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Friday, November 21, 2008Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed TOR by 14 at halftime and won 129–127.

Final · OT · Box score
Magic100
Pacers98
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Sixers89
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +1
Final · OT · Box score
Nets129
Raptors127
Q1 NJN -11; Q2 NJN -14; Q3 NJN -9; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Rockets103
Wizards91
Q1 HOU -12; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats83
Hawks88
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Celtics95
Wolves78
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies76
Mavs91
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Thunder80
Q1 NOH +9; Q2 NOH +21; Q3 NOH +26; Q4 NOH +25
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Kings96
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +21
Final · Box score
Bulls115
Warriors110
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +20; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2007–08Nov 21, 2007: 13 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wolves), 45 points.
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The lead · Nets-Raptors

Vince Carter scores 39, New Jersey rallies past Toronto

Dwight Howard goes for 24 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-14-90+2NJN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets2225293518129
Raptors3328242616127
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 18, 31, 22, 28, 26, 29, 12, 39NJN39 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 8 games: 13, 13, 11, 38, 30, 33, 23, 30NJN30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 30, 9, 30, 27, 40, 15, 42TOR42 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 9, 18, 2, 15, 12, 5, 25, 29TOR29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Utah by 25.

PHI over LAC1ORL over IND2NJN over TOR2ATL over CHA5CHI over GSW5HOU over WAS12LAL over DEN14DAL over MEM15BOS over MIN17MIL over NYK17POR over SAC21SAS over UTA25NOH over OKC25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Hawks20
Bulls-Warriors16
Clippers-Sixers15
Grizzlies-Mavs12
Rockets-Wizards9
Blazers-Kings9
Magic-Pacers8
Celtics-Wolves8
Nets-Raptors5
Knicks-Bucks4
Jazz-Spurs4
Hornets-Thunder0
Nuggets-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Vince's jumper with 1.9 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 129-127 final

The night in charts
Nets-Raptors combined for 256, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RaptorsNets 129, Raptors 127
256
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 115, Warriors 110
225
Jazz-SpursJazz 94, Spurs 119
213
Blazers-KingsBlazers 117, Kings 96
213
Magic-PacersMagic 100, Pacers 98
198
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 90, Lakers 104
194
Rockets-WizardsRockets 103, Wizards 91
194
Knicks-BucksKnicks 87, Bucks 104
191
Hornets-ThunderHornets 105, Thunder 80
185
Clippers-SixersClippers 88, Sixers 89
177
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 95, Wolves 78
173
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 83, Hawks 88
171
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 76, Mavs 91
167
5 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-SixersClippers 88, Sixers 89
+1 PHI
Magic-PacersMagic 100, Pacers 98
+2 ORL
Nets-RaptorsNets 129, Raptors 127
+2 NJN
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 115, Warriors 110
+5 CHI
Bobcats-HawksBobcats 83, Hawks 88
+5 ATL
Rockets-WizardsRockets 103, Wizards 91
+12 HOU
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 90, Lakers 104
+14 LAL
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 76, Mavs 91
+15 DAL
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 95, Wolves 78
+17 BOS
Knicks-BucksKnicks 87, Bucks 104
+17 MIL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 117, Kings 96
+21 POR
Hornets-ThunderHornets 105, Thunder 80
+25 NOH
Jazz-SpursJazz 94, Spurs 119
+25 SAS
NJN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-RaptorsNJN won · Nets 129, Raptors 127
14 pts
Rockets-WizardsHOU won · Rockets 103, Wizards 91
12 pts
Bobcats-HawksATL won · Bobcats 83, Hawks 88
8 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 100, Pacers 98
7 pts
Clippers-SixersPHI won · Clippers 88, Sixers 89
4 pts
Lewis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LewisORL · 23 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB
75% (9-12)
CalderonTOR · 26 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
KobeLAL · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
KGBOS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
VillanuevaMIL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Sixers
Clippers 88Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1633231688
Sixers2818222189
The story
Philadelphia beat Los Angeles 89-88 behind 14 points and 12 assists from Andre Iguodala

Al Thornton paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 9 REB 14 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 5-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +12−3−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 129Raptors 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2225293518129
Raptors3328242616127
The story
Devin Harris had 30 points as New Jersey beat Toronto 129-127 in OT

Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 10-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 35-26.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −11−14−90+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 100Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic282220219100
Pacers34202314798
The story
Rashard Lewis' 23 points carried Orlando past Indiana, 100-98 in OT

For Indiana, T.J. Ford had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 6 STL, 5 REB · 9-12 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 21-14.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −6−4−70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg48.8Today

49 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 42

Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 30, 9, 30, 27, 40, 15, 42Raptors-Nets · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high42 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 18, 31, 22, 28, 26, 29, 12, 39Nets-Raptors · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 29, 27, 15, 30, 15, 20, 20, 32Warriors-Bulls · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 25, 17, 28, 32, 31, 25, 19, 30Hawks-Bobcats · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 8 games: 13, 13, 11, 38, 30, 33, 23, 30Nets-Raptors · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 9, 18, 2, 15, 12, 5, 25, 29Raptors-Nets · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST