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Sunday, November 16, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed NYK by 9 after the first quarter and won 124–114.

Final · Box score
Heat96
Raptors107
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Magic90
Bobcats85
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -5; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs124
Knicks114
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Wolves84
Nuggets90
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Suns104
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Kings88
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +2
On this day · 2007–08Nov 16, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Kings-Knicks), 43 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Knicks

Dirk Nowitzki scores 39, Dallas wins in overtime

Josh Howard goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-7-20+10DAL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs2631322312124
Knicks352927212114
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 8, 30, 23, 33, 14, 12, 24, 39DAL39 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 8 games: 28, 14, 18, 14, 11, 21, 25, 31DAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25, 15, 18, 29, 27NYK27 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 28, 3, 6, 3, 3, 8, 5, 17NYK17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Phoenix by 18.

SAS over SAC2ORL over CHA5DEN over MIN6DAL over NYK10TOR over MIA11PHX over DET18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Heat-Raptors22
Spurs-Kings17
Pistons-Suns10
Magic-Bobcats5
Wolves-Nuggets5
Mavs-Knicks3
Shot of the night

Duncan's layup with 15 seconds left breaks the tie, 90-88 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Knicks combined for 238, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KnicksMavs 124, Knicks 114
238
Heat-RaptorsHeat 96, Raptors 107
203
Pistons-SunsPistons 86, Suns 104
190
Spurs-KingsSpurs 90, Kings 88
178
Magic-BobcatsMagic 90, Bobcats 85
175
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 84, Nuggets 90
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-KingsSpurs 90, Kings 88
+2 SAS
Magic-BobcatsMagic 90, Bobcats 85
+5 ORL
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 84, Nuggets 90
+6 DEN
Mavs-KnicksMavs 124, Knicks 114
+10 DAL
Heat-RaptorsHeat 96, Raptors 107
+11 TOR
Pistons-SunsPistons 86, Suns 104
+18 PHX
DAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-KnicksDAL won · Mavs 124, Knicks 114
9 pts
Spurs-KingsSAS won · Spurs 90, Kings 88
8 pts
Magic-BobcatsORL won · Magic 90, Bobcats 85
5 pts
Heat-RaptorsTOR won · Heat 96, Raptors 107
4 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 84, Nuggets 90
2 pts
Salmons shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SalmonsSAC · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
NelsonORL · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Amar'ePHX · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
NashPHX · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
SingletonDAL · 12 PTS, 10 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 90Kings 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1528252290
Kings2319301688
The story
Tim Duncan's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Sacramento, 90-88

For Sacramento, John Salmons had 31 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 28-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −8+1−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 84Nuggets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1723271784
Nuggets2717212590
The story
Denver beat Minnesota 90-84 behind 26 points from Chauncey Billups

Randy Foye paced Minnesota: 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-23 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+4−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 124Knicks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2631322312124
Knicks352927212114
The story
Jason Terry had 20 points as Dallas beat New York 124-114 in OT

Chris Duhon led New York with 16 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 4 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the overtime 12-2.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −9−7−20+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 5 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.5Season avg26.6Today

27 minutes today, against 3.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 39

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 8, 30, 23, 33, 14, 12, 24, 39Mavs-Knicks · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 8 games: 28, 14, 18, 14, 11, 21, 25, 31Mavs-Knicks · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 11, 21, 23, 16, 11, 13, 21, 31Kings-Spurs · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 14, 49, 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29Suns-Pistons · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 19, 29, 33, 30, 33, 36, 24, 29Heat-Raptors · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25, 15, 18, 29, 27Knicks-Mavs · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST