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Friday, October 30, 2009Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DET by 8 after the first quarter and won 91–83.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Knicks100
Bobcats102
Q1 CHA +19; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +14; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 Bobcats 0; OT2 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Bucks86
Sixers99
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +27; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Thunder91
Pistons83
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Heat96
Pacers83
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Grizzlies115
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Wolves87
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Magic95
Nets85
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Kings92
Hornets97
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +5
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Jazz111
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Warriors101
Suns123
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +22
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Lakers80
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +14
On this day · 2008–09Oct 30, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Rockets), 36 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Pistons

OKC climbs out of an 8-point hole against Detroit

Chris Bosh goes for 37 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+1+8OKC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1622242991
Pistons2421162283
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 25, 25OKC25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 2 games: 24, 16OKC16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 2 games: 22, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 2 games: 12, 21DET21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Hornets15
Raptors-Grizzlies13
Clippers-Jazz13
Thunder-Pistons8
Cavs-Wolves5
Bucks-Sixers4
Knicks-Bobcats4
Warriors-Suns3
Wizards-Hawks2
Magic-Nets2
Mavs-Lakers1
Bulls-Celtics0
Heat-Pacers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 224, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 101, Suns 123
224
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 107, Grizzlies 115
222
Clippers-JazzClippers 98, Jazz 111
209
Bulls-CelticsBulls 90, Celtics 118
208
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 100, Bobcats 102
202
Cavs-WolvesCavs 104, Wolves 87
191
Wizards-HawksWizards 89, Hawks 100
189
Kings-HornetsKings 92, Hornets 97
189
Bucks-SixersBucks 86, Sixers 99
185
Magic-NetsMagic 95, Nets 85
180
Heat-PacersHeat 96, Pacers 83
179
Thunder-PistonsThunder 91, Pistons 83
174
Mavs-LakersMavs 94, Lakers 80
174
2 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 100, Bobcats 102
+2 CHA
Kings-HornetsKings 92, Hornets 97
+5 NOH
Thunder-PistonsThunder 91, Pistons 83
+8 OKC
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 107, Grizzlies 115
+8 MEM
Magic-NetsMagic 95, Nets 85
+10 ORL
Wizards-HawksWizards 89, Hawks 100
+11 ATL
Bucks-SixersBucks 86, Sixers 99
+13 PHI
Heat-PacersHeat 96, Pacers 83
+13 MIA
Clippers-JazzClippers 98, Jazz 111
+13 UTA
Mavs-LakersMavs 94, Lakers 80
+14 DAL
Cavs-WolvesCavs 104, Wolves 87
+17 CLE
Warriors-SunsWarriors 101, Suns 123
+22 PHX
Bulls-CelticsBulls 90, Celtics 118
+28 BOS
OKC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-PistonsOKC won · Thunder 91, Pistons 83
8 pts
Bucks-SixersPHI won · Bucks 86, Sixers 99
6 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesMEM won · Raptors 107, Grizzlies 115
3 pts
Kings-HornetsNOH won · Kings 92, Hornets 97
3 pts
Clippers-JazzUTA won · Clippers 98, Jazz 111
1 pt
Millsap shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapUTA · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Josh SmithATL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DwightORL · 22 REB, 20 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BrewerUTA · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
NoahCHI · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Bobcats
Knicks 100Bobcats 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Knicks13241827612100
Bobcats32191813614102
The story
Raymond Felton had 22 points and 9 assists as Charlotte beat New York 102-100 in OT

Al Harrington led New York with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 8-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats won the first 32-13, their biggest quarter edge.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +19+14+1400+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

David Lee led the game in fantasy with 51.1 FPTS (18 REB, 17 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Kings-Hornets
Kings 92Hornets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2723251792
Hornets2525222597
The story
Emeka Okafor's 13 rebounds and 11 points carried New Orleans past Sacramento, 97-92

For Sacramento, Kevin Martin had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 13 REB, 11 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 25-17.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −20−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Grizzlies
Raptors 107Grizzlies 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors22273028107
Grizzlies23302339115
The story
Memphis beat Toronto 115-107 behind 30 points from Zach Randolph

Hedo Turkoglu paced Toronto: 14 PTS, 2 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 13-21 FG

The swing

A 39-28 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +1+4−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 2 vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
6.12008–09 avg19.0Last 2

19.0 points a game over his last two games, against 6.1 in 2008–09 (28 games). Today: 16 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.8minutes, last 2 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
26.32008–09 avg2.5Last 2

2.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 26.3 in 2008–09 (79 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
11.92008–09 avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 2008–09 (63 games). Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Chicago by 28, the widest margin of 13 games.

CHA over NYK2NOH over SAC5OKC over DET8MEM over TOR8ORL over NJN10ATL over WAS11PHI over MIL13MIA over IND13UTA over LAC13DAL over LAL14CLE over MIN17PHX over GSW22BOS over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 37

Chris BoshPoints, last 2 games: 21, 37Raptors-Grizzlies · L
29.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 2 games: 26, 32Heat-Pacers · W
29.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 2 games: 26, 31Hornets-Kings · W
28.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 2 games: 14, 30Grizzlies-Raptors · W
22.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 25, 25Thunder-Pistons · W
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 2 games: 22, 25Pistons-Thunder · L
23.5 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST