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Saturday, November 21, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHI by 13 after the first quarter and won 112–93.

Final · Box score
Knicks98
Nets91
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Cavs97
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Grizzlies98
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks88
Hornets96
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Kings106
Rockets113
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Wizards84
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN -13; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +19
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons97
Jazz100
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Wolves78
Blazers106
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +28
On this day · 2008–09Nov 21, 2008: 13 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Raptors-Nets), 42 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony posts 30 and 11 as Denver beats Chicago

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-3+4+19DEN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2725192293
Nuggets14352637112
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 30, 30, 20, 32, 25, 32, 37, 30DEN30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 6, 27, 17, 19, 6, 7, 5, 21DEN21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 14, 13, 22, 14, 14, 10, 20, 28CHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 15, 14, 21, 18, 19, 16, 6, 22CHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Minnesota by 28, the widest margin of 9 games.

UTA over DET3MIL over MEM5CLE over PHI6NYK over NJN7HOU over SAC7NOH over ATL8DEN over CHI19SAS over WAS22POR over MIN28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pistons-Jazz17
Bucks-Grizzlies14
Kings-Rockets14
Sixers-Cavs8
Bulls-Nuggets8
Wolves-Blazers7
Wizards-Spurs4
Knicks-Nets1
Hawks-Hornets1
The night in charts
Kings-Rockets combined for 219, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RocketsKings 106, Rockets 113
219
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 93, Nuggets 112
205
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 103, Grizzlies 98
201
Pistons-JazzPistons 97, Jazz 100
197
Wizards-SpursWizards 84, Spurs 106
190
Knicks-NetsKnicks 98, Nets 91
189
Sixers-CavsSixers 91, Cavs 97
188
Wolves-BlazersWolves 78, Blazers 106
184
Hawks-HornetsHawks 88, Hornets 96
184
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-JazzPistons 97, Jazz 100
+3 UTA
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 103, Grizzlies 98
+5 MIL
Sixers-CavsSixers 91, Cavs 97
+6 CLE
Knicks-NetsKnicks 98, Nets 91
+7 NYK
Kings-RocketsKings 106, Rockets 113
+7 HOU
Hawks-HornetsHawks 88, Hornets 96
+8 NOH
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 93, Nuggets 112
+19 DEN
Wizards-SpursWizards 84, Spurs 106
+22 SAS
Wolves-BlazersWolves 78, Blazers 106
+28 POR
DEN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-NuggetsDEN won · Bulls 93, Nuggets 112
13 pts
Bucks-GrizzliesMIL won · Bucks 103, Grizzlies 98
10 pts
Sixers-CavsCLE won · Sixers 91, Cavs 97
6 pts
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 97, Jazz 100
4 pts
Kings-RocketsHOU won · Kings 106, Rockets 113
4 pts
LeBron shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB
65% (13-20)
HawesSAC · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
CollisonNOH · 22 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
IlyasovaMIL · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 97Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons24222222797
Jazz2715222610100
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Detroit 100-97 in OT

Ben Gordon led Detroit with 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 26-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3−4−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 103Grizzlies 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks19263127103
Grizzlies2921222698
The story
Brandon Jennings' 26 points carried Milwaukee past Memphis, 103-98

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 31-22.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10−5+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gay was the fantasy play: 40.0 FPTS on 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 93Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2725192293
Nuggets14352637112
The story
Denver beat Chicago 112-93 behind 21 points from Chauncey Billups

Derrick Rose paced Chicago: 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 5-9 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −13−3+4+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 13 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 5 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 33, 36, 34, 21, 31, 34, 40, 32Cavs-Sixers · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 30, 30, 20, 32, 25, 32, 37, 30Nuggets-Bulls · W
30.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 14, 13, 22, 14, 14, 10, 20, 28Bulls-Nuggets · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 9, 17, 32, 55, 25, 19, 29, 26Bucks-Grizzlies · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 19, 23, 22, 29, 5, 18, 11, 25Pistons-Jazz · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 22, 33, 12, 18, 19, 21, 33, 24Grizzlies-Bucks · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST