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Friday, December 26, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed IND by 13 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · Box score
Bulls77
Heat90
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Nets87
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves120
Knicks107
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +19; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Thunder88
Pistons90
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM -13; Q2 MEM -9; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Rockets79
Hornets88
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Nuggets105
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -11; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Mavs88
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Kings101
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Warriors99
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +10
On this day · 2007–08Dec 26, 2007: 11 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Hornets-Grizzlies), 40 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Grizzlies

Memphis climbs back to beat Indiana

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 36 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-9-1+3MEM AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36321918105
Grizzlies23362722108
Who led
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 9, 21, 4, 8, 9, 14, 17, 21MEM21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 18, 14, 28, 20, 7, 22, 7, 18MEM18 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 4, 26, 21, 11, 7, 20, 23, 28IND28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 20, 22, 42, 14, 27, 41, 26, 26IND26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 13.

DET over OKC2MEM over IND3DEN over PHI4TOR over SAC6CHA over NJN8NOH over HOU9UTA over DAL9GSW over BOS10MIA over CHI13MIN over NYK13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Sixers-Nuggets23
Thunder-Pistons17
Bulls-Heat15
Raptors-Kings11
Pacers-Grizzlies10
Mavs-Jazz6
Wolves-Knicks5
Bobcats-Nets2
Celtics-Warriors2
Rockets-Hornets0
Shot of the night

AI's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 90-88 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Knicks combined for 227, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KnicksWolves 120, Knicks 107
227
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 105, Grizzlies 108
213
Raptors-KingsRaptors 107, Kings 101
208
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 101, Nuggets 105
206
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 89, Warriors 99
188
Mavs-JazzMavs 88, Jazz 97
185
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 95, Nets 87
182
Thunder-PistonsThunder 88, Pistons 90
178
Rockets-HornetsRockets 79, Hornets 88
167
Bulls-HeatBulls 77, Heat 90
167
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-PistonsThunder 88, Pistons 90
+2 DET
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 105, Grizzlies 108
+3 MEM
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 101, Nuggets 105
+4 DEN
Raptors-KingsRaptors 107, Kings 101
+6 TOR
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 95, Nets 87
+8 CHA
Mavs-JazzMavs 88, Jazz 97
+9 UTA
Rockets-HornetsRockets 79, Hornets 88
+9 NOH
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 89, Warriors 99
+10 GSW
Wolves-KnicksWolves 120, Knicks 107
+13 MIN
Bulls-HeatBulls 77, Heat 90
+13 MIA
MEM erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-GrizzliesMEM won · Pacers 105, Grizzlies 108
13 pts
Celtics-WarriorsGSW won · Celtics 89, Warriors 99
12 pts
Sixers-NuggetsDEN won · Sixers 101, Nuggets 105
11 pts
Wolves-KnicksMIN won · Wolves 120, Knicks 107
5 pts
Raptors-KingsTOR won · Raptors 107, Kings 101
5 pts
O'Neal shot 15-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
O'NealTOR · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
79% (15-19)
KoufosUTA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
GasolMEM · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
McCantsMIN · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
OkaforCHA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Thunder-Pistons
Thunder 88Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1727192588
Pistons1927202490
The story
Detroit beat Oklahoma City 90-88 behind 22 points from Allen Iverson

Joe Smith paced Oklahoma City: 10 REB, 9 PTS 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 19-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2+2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant topped the game at 44.1 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 105Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36321918105
Grizzlies23362722108
The story
Hakim Warrick had 21 points as Memphis beat Indiana 108-105

Marquis Daniels led Indiana with 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 27-19.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −13−9−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Danny Granger led the game in fantasy with 46.5 FPTS (26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 101Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers21312722101
Nuggets21281937105
The story
Chauncey Billups' 26 points and 10 assists carried Denver past Philadelphia, 105-101

For Philadelphia, Andre Miller had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 37-22.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−3−11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.5Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 36

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 7, 19, 14, 19, 5, 24, 23, 36Raptors-Kings · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 26, 6, 21, 8, 4, 12, 20, 28Warriors-Celtics · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 4, 26, 21, 11, 7, 20, 23, 28Pacers-Grizzlies · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 41, 21, 17, 15, 35, 43, 32, 28Heat-Bulls · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 15, 25, 17, 11, 23, 15, 6, 27Nuggets-Sixers · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 20, 12, 18, 19, 34, 17, 12, 26Hornets-Rockets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsPHI+6.1 18.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Rodney StuckeyDET+4.4 16.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Paul MillsapUTA+4.0 19.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.9 17.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jameer NelsonORL+3.4 20.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Ramon SessionsMIL−4.9 7.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Chris BoshTOR−4.7 18.5 last 10 · 23.2 season
Nick YoungWAS−4.6 4.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Stephen JacksonGSW−4.6 14.4 last 10 · 19.0 season
Maurice EvansATL−4.0 3.5 last 10 · 7.5 season