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Wednesday, November 18, 2009Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 15 at halftime and won 110–103.

Final · Box score
Heat90
Hawks105
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Knicks110
Pacers103
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK -15; Q3 NYK -10; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Thunder94
Magic108
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +30; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Bobcats84
Sixers86
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Cavs91
Wizards108
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -7; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Warriors95
Celtics109
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Nets85
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Wolves84
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +16; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +13
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs94
Mavs99
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Blazers87
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 2008–09Nov 18, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Raptors-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Pacers

New York erases 15-point lead, steals one from Indiana

Elton Brand goes for 19 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-15-10+7NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25292234110
Pacers26431717103
Who led
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 42, 24, 22, 14, 5, 11, 23, 16, 26NYK26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 9 games: 18, 20, 7, 18, 14, 12, 14, 3, 22NYK22 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 9 games: 31, 22, 18, 21, 22, 31, 29, 22, 33IND33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dahntay JonesPoints, last 9 games: 17, 6, 20, 19, 18, 10, 25, 17, 25IND25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Cavs-Wizards

Washington climbs out of a 10-point hole against Cleveland

Down 10 after one, the Wizards won the fourth quarter 33–19 and the game 108–91. Antawn Jamison led Washington with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Cavs
Antawn Jamison · WASLeBron James · CLEPTS3134REB102AST29Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards11
Bobcats-Sixers10
Spurs-Mavs10
Warriors-Celtics8
Knicks-Pacers7
Heat-Hawks5
Rockets-Wolves5
Nets-Bucks2
Pistons-Blazers2
Thunder-Magic1
Clippers-Grizzlies0
Raptors-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Williams's layup with 3.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 86-84 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Pacers combined for 213, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PacersKnicks 110, Pacers 103
213
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 95, Celtics 109
204
Thunder-MagicThunder 94, Magic 108
202
Cavs-WizardsCavs 91, Wizards 108
199
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 91, Grizzlies 106
197
Raptors-JazzRaptors 91, Jazz 104
195
Heat-HawksHeat 90, Hawks 105
195
Spurs-MavsSpurs 94, Mavs 99
193
Nets-BucksNets 85, Bucks 99
184
Rockets-WolvesRockets 97, Wolves 84
181
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 84, Sixers 86
170
Pistons-BlazersPistons 81, Blazers 87
168
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-SixersBobcats 84, Sixers 86
+2 PHI
Spurs-MavsSpurs 94, Mavs 99
+5 DAL
Pistons-BlazersPistons 81, Blazers 87
+6 POR
Knicks-PacersKnicks 110, Pacers 103
+7 NYK
Raptors-JazzRaptors 91, Jazz 104
+13 UTA
Rockets-WolvesRockets 97, Wolves 84
+13 HOU
Thunder-MagicThunder 94, Magic 108
+14 ORL
Nets-BucksNets 85, Bucks 99
+14 MIL
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 95, Celtics 109
+14 BOS
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 91, Grizzlies 106
+15 MEM
Heat-HawksHeat 90, Hawks 105
+15 ATL
Cavs-WizardsCavs 91, Wizards 108
+17 WAS
NYK erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-PacersNYK won · Knicks 110, Pacers 103
15 pts
Cavs-WizardsWAS won · Cavs 91, Wizards 108
10 pts
Nets-BucksMIL won · Nets 85, Bucks 99
7 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 94, Mavs 99
2 pts
Jefferson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonMIN · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
GrangerIND · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (12-18)
RondoBOS · 18 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Mike MillerWAS · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
RidnourMIL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Bobcats-Sixers
Bobcats 84Sixers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2221221984
Sixers2923171786
The story
Andre Iguodala's 25 points carried Philadelphia past Charlotte, 86-84

For Charlotte, Gerald Wallace had 12 REB, 11 PTS 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-22, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7+9+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 94Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs211424251094
Mavs191826211599
The story
Drew Gooden had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas beat San Antonio 99-94 in OT

Richard Jefferson led San Antonio with 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Mavericks won the overtime 15-10.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2+2+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 110Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25292234110
Pacers26431717103
The story
New York beat Indiana 110-103 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Larry Hughes

Danny Granger paced Indiana: 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 6-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-17 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1−15−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, today vs 2008–09 avg
Points per game
22.22008–09 avg31Today

31 points today in 38 minutes, against 22.2 a game in 2008–09 (81 games).

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 41

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 12, 29, 23, 29, 20, 25, 32, 41Mavs-Spurs · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jaylen Brown BOS, Jan 11, 2023: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Season high41 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 27, 25, 33, 36, 34, 21, 31, 34Cavs-Wizards · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 9 games: 31, 22, 18, 21, 22, 31, 29, 22, 33Pacers-Knicks · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 27, 26, 32, 28, 21, 25, 13, 32Raptors-Jazz · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Chris Douglas-RobertsPoints, last 9 games: 8, 6, 25, 20, 19, 5, 16, 27, 31Nets-Bucks · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonWizards-Cavs · W
31.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST