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Saturday, November 29, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 11 at halftime and won 111–103.

Final · Box score
Celtics89
Bobcats84
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Pacers96
Magic110
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Wizards98
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Knicks138
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Grizzlies103
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -11; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Wolves97
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Spurs84
Rockets103
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Bucks85
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Nets105
Jazz88
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +17
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Kings78
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Heat96
Clippers97
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2007–08Nov 29, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Warriors-Rockets), 27 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Grizzlies

Kevin Durant scores 30, OKC rallies past Memphis

David Lee goes for 37 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11-4+8OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder22213335111
Grizzlies28262623103
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 29, 18, 17, 30, 29, 13, 22, 30OKC30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 16, 9, 3, 17, 13, 8, 22, 22OKC22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 17, 25, 11, 19, 23, 26, 22, 32, 30MEM30 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 18, 16, 12, 10, 10, 12, 12, 16MEM16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves

Denver beats Minnesota, 106–97

Denver led 87–70 after three and won by 9. Chauncey Billups led Denver with 27 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over MIA1ATL over WAS4BOS over CHA5OKC over MEM8DEN over MIN9CLE over MIL12NYK over GSW13ORL over IND14NJN over UTA17HOU over SAS19DAL over SAC23Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over MIN.
Lead changes
Heat-Clippers10
Nuggets-Wolves7
Nets-Jazz7
Pacers-Magic6
Thunder-Grizzlies5
Celtics-Bobcats4
Mavs-Kings2
Hawks-Wizards1
Warriors-Knicks1
Spurs-Rockets0
Cavs-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Horford's layup with 12 seconds left breaks the tie, 102-98 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Knicks combined for 263, 49 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 125, Knicks 138
263
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 111, Grizzlies 103
214
Pacers-MagicPacers 96, Magic 110
206
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 106, Wolves 97
203
Hawks-WizardsHawks 102, Wizards 98
200
Nets-JazzNets 105, Jazz 88
193
Heat-ClippersHeat 96, Clippers 97
193
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 84, Rockets 103
187
Cavs-BucksCavs 97, Bucks 85
182
Mavs-KingsMavs 101, Kings 78
179
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 89, Bobcats 84
173
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-ClippersHeat 96, Clippers 97
+1 LAC
Hawks-WizardsHawks 102, Wizards 98
+4 ATL
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 89, Bobcats 84
+5 BOS
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 111, Grizzlies 103
+8 OKC
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 106, Wolves 97
+9 DEN
Cavs-BucksCavs 97, Bucks 85
+12 CLE
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 125, Knicks 138
+13 NYK
Pacers-MagicPacers 96, Magic 110
+14 ORL
Nets-JazzNets 105, Jazz 88
+17 NJN
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 84, Rockets 103
+19 HOU
Mavs-KingsMavs 101, Kings 78
+23 DAL
OKC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-GrizzliesOKC won · Thunder 111, Grizzlies 103
11 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 106, Wolves 97
6 pts
Celtics-BobcatsBOS won · Celtics 89, Bobcats 84
5 pts
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 96, Clippers 97
5 pts
Nets-JazzNJN won · Nets 105, Jazz 88
1 pt
Devin Harris shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Devin HarrisNJN · 34 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
76% (13-17)
DwightORL · 32 PTS, 21 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
HorfordATL · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
JamisonWAS · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
IlgauskasCLE · 23 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 96Clippers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2828172396
Clippers2925142997
The story
Al Thornton's 27 points carried Los Angeles past Miami, 97-96

For Miami, Udonis Haslem had 18 PTS, 6 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−2−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade was the fantasy play: 58.7 FPTS on 26 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB

Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 102Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28272522102
Wizards1728262798
The story
Atlanta beat Washington 102-98 behind 21 points from Mike Bibby

Caron Butler paced Washington: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +11+10+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison topped the game at 52.1 FPTS: 26 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST

Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 111Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder22213335111
Grizzlies28262623103
The story
Jeff Green had 22 points as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 111-103

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 35-23.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6−11−4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 6 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

David Lee leads the day with 37

David LeePoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 18, 14, 10, 13, 22, 12, 17, 37Knicks-Warriors · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 8 games: 13, 26, 14, 6, 3, 13, 25, 36Knicks-Warriors · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 38, 30, 33, 23, 30, 18, 21, 18, 34Nets-Jazz · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 4, 18, 24, 13, 24, 21, 26, 32Magic-Pacers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 17, 20, 24, 7, 17, 32, 11, 32Warriors-Knicks · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 38, 31, 25, 24, 26, 14, 23, 32Cavs-Bucks · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST