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Saturday, December 20, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed PHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 95–94.

Final · Box score
Warriors110
Bobcats103
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Magic106
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Sixers94
Q1 IND -13; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Wolves102
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Heat106
Nets103
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Kings90
Hornets99
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Bulls106
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Bucks119
Q1 MIL +22; Q2 MIL +30; Q3 MIL +35; Q4 MIL +34
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Spurs107
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Suns108
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +7
On this day · 2007–08Dec 20, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Nets), 41 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Sixers

Indiana rallies from 13 down to beat Philadelphia

Chris Paul goes for 34 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-4-4+1IND AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1628252695
Sixers2919252194
Who led
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 8, 9, 4, 12, 27, 16, 17, 25IND25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 17, 2, 11, 8, 16, 24, 27, 12IND12 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 14, 20, 27, 16, 14, 4, 18, 26PHI26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 15, 16, 13, 22, 15, 25, 26, 17PHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat Clippers by 34.

IND over PHI1ORL over LAL3MIA over NJN3GSW over CHA7HOU over MIN7PHX over DEN7CHI over UTA8NOH over SAC9SAS over TOR10MIL over LAC34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Jazz-Bulls17
Heat-Nets13
Nuggets-Suns12
Rockets-Wolves10
Lakers-Magic9
Warriors-Bobcats9
Pacers-Sixers7
Raptors-Spurs7
Kings-Hornets2
Clippers-Bucks0
Shot of the night

Ford's jumper with 3.9 seconds left puts the Pacers ahead, 95-94 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Bobcats combined for 213, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 110, Bobcats 103
213
Rockets-WolvesRockets 109, Wolves 102
211
Heat-NetsHeat 106, Nets 103
209
Lakers-MagicLakers 103, Magic 106
209
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 101, Suns 108
209
Clippers-BucksClippers 85, Bucks 119
204
Raptors-SpursRaptors 97, Spurs 107
204
Jazz-BullsJazz 98, Bulls 106
204
Pacers-SixersPacers 95, Sixers 94
189
Kings-HornetsKings 90, Hornets 99
189
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-SixersPacers 95, Sixers 94
+1 IND
Heat-NetsHeat 106, Nets 103
+3 MIA
Lakers-MagicLakers 103, Magic 106
+3 ORL
Warriors-BobcatsWarriors 110, Bobcats 103
+7 GSW
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 101, Suns 108
+7 PHX
Rockets-WolvesRockets 109, Wolves 102
+7 HOU
Jazz-BullsJazz 98, Bulls 106
+8 CHI
Kings-HornetsKings 90, Hornets 99
+9 NOH
Raptors-SpursRaptors 97, Spurs 107
+10 SAS
Clippers-BucksClippers 85, Bucks 119
+34 MIL
IND erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SixersIND won · Pacers 95, Sixers 94
13 pts
Lakers-MagicORL won · Lakers 103, Magic 106
9 pts
Raptors-SpursSAS won · Raptors 97, Spurs 107
5 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 106, Nets 103
2 pts
Warriors-BobcatsGSW won · Warriors 110, Bobcats 103
2 pts
Millsap shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapUTA · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
HilarioDEN · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
Brook LopezNJN · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
NelsonORL · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
69% (11-16)
CP3NOH · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 8 STL, 4 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 95Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1628252695
Sixers2919252194
The story
T.J. Ford had 25 points as Indiana beat Philadelphia 95-94

Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 14 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Pacers took the second 28-19.

IND lead by quarter
200 −13−4−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 106Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27351826106
Nets29272126103
The story
Dwyane Wade's 43 points carried Miami past New Jersey, 106-103

For New Jersey, Brook Lopez had 22 PTS, 13 REB 43 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 13-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 35-27.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+6+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 103Magic 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24342619103
Magic23263621106
The story
Orlando won 106-103 despite 41 points from Kobe Bryant

Dwight Howard paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 12 REB 41 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 14-31 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1−9+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 19 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.3Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 6.3 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Crawford leads the day with 50

Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 19, 4, 4, 25, 16, 29, 6, 50Warriors-Bobcats · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +31.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high50 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 23, 38, 41, 21, 17, 15, 35, 43Heat-Nets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high43 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 20, 28, 18, 32, 26, 28, 28, 41Lakers-Magic · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 28, 21, 26, 29, 20, 22, 20, 34Wolves-Rockets · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 24, 21, 15, 20, 12, 18, 19, 34Hornets-Kings · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 28, 22, 22, 21, 21, 21, 23, 27Suns-Nuggets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul MillsapUTA+4.8 19.9 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kendrick PerkinsBOS+4.1 13.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Brandon RoyPOR+3.9 27.3 last 10 · 23.4 season
Yao MingHOU+3.6 23.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+3.3 18.3 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−5.9 6.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Chris BoshTOR−5.5 17.8 last 10 · 23.3 season
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.0 14.6 last 10 · 18.6 season
Maurice EvansATL−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−3.5 5.8 last 10 · 9.2 season