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Sunday, November 22, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 6 after the first quarter and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Magic104
Raptors96
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics107
Knicks105
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Pacers88
Bobcats104
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Heat102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Suns117
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +26
Final · Box score
Thunder85
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +19; Q2 LAL +23; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2008–09Nov 22, 2008: 9 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Pacers), 38 points.
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The lead · Magic-Raptors

Orlando makes it five straight

Paul Pierce goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+10+8ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22282628104
Raptors2821272096
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 15, 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24ORL24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 5, 8, 10, 0, 3, 9, 0, 19ORL19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 32, 28, 21, 25, 13, 32, 29, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jose CalderonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 13, 18, 18, 8, 16, 13, 5, 16TOR16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors14
Celtics-Knicks14
Hornets-Heat12
Pacers-Bobcats3
Thunder-Lakers3
Pistons-Suns2
Shot of the night

KG's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 107-105 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 212, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 107, Knicks 105
212
Pistons-SunsPistons 91, Suns 117
208
Hornets-HeatHornets 101, Heat 102
203
Magic-RaptorsMagic 104, Raptors 96
200
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 88, Bobcats 104
192
Thunder-LakersThunder 85, Lakers 101
186
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-HeatHornets 101, Heat 102
+1 MIA
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 107, Knicks 105
+2 BOS
Magic-RaptorsMagic 104, Raptors 96
+8 ORL
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 88, Bobcats 104
+16 CHA
Thunder-LakersThunder 85, Lakers 101
+16 LAL
Pistons-SunsPistons 91, Suns 117
+26 PHX
ORL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-RaptorsORL won · Magic 104, Raptors 96
6 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 107, Knicks 105
5 pts
Bynum shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BynumLAL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
MohammedCHA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Amar'ePHX · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Nate RobinsonNYK · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
DiawCHA · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 101Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25273118101
Heat30292716102
The story
Dwyane Wade's 31 points carried Miami past New Orleans, 102-101

For New Orleans, Marcus Thornton had 24 PTS, 2 REB 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 12-21 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-25, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+7+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 107Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics302621219107
Knicks223129167105
The story
Rajon Rondo had 14 points and 10 assists as Boston beat New York 107-105 in OT

Al Harrington led New York with 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 4 STL · 5-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8+3−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 85Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1618242785
Lakers35222222101
The story
Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 101-85 behind 26 points from Kobe Bryant

Serge Ibaka paced Oklahoma City: 13 REB, 11 PTS 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +19+23+21+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 14 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Knicks

Boston needs overtime to survive New York

Tied 98–98 after regulation. Boston won the final period 9–7 for a 107–105 win. Paul Pierce led Boston with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Knicks
Paul Pierce · BOSAl Harrington · NYKPTS3330REB99AST62Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 33

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 16, 16, 13, 24, 15, 19, 21, 33Celtics-Knicks · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 22, 41, 36, 22, 22, 15, 30, 31Heat-Hornets · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 14, 5, 11, 23, 16, 26, 17, 30Knicks-Celtics · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 41, 41, 28, 29, 19, 18, 40, 21, 26Lakers-Thunder · W
29.8 PPG season to date · −4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 22, 17, 26, 19, 21, 17, 11, 25Lakers-Thunder · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 15, 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24Magic-Raptors · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST