
Kings-ClippersKings 103, Clippers 98
+5 SAC
Lakers-HornetsLakers 93, Hornets 86
+7 LAL
Jazz-WizardsJazz 87, Wizards 95
+8 WAS
Blazers-HeatBlazers 104, Heat 96
+8 POR
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 106, Raptors 96
+10 PHI
Pacers-NetsPacers 98, Nets 87
+11 IND
Rockets-SunsRockets 94, Suns 82
+12 HOU
Magic-ThunderMagic 109, Thunder 92
+17 ORL
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 132, Grizzlies 103
+29 NYK
MIL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BucksMIL won · Spurs 78, Bucks 82
12 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 102, Celtics 103
7 pts
Jazz-WizardsWAS won · Jazz 87, Wizards 95
3 pts
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 104, Heat 96
2 pts
Knicks-GrizzliesNYK won · Knicks 132, Grizzlies 103
1 pt
Chandler shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNYK · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
92% (11-12)
Brad MillerSAC · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CP3NOH · 30 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
BoshTOR · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
FinleySAS · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 102Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31202625102
Celtics24272527103
The story
Kevin Garnett's 25 points and 12 rebounds carried Boston past Atlanta, 103-102

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 27-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −70−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 78Bucks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1825161978
Bucks1516222982
The story
Andrew Bogut had 17 rebounds and 10 points as Milwaukee beat San Antonio 82-78

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 17 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL · 5-10 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 29-19.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3−12−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Grizzlies
Knicks 132Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23373537132
Grizzlies24252826103
The story
New York beat Memphis 132-103 behind 27 points from Wilson Chandler

Rudy Gay paced Memphis: 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-12 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 −1+11+18+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, today vs 2007–08 avg
Points per game
4.32007–08 avg12Today

12 points today in 12 minutes, against 4.3 a game in 2007–08 (20 games).

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 2 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
29.22007–08 avg7.5Last 2

7.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.2 in 2007–08 (75 games). Today: 6 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg31.5Today

32 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 36

Dwyane WadePoints, last 8 games: 26, 20, 19, 29, 33, 30, 33, 36Heat-Blazers · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 9 games: 27, 14, 15, 13, 20, 18, 7, 36, 34Celtics-Hawks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 8 games: 22, 14, 29, 22, 14, 31, 29, 30Magic-Thunder · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 7 games: 21, 20, 24, 22, 20, 21, 30Hornets-Lakers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 8 games: 27, 31, 20, 26, 26, 30, 9, 30Raptors-Sixers · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 9 games: 10, 2, 11, 8, 4, 15, 8, 18, 30Kings-Clippers · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST