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Sunday, November 15, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by HOU (vs LAL) and DAL (vs DET).

Final · Box score
Mavs95
Pistons90
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Thunder93
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Suns101
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Lakers91
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +10
On this day · 2008–09Nov 15, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Jazz), 38 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Pistons

Dallas tops Detroit in Detroit

Kevin Durant goes for 40 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-6+5+5DAL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2218312495
Pistons1828202490
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 24, 40, 12, 29, 23, 29, 20, 25DAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rodrigue BeauboisPoints, last 6 games: 0, 9, 6, 3, 9, 14DAL14 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 13, 20, 13, 20, 13, 16, 17, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 10, 20, 16, 7, 8, 16, 20, 27DET27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Lakers

Houston beats Lakers by 10

The Rockets won 101–91 in Los Angeles. Aaron Brooks led Houston with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over TOR1DAL over DET5LAC over OKC8HOU over LAL10Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over LAL.
Lead changes
Clippers-Thunder25
Mavs-Pistons13
Rockets-Lakers10
Raptors-Suns6
The night in charts
Raptors-Suns combined for 201, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SunsRaptors 100, Suns 101
201
Clippers-ThunderClippers 101, Thunder 93
194
Rockets-LakersRockets 101, Lakers 91
192
Mavs-PistonsMavs 95, Pistons 90
185
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-SunsRaptors 100, Suns 101
+1 PHX
Mavs-PistonsMavs 95, Pistons 90
+5 DAL
Clippers-ThunderClippers 101, Thunder 93
+8 LAC
Rockets-LakersRockets 101, Lakers 91
+10 HOU
HOU rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-LakersHOU won · Rockets 101, Lakers 91
6 pts
Mavs-PistonsDAL won · Mavs 95, Pistons 90
6 pts
Raptors-SunsPHX won · Raptors 100, Suns 101
3 pts
Clippers-ThunderLAC won · Clippers 101, Thunder 93
1 pt
Will Bynum shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Will BynumDET · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Amar'ePHX · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
KamanLAC · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Andrew BynumLAL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
AndersenHOU · 19 PTS, 6 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 100Suns 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors33202621100
Suns31192724101
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 30 points as Phoenix beat Toronto 101-100

Chris Bosh led Toronto with 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 24-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2−3−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Pistons
Mavs 95Pistons 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2218312495
Pistons1828202490
The story
Dallas beat Detroit 95-90 behind 25 points from Dirk Nowitzki

Will Bynum paced Detroit: 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 11-27 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4−6+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 101Thunder 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26232626101
Thunder2318351793
The story
Baron Davis' 24 points carried Los Angeles past Oklahoma City, 101-93

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 9-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 26-17.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3+8−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 9 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Season avg27.3Last 3

27.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.6 in 9 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 5.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 16, 28, 27, 28, 37, 30, 25, 40Thunder-Clippers · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rudy Gay SAC, Oct 31, 2014: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 28, 19, 15, 11, 22, 8, 10, 33Rockets-Lakers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 16, 25, 22, 17, 17, 21, 8, 30Suns-Raptors · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 13, 20, 13, 20, 13, 16, 17, 28Pistons-Mavs · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Will BynumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 10, 20, 16, 7, 8, 16, 20, 27Pistons-Mavs · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 35, 25, 27, 26, 32, 28, 21, 25Raptors-Suns · L
27.7 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST