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Saturday, October 31, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed DET by 11 at halftime and won 96–85.

Final · Box score
Nets104
Wizards123
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +20; Q4 WAS +19
Final · Box score
Bobcats79
Cavs90
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +11
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers141
Knicks127
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Rockets111
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Bucks96
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -11; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Kings94
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Clippers84
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +9
On this day · 2008–09Oct 31, 2008: 7 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Raptors-Warriors), 31 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Detroit

Andre Iguodala goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-11+11+11MIL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2920142285
Bucks2018362296
Who led
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 2 games: 17, 24MIL24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 2 games: 9, 21MIL21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 3 games: 22, 25, 26DET26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 3 games: 12, 21, 13DET13 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Clippers15
Nets-Wizards7
Bobcats-Cavs7
Blazers-Rockets7
Kings-Spurs5
Pistons-Bucks3
The night in charts
Sixers-Knicks combined for 268, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-KnicksSixers 141, Knicks 127
268
Nets-WizardsNets 104, Wizards 123
227
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 107, Rockets 111
218
Kings-SpursKings 94, Spurs 113
207
Pistons-BucksPistons 85, Bucks 96
181
Mavs-ClippersMavs 93, Clippers 84
177
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 79, Cavs 90
169
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 107, Rockets 111
+4 HOU
Mavs-ClippersMavs 93, Clippers 84
+9 DAL
Bobcats-CavsBobcats 79, Cavs 90
+11 CLE
Pistons-BucksPistons 85, Bucks 96
+11 MIL
Sixers-KnicksSixers 141, Knicks 127
+14 PHI
Nets-WizardsNets 104, Wizards 123
+19 WAS
Kings-SpursKings 94, Spurs 113
+19 SAS
MIL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BucksMIL won · Pistons 85, Bucks 96
11 pts
Mavs-ClippersDAL won · Mavs 93, Clippers 84
4 pts
Blatche shot 15-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlatcheWAS · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
83% (15-18)
Lou WilliamsPHI · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
AldridgePOR · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
AlstonNJN · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SpeightsPHI · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 107Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28262528107
Rockets33262428111
The story
Trevor Ariza's 33 points carried Houston past Portland, 111-107

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 11-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-28, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+5+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 85Bucks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2920142285
Bucks2018362296
The story
Milwaukee beat Detroit 96-85 behind 21 points from Hakim Warrick

Rodney Stuckey paced Detroit: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-14 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −9−11+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Gordon topped the game at 38.4 FPTS: 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB

Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 141Knicks 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers4030262619141
Knicks252630415127
The story
Lou Williams had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat New York 141-127 in OT

Al Harrington led New York with 42 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 10-12 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the first 40-25, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +15+19+150+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.6points, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
6.12008–09 avg22.7Last 3

22.7 points a game over his last three games, against 6.1 in 2008–09 (28 games). Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.6minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
26.32008–09 avg2.7Last 3

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

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
13.92008–09 avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 2008–09 (42 games). Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Washington by 19.

HOU over POR4DAL over LAC9CLE over CHA11MIL over DET11PHI over NYK14WAS over NJN19SAS over SAC19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Brandon Roy leads the day with 42

Brandon RoyPoints, last 3 games: 20, 30, 42Blazers-Rockets · L
30.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Apr 7, 1997: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 3 games: 15, 17, 42Knicks-Sixers · L
24.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson MIL, Dec 18, 1996: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 3 games: 12, 25, 33Rockets-Blazers · W
23.3 PPG season to date
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 3 games: 8, 19, 32Sixers-Knicks · W
19.7 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 3 games: 29, 23, 32Wizards-Nets · W
28.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 3 games: 20, 13, 30Wizards-Nets · W
21.0 PPG season to date
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST