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Tuesday, November 18, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 5 after the first quarter and won 103–90.

Final · Box score
Mavs100
Bobcats83
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Pacers113
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Magic103
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +13
Final · Box score
Heat94
Wizards87
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Celtics110
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Nets82
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +24
Final · Box score
Kings94
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Warriors111
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2007–08Nov 18, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: T.J. Ford (Raptors-Warriors), 29 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Magic

Orlando makes it four straight

Chris Bosh goes for 40 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-50+6+13ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2619222390
Magic21242830103
Who led
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 10, 20, 11, 35, 15, 12, 20, 22ORL22 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 21, 20, 5, 6, 13, 23, 17, 22ORL22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 20, 26, 26, 30, 9, 30, 27, 40TOR40 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 11, 8, 17, 5, 23, 19, 11, 16TOR16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Lakers15
Knicks-Celtics8
Blazers-Warriors8
Cavs-Nets5
Raptors-Magic1
Bucks-Nuggets1
Hawks-Pacers0
Mavs-Bobcats0
Kings-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Bulls-Lakers combined for 225, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-LakersBulls 109, Lakers 116
225
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 105, Nuggets 114
219
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 106, Warriors 111
217
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 101, Celtics 110
211
Hawks-PacersHawks 96, Pacers 113
209
Kings-GrizzliesKings 94, Grizzlies 109
203
Raptors-MagicRaptors 90, Magic 103
193
Cavs-NetsCavs 106, Nets 82
188
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 100, Bobcats 83
183
Heat-WizardsHeat 94, Wizards 87
181
GSW won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 106, Warriors 111
+5 GSW
Heat-WizardsHeat 94, Wizards 87
+7 MIA
Bulls-LakersBulls 109, Lakers 116
+7 LAL
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 105, Nuggets 114
+9 DEN
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 101, Celtics 110
+9 BOS
Raptors-MagicRaptors 90, Magic 103
+13 ORL
Kings-GrizzliesKings 94, Grizzlies 109
+15 MEM
Hawks-PacersHawks 96, Pacers 113
+17 IND
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 100, Bobcats 83
+17 DAL
Cavs-NetsCavs 106, Nets 82
+24 CLE
ORL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 90, Magic 103
5 pts
Cavs-NetsCLE won · Cavs 106, Nets 82
3 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 106, Warriors 111
3 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 101, Celtics 110
2 pts
Bosh shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshTOR · 40 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
GrangerIND · 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
72% (13-18)
PauLAL · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
67% (14-21)
NelsonORL · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
OdenPOR · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 106Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers27222433106
Warriors24272931111
The story
Stephen Jackson's 20 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Portland, 111-106

For Portland, Greg Oden had 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 5-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 27-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+2+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Roy was the fantasy play: 50.8 FPTS on 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 90Magic 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2619222390
Magic21242830103
The story
Rashard Lewis had 22 points as Orlando beat Toronto 103-90

Jermaine O'Neal led Toronto with 16 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the fourth 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −50+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 96Pacers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2523252396
Pacers32292725113
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 113-96 behind 34 points from Danny Granger

Joe Johnson paced Atlanta: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 13-18 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+13+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.2minutes, last 3 vs 2007–08 avg
Minutes per game
29.22007–08 avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 2007–08 (75 games). Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Warriors

Golden State gets past Portland

111–106, with Golden State ahead 51–49 at halftime. Anthony Morrow led Golden State with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over POR5MIA over WAS7LAL over CHI7BOS over NYK9DEN over MIL9ORL over TOR13MEM over SAC15DAL over CHA17IND over ATL17CLE over NJN24Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over POR.
Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 40

Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 20, 26, 26, 30, 9, 30, 27, 40Raptors-Magic · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 9 games: 15, 13, 16, 9, 20, 22, 14, 15, 34Lakers-Bulls · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 9 games: 33, 20, 23, 33, 23, 20, 18, 15, 34Pacers-Hawks · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 30, 23, 33, 14, 12, 24, 39, 32Mavs-Bobcats · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 29, 41, 27, 41, 41, 22, 38, 31Cavs-Nets · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 8 games: 14, 24, 19, 24, 7, 21, 15, 25Wizards-Heat · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST