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Wednesday, November 19, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 96–89.

Final · Box score
Wizards87
Hawks91
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Pistons96
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -11; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Heat95
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Rockets86
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Wolves102
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Kings105
Hornets96
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Thunder88
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Spurs81
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Bulls74
Blazers116
Q1 POR +21; Q2 POR +25; Q3 POR +31; Q4 POR +42
On this day · 2007–08Nov 19, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Gerald Wallace (Bobcats-Blazers), 27 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of an 11-point hole against Cleveland

Dwyane Wade goes for 40 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-11-2+7DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2425192189
Pistons1622283096
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 13, 24, 10, 30, 23, 25, 9, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 11, 11, 10, 7, 19, 25, 11, 21DET21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 41, 27, 41, 41, 22, 38, 31, 25CLE25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 13, 21, 11, 16, 24, 20, 16, 25CLE25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wizards-Hawks

Washington's skid reaches three

Atlanta won 91–87; the Wizards fall to 1–8. Mike Bibby led Atlanta with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · WAS
Lvs NJN85–95L@ DET109–117L@ MIL104–112Lvs NYK108–114L@ ORL81–106Wvs UTA95–87L@ MIA77–97Lvs MIA87–94L@ ATL87–91
Lead changes
Wizards-Hawks11
Kings-Hornets11
Clippers-Thunder7
Cavs-Pistons6
Raptors-Heat6
Mavs-Rockets6
Bucks-Jazz6
Sixers-Wolves5
Nuggets-Spurs2
Bulls-Blazers0
The night in charts
Kings-Hornets combined for 201, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HornetsKings 105, Hornets 96
201
Bucks-JazzBucks 94, Jazz 105
199
Sixers-WolvesSixers 96, Wolves 102
198
Clippers-ThunderClippers 108, Thunder 88
196
Raptors-HeatRaptors 101, Heat 95
196
Bulls-BlazersBulls 74, Blazers 116
190
Cavs-PistonsCavs 89, Pistons 96
185
Mavs-RocketsMavs 96, Rockets 86
182
Wizards-HawksWizards 87, Hawks 91
178
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 91, Spurs 81
172
ATL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wizards-HawksWizards 87, Hawks 91
+4 ATL
Raptors-HeatRaptors 101, Heat 95
+6 TOR
Sixers-WolvesSixers 96, Wolves 102
+6 MIN
Cavs-PistonsCavs 89, Pistons 96
+7 DET
Kings-HornetsKings 105, Hornets 96
+9 SAC
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 91, Spurs 81
+10 DEN
Mavs-RocketsMavs 96, Rockets 86
+10 DAL
Bucks-JazzBucks 94, Jazz 105
+11 UTA
Clippers-ThunderClippers 108, Thunder 88
+20 LAC
Bulls-BlazersBulls 74, Blazers 116
+42 POR
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PistonsDET won · Cavs 89, Pistons 96
11 pts
Kings-HornetsSAC won · Kings 105, Hornets 96
6 pts
Clippers-ThunderLAC won · Clippers 108, Thunder 88
6 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 87, Hawks 91
6 pts
Sixers-WolvesMIN won · Sixers 96, Wolves 102
3 pts
Kaman shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KamanLAC · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
85% (11-13)
SalmonsSAC · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 21 PTS, 15 REB
67% (8-12)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
CambyLAC · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 87Hawks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2624172087
Hawks2816262191
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 91-87 behind 19 points and 8 assists from Joe Johnson

Antawn Jamison paced Washington: 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 7-22 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2−6+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Caron Butler topped the game at 56.4 FPTS: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 101Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25223024101
Heat2320242895
The story
Andrea Bargnani had 25 points as Toronto beat Miami 101-95

Jermaine O'Neal added 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the third 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +2+4+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 89Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2425192189
Pistons1622283096
The story
Allen Iverson's 23 points carried Detroit past Cleveland, 96-89

For Cleveland, Mo Williams had 25 PTS, 2 REB 23 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 28-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 −8−11−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 50.2 FPTS on 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg17.9Last 3

17.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 40

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 33, 30, 33, 36, 24, 29, 19, 40Heat-Raptors · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 9 games: 13, 21, 27, 30, 10, 27, 6, 21, 32Wizards-Hawks · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 29, 20, 8, 21, 16, 20, 20, 15, 31Mavs-Rockets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 23, 16, 11, 13, 21, 31, 18, 29Kings-Hornets · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 19, 6, 23, 10, 8, 15, 17, 25Clippers-Thunder · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 41, 27, 41, 41, 22, 38, 31, 25Cavs-Pistons · L
29.5 PPG season to date · −4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST