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Wednesday, December 10, 2008Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 116–105.

Final · Box score
Pacers88
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Knicks121
Nets109
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Hornets105
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 NOH +19; Q3 NOH +31; Q4 NOH +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Thunder102
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -7; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Sixers93
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Spurs95
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -12; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +23
Final · Box score
Suns110
Lakers115
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2007–08Dec 10, 2007: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Knicks), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony scores 45 as Denver beats Minnesota

Al Harrington goes for 39 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-12+6+11DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30262227105
Nuggets22224032116
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 30, 24, 25, 2, 23, 16, 16, 45DEN45 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 7, 12, 27, 28, 24, 12, 24, 24DEN24 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 19, 20, 8, 19, 17, 28, 21, 26MIN26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 4, 25, 23, 13, 20, 13, 17, 26MIN26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Knicks-Nets

New York climbs back to beat New Jersey

New Jersey led by 10 after one. New York won it 121–109. Al Harrington led New York with 39 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Nets
Al Harrington · NYKDevin Harris · NJNPTS3932REB130AST37Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pacers-Raptors11
Grizzlies-Thunder9
Wolves-Nuggets7
Suns-Lakers6
Knicks-Nets5
Cavs-Sixers5
Hawks-Spurs3
Bobcats-Hornets1
Bucks-Warriors0
The night in charts
Knicks-Nets combined for 230, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NetsKnicks 121, Nets 109
230
Suns-LakersSuns 110, Lakers 115
225
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 105, Nuggets 116
221
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 96, Warriors 119
215
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 108, Thunder 102
210
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 89, Hornets 105
194
Cavs-SixersCavs 101, Sixers 93
194
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 88, Raptors 101
189
Hawks-SpursHawks 89, Spurs 95
184
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 110, Lakers 115
+5 LAL
Hawks-SpursHawks 89, Spurs 95
+6 SAS
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 108, Thunder 102
+6 MEM
Cavs-SixersCavs 101, Sixers 93
+8 CLE
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 105, Nuggets 116
+11 DEN
Knicks-NetsKnicks 121, Nets 109
+12 NYK
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 88, Raptors 101
+13 TOR
Bobcats-HornetsBobcats 89, Hornets 105
+16 NOH
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 96, Warriors 119
+23 GSW
DEN erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 105, Nuggets 116
12 pts
Knicks-NetsNYK won · Knicks 121, Nets 109
10 pts
Grizzlies-ThunderMEM won · Grizzlies 108, Thunder 102
7 pts
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 101, Sixers 93
3 pts
Chandler shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerNYK · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Grant HillPHX · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
82% (9-11)
PauLAL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
WestNOH · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Flip MurrayATL · 17 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 108Thunder 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23252832108
Thunder29262819102
The story
Rudy Gay's 22 points carried Memphis past Oklahoma City, 108-102

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 7-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 32-19.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6−7−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 105Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30262227105
Nuggets22224032116
The story
Chauncey Billups had 24 points as Denver beat Minnesota 116-105

Kevin Love led Minnesota with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 7-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 40-22.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −8−12+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 121Nets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23343331121
Nets33302125109
The story
New York beat New Jersey 121-109 behind 24 points from Wilson Chandler

Vince Carter paced New Jersey: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−6+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.2Season avg26.5Last 3

26.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 45

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 30, 24, 25, 2, 23, 16, 16, 45Nuggets-Wolves · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 25, 36, 16, 20, 27, 18, 28, 39Knicks-Nets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 21, 18, 34, 47, 18, 16, 27, 32Nets-Knicks · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 14, 23, 32, 21, 11, 25, 31, 29Cavs-Sixers · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 4, 15, 18, 18, 26, 17, 32, 22, 29Hawks-Spurs · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 17, 13, 9, 10, 13, 17, 14, 28Bobcats-Hornets · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+4.2 11.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
Randy FoyeMIN+4.1 18.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Paul MillsapUTA+3.4 16.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
David LeeNYK+3.1 17.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Rajon RondoBOS+3.0 13.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Thaddeus YoungPHI−3.6 9.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.4 14.8 last 10 · 18.2 season
LeBron JamesCLE−3.2 23.6 last 10 · 26.8 season
Flip MurrayATL−2.9 6.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Luc Mbah a MouteMIL−2.8 5.4 last 10 · 8.2 season