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Sunday, December 14, 2008Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed TOR by 2 after the first quarter and won 99–91.

Final · Box score
Hornets99
Raptors91
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Heat86
Grizzlies102
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +20; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Lakers98
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2007–08Dec 14, 2007: 12 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Magic-Bobcats), 33 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Raptors

New Orleans beats Toronto, 99–91

Kevin Durant goes for 28 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+5+8+8NOH AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2229291999
Raptors2422261991
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 27, 15, 10, 23, 19, 17, 23, 29NOH29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 8, 10, 10, 3, 8, 7, 7, 20NOH20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 12, 24, 18, 19, 9, 21, 18, 25TOR25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jose CalderonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 12, 9, 10, 15, 14, 11, 13, 22TOR22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Thunder-Spurs

San Antonio never trails at a break against OKC

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–104. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over OKC5NOH over TOR8LAL over MIN12MEM over MIA16Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over OKC.
Lead changes
Wolves-Lakers5
Hornets-Raptors4
Heat-Grizzlies4
Thunder-Spurs2
The night in charts
Thunder-Spurs combined for 213, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-SpursThunder 104, Spurs 109
213
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 99, Raptors 91
190
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 86, Grizzlies 102
188
Wolves-LakersWolves 86, Lakers 98
184
SAS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-SpursThunder 104, Spurs 109
+5 SAS
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 99, Raptors 91
+8 NOH
Wolves-LakersWolves 86, Lakers 98
+12 LAL
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 86, Grizzlies 102
+16 MEM
O'Neal shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
O'NealTOR · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PoseyNOH · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
WestNOH · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Jeff GreenOKC · 33 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
61% (14-23)
PauLAL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Thunder-Spurs
Thunder 104Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder19252535104
Spurs39232126109
The story
Tim Duncan had 20 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 109-104

Tony Parker added 22 PTS, 7 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 39-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +20+18+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Raptors
Hornets 99Raptors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2229291999
Raptors2422261991
The story
New Orleans beat Toronto 99-91 behind 29 points from David West

Jose Calderon paced Toronto: 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 9 REB · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 29-22 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −2+5+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Bosh topped the game at 45.6 FPTS: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Heat-Grizzlies
Heat 86Grizzlies 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2224202086
Grizzlies25213521102
The story
O.J. Mayo's 28 points carried Memphis past Miami, 102-86

For Miami, Joel Anthony had 13 REB, 12 PTS 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-17 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-20, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +30+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jeff Green leads the day with 33

Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 22, 18, 9, 21, 9, 13, 25, 33Thunder-Spurs · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 27, 15, 10, 23, 19, 17, 23, 29Hornets-Raptors · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 30, 24, 16, 18, 41, 28, 22, 28Thunder-Spurs · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 30, 11, 20, 18, 18, 18, 14, 28Grizzlies-Heat · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 28, 32, 23, 20, 28, 18, 32, 26Lakers-Wolves · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 12, 24, 18, 19, 9, 21, 18, 25Raptors-Hornets · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+4.7 12.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.6 16.1 last 10 · 12.5 season
Paul MillsapUTA+3.4 17.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Mario ChalmersMIA+3.2 12.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Ray AllenBOS+3.2 22.1 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.7 14.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Nick YoungWAS−3.3 7.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−3.2 9.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Ramon SessionsMIL−3.0 10.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Chris BoshTOR−2.9 21.5 last 10 · 24.4 season