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Thursday, November 27, 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
Magic105
Wizards90
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Nuggets101
Q1 NOH +10; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +4
On this day · 2007–08Nov 27, 2007: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nuggets

New Orleans makes it four straight

Dwight Howard goes for 26 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+6+7+4NOH AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32202429105
Nuggets22242332101
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 30, 17, 12, 20, 17, 29, 14, 22NOH22 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 4, 5, 2, 10, 8, 10, 5, 19NOH19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 18, 10, 14, 5, 5, 18, 8, 32DEN32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 18, 14, 17, 21, 10, 21, 30, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Wizards

Orlando never trails at a break against Washington

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 105–90. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Magic-Wizards
Dwight Howard · ORLCaron Butler · WASPTS2625REB142AST26Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hornets-Nuggets3
Magic-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Posey's three with 19 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-101 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Nuggets combined for 206, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 105, Nuggets 101
206
Magic-WizardsMagic 105, Wizards 90
195
NOH won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 105, Nuggets 101
+4 NOH
Magic-WizardsMagic 105, Wizards 90
+15 ORL
Dwight shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
JR SmithDEN · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (13-21)
MeloDEN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
PietrusORL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
CP3NOH · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 105Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32202429105
Nuggets22242332101
The story
Chris Paul had 22 points and 10 assists as New Orleans beat Denver 105-101

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +10+6+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 105Wizards 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic38173119105
Wizards2519212590
The story
Hedo Turkoglu's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Orlando past Washington, 105-90

For Washington, Caron Butler had 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-25, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +13+11+21+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 21.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

JR Smith leads the day with 32

JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 18, 10, 14, 5, 5, 18, 8, 32Nuggets-Hornets · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 18, 4, 18, 24, 13, 24, 21, 26Magic-Wizards · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 27, 6, 21, 32, 12, 23, 35, 25Wizards-Magic · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 18, 14, 17, 21, 10, 21, 30, 24Nuggets-Hornets · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 30, 17, 12, 20, 17, 29, 14, 22Hornets-Nuggets · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 35, 15, 12, 20, 22, 3, 22, 12, 20Magic-Wizards · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST