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Wednesday, November 4, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MEM by 10 after the first quarter and won 113–105.

Final · Box score
Suns100
Magic122
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +22
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Raptors110
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Heat93
Wizards89
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Nets94
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Knicks89
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Wolves90
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +2
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers103
Rockets102
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +1
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs107
Hornets114
Q1 NOH +8; Q2 NOH +2; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Kings105
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Warriors113
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +8
On this day · 2008–09Nov 4, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Spurs), 30 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Warriors

Golden State rallies from 10 down to beat Memphis

Monta Ellis goes for 24 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+1+10+8GSW AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29272425105
Warriors19383323113
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 3 games: 26, 19, 24GSW24 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 3 games: 7, 7, 24GSW24 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 5 games: 16, 17, 18, 21, 29MEM29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 2 games: 11, 18MEM18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nuggets rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Denver beat New Jersey by 28.

LAL over HOU1BOS over MIN2MIA over WAS4NOH over DAL7ATL over SAC8GSW over MEM8TOR over DET11IND over NYK12ORL over PHX22DEN over NJN28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Hawks-Kings27
Lakers-Rockets14
Heat-Wizards11
Mavs-Hornets11
Celtics-Wolves10
Nuggets-Nets8
Pistons-Raptors6
Pacers-Knicks6
Suns-Magic4
Grizzlies-Warriors4
The night in charts
Suns-Magic combined for 222, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MagicSuns 100, Magic 122
222
Mavs-HornetsMavs 107, Hornets 114
221
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 105, Warriors 113
218
Hawks-KingsHawks 113, Kings 105
218
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 122, Nets 94
216
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 99, Raptors 110
209
Lakers-RocketsLakers 103, Rockets 102
205
Pacers-KnicksPacers 101, Knicks 89
190
Heat-WizardsHeat 93, Wizards 89
182
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 92, Wolves 90
182
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 103, Rockets 102
+1 LAL
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 92, Wolves 90
+2 BOS
Heat-WizardsHeat 93, Wizards 89
+4 MIA
Mavs-HornetsMavs 107, Hornets 114
+7 NOH
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 105, Warriors 113
+8 GSW
Hawks-KingsHawks 113, Kings 105
+8 ATL
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 99, Raptors 110
+11 TOR
Pacers-KnicksPacers 101, Knicks 89
+12 IND
Suns-MagicSuns 100, Magic 122
+22 ORL
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 122, Nets 94
+28 DEN
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WarriorsGSW won · Grizzlies 105, Warriors 113
10 pts
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 92, Wolves 90
8 pts
Pacers-KnicksIND won · Pacers 101, Knicks 89
6 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 103, Rockets 102
4 pts
Pistons-RaptorsTOR won · Pistons 99, Raptors 110
4 pts
Lawson shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LawsonDEN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
MorrowGSW · 24 PTS, 1 REB
83% (10-12)
LandryHOU · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
RichardsonMIA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
TerryDAL · 35 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 103Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2222291911103
Rockets2226261810102
The story
Andrew Bynum had 17 points and 17 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Houston 103-102 in OT

Chuck Hayes led Houston with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Lakers took the third 29-26.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−4−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 93Wizards 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3119162793
Wizards1724252389
The story
Dwyane Wade's 40 points carried Miami past Washington, 93-89

For Washington, Brendan Haywood had 16 PTS, 11 REB 40 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 14-26 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-17, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +14+90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 107Hornets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs1731212810107
Hornets2525242317114
The story
New Orleans beat Dallas 114-107 in OT behind 39 points from Chris Paul

Jason Terry paced Dallas: 35 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 39 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 14-23 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +8+2+50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 4 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 2 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
36.72008–09 avg23.0Last 2

23.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.7 in 2008–09 (57 games). Today: 18 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 41

Kobe BryantPoints, last 5 games: 33, 20, 41, 31, 41Lakers-Rockets · W
33.2 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 5 games: 26, 32, 25, 23, 40Heat-Wizards · W
29.2 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 16, 2003: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 5 games: 26, 31, 22, 32, 39Hornets-Mavs · W
30.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 5 games: 12, 16, 16, 10, 35Mavs-Hornets · L
17.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 5 games: 29, 23, 32, 22, 32Wizards-Heat · L
27.6 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 5 games: 22, 25, 26, 23, 30Pistons-Raptors · L
25.2 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST