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Tuesday, November 17, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 12 after the first quarter and won 111–105.

Final · Box score
Warriors108
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Heat87
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Nets83
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Hornets110
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +9; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Suns111
Rockets105
Q1 PHX -12; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Nuggets130
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Kings87
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +14
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2008–09Nov 17, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Phoenix rallies from 12 down to beat Houston

Brook Lopez goes for 26 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3-4+6PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22302633111
Rockets34212723105
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 25, 22, 17, 17, 21, 8, 30, 23PHX23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 0, 34, 22, 29, 13, 5, 8, 20PHX20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 10, 20, 21, 19, 20, 2, 15, 27HOU27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 15, 15, 21, 9, 17, 28, 9, 19HOU19 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Denver by 18.

CLE over GSW6PHX over HOU6IND over NJN8NOH over LAC8OKC over MIA13LAL over DET13CHI over SAC14DEN over TOR18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Suns-Rockets18
Bulls-Kings8
Warriors-Cavs7
Pistons-Lakers7
Thunder-Heat5
Clippers-Hornets2
Pacers-Nets0
The night in charts
Raptors-Nuggets combined for 242, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 112, Nuggets 130
242
Warriors-CavsWarriors 108, Cavs 114
222
Suns-RocketsSuns 111, Rockets 105
216
Clippers-HornetsClippers 102, Hornets 110
212
Pistons-LakersPistons 93, Lakers 106
199
Bulls-KingsBulls 101, Kings 87
188
Thunder-HeatThunder 100, Heat 87
187
Pacers-NetsPacers 91, Nets 83
174
PHX won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-RocketsSuns 111, Rockets 105
+6 PHX
Warriors-CavsWarriors 108, Cavs 114
+6 CLE
Pacers-NetsPacers 91, Nets 83
+8 IND
Clippers-HornetsClippers 102, Hornets 110
+8 NOH
Pistons-LakersPistons 93, Lakers 106
+13 LAL
Thunder-HeatThunder 100, Heat 87
+13 OKC
Bulls-KingsBulls 101, Kings 87
+14 CHI
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 112, Nuggets 130
+18 DEN
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 111, Rockets 105
12 pts
Raptors-NuggetsDEN won · Raptors 112, Nuggets 130
1 pt
Hibbert shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertIND · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
MeloDEN · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
BynumDET · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
LandryHOU · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
ThorntonLAC · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 108Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30252429108
Cavs35312424114
The story
LeBron James had 31 points and 12 assists as Cleveland beat Golden State 114-108

Monta Ellis led Golden State with 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+11+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 111Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22302633111
Rockets34212723105
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 23 points carried Phoenix past Houston, 111-105

For Houston, Aaron Brooks had 16 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 33-23.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −12−3−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trevor Ariza was the fantasy play: 46.3 FPTS on 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Pistons-Lakers
Pistons 93Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2220213093
Lakers23343118106
The story
Los Angeles beat Detroit 106-93 behind 17 points and 12 rebounds from Andrew Bynum

Jason Maxiell paced Detroit: 13 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 34-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +1+15+25+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 10 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 31, 41, 41, 28, 29, 19, 18, 40Lakers-Pistons · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 28, 27, 28, 37, 30, 25, 40, 32Thunder-Heat · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 42, 25, 22, 30, 30, 20, 32, 25, 32Nuggets-Raptors · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 14, 27, 25, 33, 36, 34, 21, 31Cavs-Warriors · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 6, 4, 6, 8, 15, 12, 20, 30Clippers-Hornets · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 4 games: 5, 18, 20, 29Nuggets-Raptors · W
18.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST