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Friday, November 14, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed IND by 25 after the first quarter and won 94–92.

Final · Box score
Jazz96
Bobcats104
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Pacers92
Q1 PHI -25; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Wizards77
Heat97
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Nets115
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Thunder106
Knicks116
Q1 NYK +17; Q2 NYK +24; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Celtics85
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +9
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks101
Grizzlies96
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -12; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Hornets87
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Magic102
Mavs100
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Rockets75
Spurs77
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS -7; Q4 SAS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Suns97
Kings95
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Lakers95
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +11
On this day · 2007–08Nov 14, 2007: 13 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Pacers

Philadelphia storms back from 25 down to beat Indiana

Kobe Bryant goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-25-8-7+2PHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1336222394
Pacers3819211492
Who led
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 9 games: 8, 13, 22, 18, 19, 19, 9, 7, 25PHI25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 9 games: 13, 20, 11, 12, 11, 15, 25, 18, 19PHI19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 7 games: 33, 20, 23, 33, 23, 20, 18IND18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 8 games: 12, 13, 19, 17, 14, 14, 16, 17IND17 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Heat rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat Washington by 20.

PHI over IND2ORL over DAL2SAS over HOU2PHX over SAC2MIL over MEM5NOH over POR5NJN over ATL7CHA over UTA8DEN over BOS9NYK over OKC10DET over LAL11MIA over WAS20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Hornets15
Bucks-Grizzlies12
Hawks-Nets10
Suns-Kings9
Rockets-Spurs8
Jazz-Bobcats6
Magic-Mavs5
Nuggets-Celtics3
Pistons-Lakers2
Sixers-Pacers1
Thunder-Knicks1
Wizards-Heat0
Shot of the night

Stoudemire's jumper with 4.3 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Nets combined for 223, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NetsHawks 108, Nets 115
223
Thunder-KnicksThunder 106, Knicks 116
222
Magic-MavsMagic 102, Mavs 100
202
Pistons-LakersPistons 106, Lakers 95
201
Jazz-BobcatsJazz 96, Bobcats 104
200
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 101, Grizzlies 96
197
Suns-KingsSuns 97, Kings 95
192
Sixers-PacersSixers 94, Pacers 92
186
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 94, Celtics 85
179
Wizards-HeatWizards 77, Heat 97
174
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 82, Hornets 87
169
Rockets-SpursRockets 75, Spurs 77
152
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 75, Spurs 77
+2 SAS
Magic-MavsMagic 102, Mavs 100
+2 ORL
Sixers-PacersSixers 94, Pacers 92
+2 PHI
Suns-KingsSuns 97, Kings 95
+2 PHX
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 82, Hornets 87
+5 NOH
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 101, Grizzlies 96
+5 MIL
Hawks-NetsHawks 108, Nets 115
+7 NJN
Jazz-BobcatsJazz 96, Bobcats 104
+8 CHA
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 94, Celtics 85
+9 DEN
Thunder-KnicksThunder 106, Knicks 116
+10 NYK
Pistons-LakersPistons 106, Lakers 95
+11 DET
Wizards-HeatWizards 77, Heat 97
+20 MIA
PHI erased a 25-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 94, Pacers 92
25 pts
Bucks-GrizzliesMIL won · Bucks 101, Grizzlies 96
12 pts
Magic-MavsORL won · Magic 102, Mavs 100
10 pts
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 75, Spurs 77
7 pts
Jazz-BobcatsCHA won · Jazz 96, Bobcats 104
7 pts
D Wade shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
HilarioDEN · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL
70% (7-10)
Joe JohnsonATL · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
ShaqPHX · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Brook LopezNJN · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 97Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns272617161197
Kings23191925995
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 29 points and 13 rebounds carried Phoenix past Sacramento, 97-95 in OT

For Sacramento, Brad Miller had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 29 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 26-19, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+11+90+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 94Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1336222394
Pacers3819211492
The story
Philadelphia beat Indiana 94-92 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Thaddeus Young

Danny Granger paced Indiana: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB · 11-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-19 second quarter erased a 25-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −25−8−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 49.0 FPTS: 15 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 101Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2116272314101
Grizzlies25241523996
The story
Richard Jefferson had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Memphis 101-96 in OT

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 24 PTS, 3 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-26 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Bucks took the third 27-15.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4−1200+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Luc Mbah a Moute led the game in fantasy with 45.4 FPTS (19 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 8 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 32

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 8 games: 25, 35, 24, 17, 25, 17, 28, 32Hawks-Nets · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 5 games: 13, 13, 11, 38, 30Nets-Hawks · W
21.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 15, 8, 16, 18, 3, 29, 9, 18, 29Suns-Kings · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 9 games: 20, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25, 15, 18, 29Knicks-Thunder · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 8 games: 23, 16, 33, 27, 23, 27, 20, 29Lakers-Pistons · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 9 games: 29, 14, 1, 16, 23, 32, 28, 25, 29Knicks-Thunder · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST