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Sunday, November 8, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed WAS by 3 after the first quarter and won 102–90.

Final · Box score
Sixers81
Pistons88
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Suns102
Wizards90
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Magic74
Thunder102
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +28
Final · Box score
Wolves93
Blazers116
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +25; Q4 POR +23
Final · Box score
Warriors107
Kings120
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Hornets88
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2008–09Nov 8, 2008: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Bulls), 41 points.
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The lead · Suns-Wizards

Washington's skid reaches four

Kevin Durant goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5+9+12PHX AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26302422102
Wizards2922201990
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 5 games: 23, 14, 0, 34, 22PHX22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 7 games: 12, 22, 25, 9, 5, 8, 18PHX18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 7 games: 29, 23, 32, 22, 32, 13, 20WAS20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 7 games: 20, 13, 30, 7, 10, 1, 20WAS20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Wizards8
Warriors-Kings6
Magic-Thunder5
Sixers-Pistons2
Wolves-Blazers1
Hornets-Lakers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 227, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 107, Kings 120
227
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 116
209
Hornets-LakersHornets 88, Lakers 104
192
Suns-WizardsSuns 102, Wizards 90
192
Magic-ThunderMagic 74, Thunder 102
176
Sixers-PistonsSixers 81, Pistons 88
169
DET won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 81, Pistons 88
+7 DET
Suns-WizardsSuns 102, Wizards 90
+12 PHX
Warriors-KingsWarriors 107, Kings 120
+13 SAC
Hornets-LakersHornets 88, Lakers 104
+16 LAL
Wolves-BlazersWolves 93, Blazers 116
+23 POR
Magic-ThunderMagic 74, Thunder 102
+28 OKC
PHX rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WizardsPHX won · Suns 102, Wizards 90
3 pts
Magic-ThunderOKC won · Magic 74, Thunder 102
2 pts
Maggette shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaggetteGSW · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KDOKC · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
Andre MillerPOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
UdrihSAC · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
JawaiMIN · 16 PTS, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 81Pistons 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1918222281
Pistons2320212488
The story
Detroit beat Philadelphia 88-81 behind 23 points from Ben Gordon

Marreese Speights paced Philadelphia: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-19 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 23-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +4+6+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Iguodala topped the game at 48.2 FPTS: 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST

Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 107Kings 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors29252330107
Kings30353124120
The story
Tyreke Evans had 23 points as Sacramento beat Golden State 120-107

Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the second 35-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1+11+19+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Thunder
Magic 74Thunder 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2519131774
Thunder23302623102
The story
Russell Westbrook's 17 points and 10 assists carried Oklahoma City past Orlando, 102-74

For Orlando, Mickael Pietrus had 15 PTS, 2 REB 17 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 5-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-13, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 −2+9+22+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 5 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs 2008–09 avg
Minutes per game
24.52008–09 avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 2008–09 (77 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Magic-Thunder

OKC routs Orlando by 28

OKC led by 9 at halftime and won 102–74. Kevin Durant led OKC with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over PHI7PHX over WAS12SAC over GSW13LAL over NOH16POR over MIN23OKC over ORL28Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over ORL.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 28

Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 25, 25, 16, 28, 27, 28Thunder-Magic · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 7 games: 33, 20, 41, 31, 41, 41, 28Lakers-Hornets · W
33.6 PPG season to date · −6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 6 games: 8, 19, 32, 17, 16, 24Sixers-Pistons · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 7 games: 10, 22, 6, 3, 15, 32, 23Kings-Warriors · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 7 games: 22, 25, 26, 23, 30, 19, 23Pistons-Sixers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 5 games: 23, 14, 0, 34, 22Suns-Wizards · W
18.6 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST