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Friday, December 19, 2008Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DET by 10 after the first quarter and won 120–114.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Clippers117
Pacers109
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers 0; OT2 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Wizards103
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Hawks115
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Celtics126
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Nets121
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +24
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Knicks81
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +24
Final · 2OT · Box score
Jazz120
Pistons114
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz 0; OT2 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats112
Grizzlies83
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +26; Q4 CHA +29
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Heat89
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Raptors83
Thunder91
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Kings96
Rockets107
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Nuggets88
Q1 CLE +16; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +17
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The lead · Jazz-Pistons

Utah flips a halftime deficit, wins in double overtime

Devin Harris goes for 41 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-10-5-100+6UTA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Jazz19242629814120
Pistons2919222888114
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 14, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 17, 29UTA29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 21, 12, 21, 27, 12, 13, 23, 26UTA26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 19, 17, 17, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38DET38 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 16, 19, 16, 29, 28, 18, 12, 30DET30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Wizards18
Clippers-Pacers11
Jazz-Pistons11
Kings-Rockets11
Mavs-Nets9
Warriors-Hawks6
Lakers-Heat5
Cavs-Nuggets5
Bucks-Knicks4
Bobcats-Grizzlies4
Bulls-Celtics2
Raptors-Thunder2
The night in charts
Jazz-Pistons combined for 234
Points by game
Jazz-PistonsJazz 120, Pistons 114
234
Bulls-CelticsBulls 108, Celtics 126
234
Clippers-PacersClippers 117, Pacers 109
226
Mavs-NetsMavs 97, Nets 121
218
Warriors-HawksWarriors 99, Hawks 115
214
Sixers-WizardsSixers 109, Wizards 103
212
Kings-RocketsKings 96, Rockets 107
203
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 112, Grizzlies 83
195
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 105, Nuggets 88
193
Bucks-KnicksBucks 105, Knicks 81
186
Lakers-HeatLakers 87, Heat 89
176
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 83, Thunder 91
174
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-HeatLakers 87, Heat 89
+2 MIA
Jazz-PistonsJazz 120, Pistons 114
+6 UTA
Sixers-WizardsSixers 109, Wizards 103
+6 PHI
Clippers-PacersClippers 117, Pacers 109
+8 LAC
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 83, Thunder 91
+8 OKC
Kings-RocketsKings 96, Rockets 107
+11 HOU
Warriors-HawksWarriors 99, Hawks 115
+16 ATL
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 105, Nuggets 88
+17 CLE
Bulls-CelticsBulls 108, Celtics 126
+18 BOS
Bucks-KnicksBucks 105, Knicks 81
+24 MIL
Mavs-NetsMavs 97, Nets 121
+24 NJN
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 112, Grizzlies 83
+29 CHA
UTA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 120, Pistons 114
10 pts
Clippers-PacersLAC won · Clippers 117, Pacers 109
7 pts
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 96, Rockets 107
3 pts
Warriors-HawksATL won · Warriors 99, Hawks 115
2 pts
Sixers-WizardsPHI won · Sixers 109, Wizards 103
2 pts
Diaw shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawCHA · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
YaoHOU · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
85% (11-13)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
PerkinsBOS · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
HibbertIND · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 87Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2620172487
Heat2620291489
The story
Dwyane Wade's 35 points carried Miami past Los Angeles, 89-87

For Los Angeles, Pau Gasol had 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-17, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 00+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 120Pistons 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Jazz19242629814120
Pistons2919222888114
The story
Paul Millsap had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Utah beat Detroit 120-114 in OT

Allen Iverson led Detroit with 38 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the second overtime 14-8.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10−5−100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Clippers-Pacers
Clippers 117Pacers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Clippers18302227812117
Pacers2524202884109
The story
Los Angeles beat Indiana 117-109 in OT behind 34 points and 16 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Jarrett Jack paced Indiana: 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 34 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 13-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Clippers settled it in second overtime, 12-4.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7−1+100+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg54.4Today

54 minutes today, against 22.4 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 12 games went past regulation.

MIA over LAL2PHI over WAS6UTA over DET6LAC over IND8OKC over TOR8HOU over SAC11ATL over GSW16CLE over DEN17BOS over CHI18NJN over DAL24MIL over NYK24CHA over MEM29Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Devin Harris leads the day with 41

Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 47, 18, 16, 27, 32, 14, 22, 20, 21, 41Nets-Mavs · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
41 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 19, 17, 17, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38Pistons-Jazz · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 37, 23, 38, 41, 21, 17, 15, 35Heat-Lakers · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 21, 21, 21, 38, 30, 22, 30, 34Clippers-Pacers · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 18, 14, 18, 3, 39, 20, 32, 34Nets-Mavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 11, 25, 31, 29, 28, 33, 32, 33Cavs-Nuggets · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul MillsapUTA+4.1 19.0 last 10 · 14.9 season
Kendrick PerkinsBOS+4.1 13.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Brandon RoyPOR+3.9 27.3 last 10 · 23.4 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.8 16.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Zach RandolphLAC+3.8 26.7 last 10 · 22.9 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−5.4 6.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Chris BoshTOR−5.1 18.5 last 10 · 23.6 season
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.0 14.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Roger Mason Jr.SAS−3.7 9.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Maurice EvansATL−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season