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Thursday, November 19, 2009Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Suns103
Hornets110
Q1 NOH +4; Q2 NOH +3; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +7
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Spurs83
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +15
On this day · 2008–09Nov 19, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Raptors), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Hornets

New Orleans upsets Phoenix

Joakim Noah goes for 15 rebounds

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+3+2+7NOH AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22272727103
Hornets26262632110
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 6, 6, 12, 0, 2, 25, 15, 25NOH25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 9 games: 0, 0, 10, 25, 8, 7, 4, 16, 19NOH19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 22, 17, 17, 21, 8, 30, 23, 23PHX23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jared DudleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 10, 3, 18, 11, 14, 4, 8, 17PHX17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Spurs

Utah handles San Antonio by 7

The Jazz won the fourth quarter 30–23. Final: 90–83. Deron Williams led Utah with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOH over PHX7UTA over SAS7LAL over CHI15Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over SAS.
Lead changes
Suns-Hornets13
Bulls-Lakers2
Jazz-Spurs1
The night in charts
Suns-Hornets combined for 213, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HornetsSuns 103, Hornets 110
213
Bulls-LakersBulls 93, Lakers 108
201
Jazz-SpursJazz 90, Spurs 83
173
UTA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Jazz-SpursJazz 90, Spurs 83
+7 UTA
Suns-HornetsSuns 103, Hornets 110
+7 NOH
Bulls-LakersBulls 93, Lakers 108
+15 LAL
Millsap shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapUTA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Amar'ePHX · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
PauLAL · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
OkaforNOH · 13 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ThorntonNOH · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 103Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22272727103
Hornets26262632110
The story
Devin Brown's 19 points carried New Orleans past Phoenix, 110-103

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 13 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-27, was where the Hornets built it.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +4+3+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 90Spurs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2024163090
Spurs1921202383
The story
Utah beat San Antonio 90-83 behind 21 points and 9 assists from Deron Williams

Richard Jefferson paced San Antonio: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 8-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+40+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 42.3 FPTS: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Bulls-Lakers
Bulls 93Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1923252693
Lakers25283124108
The story
Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Chicago 108-93

Brad Miller led Chicago with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+11+17+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 25

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 6, 6, 12, 0, 2, 25, 15, 25Hornets-Suns · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolLakers-Bulls · W
24.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 22, 17, 17, 21, 8, 30, 23, 23Suns-Hornets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 31, 41, 41, 28, 29, 19, 18, 40, 21Lakers-Bulls · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 8 games: 9, 28, 7, 15, 14, 22, 22, 21Spurs-Jazz · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 18, 22, 27, 29, 5, 13, 20, 21Jazz-Spurs · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST