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Wednesday, October 28, 2009Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed NJN by 14 after three quarters and won 95–93.

Final · Box score
Pacers109
Hawks120
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Magic120
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +23; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +18; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats59
Celtics92
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +33
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Heat115
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +28; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Grizzlies74
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Nets93
Wolves95
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -12; Q3 MIN -14; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Kings89
Thunder102
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +21; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Warriors107
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Suns109
Clippers107
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 2008–09Oct 28, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Bulls), 30 points.
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The lead · Nets-Wolves

Minnesota rallies from 14 down to beat New Jersey

Brook Lopez goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-12-14+2MIN AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2530231593
Wolves2122213195
Who led
Jonny FlynnMIN18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Damien WilkinsMIN12 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezNJN27 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Yi JianlianNJN17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Warriors15
Jazz-Nuggets14
Nets-Wolves10
Pistons-Grizzlies10
Pacers-Hawks8
Knicks-Heat8
Sixers-Magic7
Suns-Clippers5
Cavs-Raptors2
Hornets-Spurs1
Bobcats-Celtics0
Kings-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Wilkins's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 95-93 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Hawks combined for 229, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HawksPacers 109, Hawks 120
229
Sixers-MagicSixers 106, Magic 120
226
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 105, Nuggets 114
219
Suns-ClippersSuns 109, Clippers 107
216
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 108, Warriors 107
215
Hornets-SpursHornets 96, Spurs 113
209
Knicks-HeatKnicks 93, Heat 115
208
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 91, Raptors 101
192
Kings-ThunderKings 89, Thunder 102
191
Nets-WolvesNets 93, Wolves 95
188
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 96, Grizzlies 74
170
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 59, Celtics 92
151
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 108, Warriors 107
+1 HOU
Nets-WolvesNets 93, Wolves 95
+2 MIN
Suns-ClippersSuns 109, Clippers 107
+2 PHX
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 105, Nuggets 114
+9 DEN
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 91, Raptors 101
+10 TOR
Pacers-HawksPacers 109, Hawks 120
+11 ATL
Kings-ThunderKings 89, Thunder 102
+13 OKC
Sixers-MagicSixers 106, Magic 120
+14 ORL
Hornets-SpursHornets 96, Spurs 113
+17 SAS
Knicks-HeatKnicks 93, Heat 115
+22 MIA
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 96, Grizzlies 74
+22 DET
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 59, Celtics 92
+33 BOS
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WolvesMIN won · Nets 93, Wolves 95
14 pts
Rockets-WarriorsHOU won · Rockets 108, Warriors 107
10 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 105, Nuggets 114
7 pts
Suns-ClippersPHX won · Suns 109, Clippers 107
7 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 109, Hawks 120
3 pts
Speights shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SpeightsPHI · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
O'NealMIA · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
83% (10-12)
DwightORL · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
BargnaniTOR · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Josh SmithATL · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 108Warriors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26263521108
Warriors28341926107
The story
Trevor Ariza's 25 points carried Houston past Golden State, 108-107

For Golden State, Monta Ellis had 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 35-19.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−10+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Aaron Brooks was the fantasy play: 46.3 FPTS on 18 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB

Final · Nets-Wolves
Nets 93Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2530231593
Wolves2122213195
The story
Damien Wilkins had 12 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat New Jersey 95-93

Yi Jianlian led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 12 REB 12 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 4-10 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 31-15.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4−12−14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 109Clippers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24292432109
Clippers31222628107
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 109-107 behind 19 points and 13 rebounds from Grant Hill

Baron Davis paced Los Angeles: 12 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −70−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby topped the game at 56.7 FPTS: 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.3points, today vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
7.72008–09 avg26Today

26 points today in 26 minutes, against 7.7 a game in 2008–09 (79 games).

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 2 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
32.22008–09 avg19.9Last 2

19.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 32.2 in 2008–09 (66 games). Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
24.42008–09 avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in 2008–09 (70 games). Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Charlotte by 33.

HOU over GSW1MIN over NJN2PHX over LAC2DEN over UTA9TOR over CLE10ATL over IND11OKC over SAC13ORL over PHI14SAS over NOH17MIA over NYK22DET over MEM22BOS over CHA33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Danny Granger leads the day with 31

Danny GrangerPacers-Hawks · L
31.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyNuggets-Jazz · W
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsJazz-Nuggets · L
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Andrea BargnaniRaptors-Cavs · W
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezNets-Wolves · L
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Kevin MartinKings-Thunder · L
27.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST