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Sunday, November 1, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MEM by 5 after the first quarter and won 133–123.

Final · Box score
Magic125
Raptors116
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Celtics97
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Heat95
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Thunder74
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies123
Nuggets133
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Suns120
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Lakers118
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2008–09Nov 1, 2008: 14 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Sixers), 35 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony goes for 42 in Denver win over Memphis

Kobe Bryant goes for 41 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+9+10DEN AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies40262829123
Nuggets35323630133
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 30, 41, 42DEN42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 3 games: 25, 22, 22DEN22 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 3 games: 9, 18, 40MEM40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 3 games: 21, 19, 20MEM20 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Suns29
Bulls-Heat15
Hawks-Lakers15
Blazers-Thunder8
Grizzlies-Nuggets5
Magic-Raptors4
Hornets-Celtics4
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nuggets combined for 256, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 123, Nuggets 133
256
Magic-RaptorsMagic 125, Raptors 116
241
Wolves-SunsWolves 112, Suns 120
232
Hawks-LakersHawks 110, Lakers 118
228
Hornets-CelticsHornets 87, Celtics 97
184
Bulls-HeatBulls 87, Heat 95
182
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 83, Thunder 74
157
MIA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bulls-HeatBulls 87, Heat 95
+8 MIA
Wolves-SunsWolves 112, Suns 120
+8 PHX
Hawks-LakersHawks 110, Lakers 118
+8 LAL
Magic-RaptorsMagic 125, Raptors 116
+9 ORL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 83, Thunder 74
+9 POR
Hornets-CelticsHornets 87, Celtics 97
+10 BOS
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 123, Nuggets 133
+10 DEN
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 123, Nuggets 133
5 pts
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 87, Heat 95
3 pts
Gomes shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GomesMIN · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
PierceBOS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
CP3NOH · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
HaslemMIA · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
MayoMEM · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
68% (17-25)
Final · Hawks-Lakers
Hawks 110Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25331834110
Lakers27373420118
The story
Lamar Odom had 14 rebounds and 11 points as Los Angeles beat Atlanta 118-110

Mike Bibby led Atlanta with 15 PTS 14 REB, 11 PTS, 8 AST · 4-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 34-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +2+6+22+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 125Raptors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic36283526125
Raptors28253627116
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 125-116 behind 30 points from Jameer Nelson

Hedo Turkoglu paced Toronto: 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 8-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +8+11+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Bosh topped the game at 56.7 FPTS: 35 PTS, 16 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 123Nuggets 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies40262829123
Nuggets35323630133
The story
O.J. Mayo had 40 points, but Denver won 133-123

For Denver, Chauncey Billups had 22 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 17-25 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-28, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5+1+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.5points, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
4.22008–09 avg19.7Last 3

19.7 points a game over his last three games, against 4.2 in 2008–09 (63 games). Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
38.12008–09 avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 38.1 in 2008–09 (65 games). Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
17.42008–09 avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 2008–09 (64 games). Line: 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Heat

Miami makes it three straight

Miami beat Chicago 95–87 and moved to 3–0. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 25 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIA
Wvs NYK115–93W@ IND96–83Wvs CHI95–87
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 42

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 3 games: 30, 41, 42Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
37.7 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter TOR, Dec 9, 2001: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 3 games: 33, 20, 41Lakers-Hawks · W
31.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 3 games: 9, 18, 40Grizzlies-Nuggets · L
22.3 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 13, 2001: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 3 games: 21, 37, 35Raptors-Magic · L
31.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 3 games: 7, 9, 30Magic-Raptors · W
15.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 3 games: 25, 17, 27Hawks-Lakers · L
23.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST