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Thursday, November 20, 2008Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Pistons80
Celtics98
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Suns92
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2007–08Nov 20, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bucks), 34 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Suns

Lakers beat Phoenix, 105–92

Rajon Rondo goes for 18 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+6+13+13LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26243025105
Suns2420232592
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 33, 27, 23, 27, 20, 29, 21, 24LAL24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 11, 11, 3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 15LAL15 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 49, 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29, 30, 21PHX21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 3, 29, 9, 18, 29, 12, 9, 15PHX15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Celtics

Boston handles Detroit by 18

The Celtics won the second quarter 28–19. Final: 98–80. Rajon Rondo led Boston with 18 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Pistons
Rajon Rondo · BOSAllen Iverson · DETPTS1816REB11AST84Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Lakers-Suns4
Pistons-Celtics1
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 197, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 105, Suns 92
197
Pistons-CelticsPistons 80, Celtics 98
178
LAL won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Lakers-SunsLakers 105, Suns 92
+13 LAL
Pistons-CelticsPistons 80, Celtics 98
+18 BOS
Rondo shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RondoBOS · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
KGBOS · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
OdomLAL · 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
ShaqPHX · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
BarnesPHX · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 105Suns 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26243025105
Suns2420232592
The story
Lamar Odom's 13 points carried Los Angeles past Phoenix, 105-92

For Phoenix, Matt Barnes had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+6+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Amar'e Stoudemire was the fantasy play: 37.6 FPTS on 21 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 80Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2119172380
Celtics2128282198
The story
Tony Allen had 13 points as Boston beat Detroit 98-80

Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 13 PTS, 6 REB 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-7 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the third 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+9+20+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg10.2Last 5

10.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 33 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 24

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 33, 27, 23, 27, 20, 29, 21, 24Lakers-Suns · W
24.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 49, 26, 24, 18, 11, 12, 29, 30, 21Suns-Lakers · L
23.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 8, 13, 4, 5, 2, 2, 15, 18Celtics-Pistons · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high18 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 24, 10, 30, 23, 25, 9, 23, 16Pistons-Celtics · L
19.6 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 3, 29, 9, 18, 29, 12, 9, 15Suns-Lakers · L
15.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 17, 16, 8, 21, 25, 16, 15, 15Celtics-Pistons · W
16.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST