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Tuesday, December 2, 2008Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed LAL by 15 after three quarters and won 118–117.

Final · Box score
Lakers117
Pacers118
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -15; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Nets88
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +24; Q4 WAS +20
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Knicks97
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +7
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers103
Bulls95
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Mavs100
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -13; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Spurs77
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Nuggets132
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +32; Q4 DEN +39
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Kings94
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +5
On this day · 2007–08Dec 2, 2007: 8 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Heat), 30 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Pacers

Danny Granger drops 32 in 15-point comeback win over Lakers

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 29 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5-15+1IND AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30363516117
Pacers28332532118
Who led
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 34, 21, 23, 22, 16, 35, 27, 32IND32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 6, 22, 11, 10, 10, 20, 6, 21IND21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 21, 24, 29, 24, 12, 35, 23, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 34, 4, 12, 16, 26, 14, 24, 20LAL20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Denver by 39.

IND over LAL1DAL over LAC2UTA over SAC5POR over NYK7PHI over CHI8DET over SAS12WAS over NJN20DEN over TOR39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Kings17
Lakers-Pacers15
Blazers-Knicks14
Sixers-Bulls8
Pistons-Spurs5
Wizards-Nets3
Raptors-Nuggets3
Clippers-Mavs1
Shot of the night

Murphy's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Pacers ahead, 118-117 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Pacers combined for 235, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-PacersLakers 117, Pacers 118
235
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 93, Nuggets 132
225
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 104, Knicks 97
201
Sixers-BullsSixers 103, Bulls 95
198
Clippers-MavsClippers 98, Mavs 100
198
Wizards-NetsWizards 108, Nets 88
196
Jazz-KingsJazz 99, Kings 94
193
Pistons-SpursPistons 89, Spurs 77
166
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-PacersLakers 117, Pacers 118
+1 IND
Clippers-MavsClippers 98, Mavs 100
+2 DAL
Jazz-KingsJazz 99, Kings 94
+5 UTA
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 104, Knicks 97
+7 POR
Sixers-BullsSixers 103, Bulls 95
+8 PHI
Pistons-SpursPistons 89, Spurs 77
+12 DET
Wizards-NetsWizards 108, Nets 88
+20 WAS
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 93, Nuggets 132
+39 DEN
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-PacersIND won · Lakers 117, Pacers 118
15 pts
Clippers-MavsDAL won · Clippers 98, Mavs 100
13 pts
Blazers-KnicksPOR won · Blazers 104, Knicks 97
7 pts
Pistons-SpursDET won · Pistons 89, Spurs 77
5 pts
Jazz-KingsUTA won · Jazz 99, Kings 94
4 pts
Randolph shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphLAC · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
71% (12-17)
BillupsDEN · 24 PTS, 14 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
David LeeNYK · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
HamiltonDET · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BareaDAL · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Pacers
Lakers 117Pacers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30363516117
Pacers28332532118
The story
T.J. Ford's 21 points and 8 assists carried Indiana past Los Angeles, 118-117

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 15 going into the fourth, then won it 32-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−5−15+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 98Mavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2728261798
Mavs21262132100
The story
Jason Terry had 26 points as Dallas beat Los Angeles 100-98

Zach Randolph led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 32-17.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −6−8−13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 103Bulls 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2317272313103
Bulls13242429595
The story
Philadelphia beat Chicago 103-95 in OT behind 28 points from Andre Miller

Tyrus Thomas paced Chicago: 14 PTS, 13 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-26 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 23-13 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10+3+60+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 46.8 FPTS: 22 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 32

Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 34, 21, 23, 22, 16, 35, 27, 32Pacers-Lakers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 39, 32, 24, 25, 24, 19, 19, 29Mavs-Clippers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 21, 24, 29, 24, 12, 35, 23, 28Lakers-Pacers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 20, 13, 9, 10, 8, 12, 15, 28Sixers-Bulls · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 15, 18, 29, 27, 18, 7, 27, 27Clippers-Mavs · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 15, 31, 20, 29, 29, 24, 26Mavs-Clippers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST