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Wednesday, November 25, 2009Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed MIL by 10 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Raptors81
Bobcats116
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +35
Final · Box score
Clippers73
Pacers86
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Heat99
Magic98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Pistons88
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Wolves111
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +13
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks99
Hornets102
Q1 NOH -10; Q2 NOH -8; Q3 NOH -2; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +3
Final · Box score
Mavs130
Rockets99
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +31
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Spurs118
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Suns126
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Nets83
Blazers93
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Kings111
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +14
On this day · 2008–09Nov 25, 2008: 5 games. Top scorer: Caron Butler (Wizards-Warriors), 35 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hornets

New Orleans rallies from eight down at the half, wins in overtime

Gerald Wallace goes for 31 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-8-20+3NOH AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks30172321899
Hornets2019292311102
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 10, 15, 8, 24, 6, 12, 13, 27NOH27 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 10, 18, 10, 12, 15, 22, 11, 18NOH18 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Luke RidnourPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 4, 13, 17, 17, 8, 13, 4, 23MIL23 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 8, 3, 6, 8, 16, 8, 15, 22MIL22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Spurs21
Sixers-Celtics12
Bucks-Hornets12
Raptors-Bobcats10
Heat-Magic8
Grizzlies-Suns8
Clippers-Pacers3
Cavs-Pistons3
Mavs-Rockets1
Nuggets-Wolves0
Nets-Blazers0
Knicks-Kings0
Shot of the night

Beasley's jumper with 1.6 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Suns combined for 237, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 111, Suns 126
237
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 124, Wolves 111
235
Mavs-RocketsMavs 130, Rockets 99
229
Sixers-CelticsSixers 110, Celtics 113
223
Warriors-SpursWarriors 104, Spurs 118
222
Knicks-KingsKnicks 97, Kings 111
208
Bucks-HornetsBucks 99, Hornets 102
201
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 81, Bobcats 116
197
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 98
197
Cavs-PistonsCavs 98, Pistons 88
186
Nets-BlazersNets 83, Blazers 93
176
Clippers-PacersClippers 73, Pacers 86
159
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 98
+1 MIA
Sixers-CelticsSixers 110, Celtics 113
+3 BOS
Bucks-HornetsBucks 99, Hornets 102
+3 NOH
Nets-BlazersNets 83, Blazers 93
+10 POR
Cavs-PistonsCavs 98, Pistons 88
+10 CLE
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 124, Wolves 111
+13 DEN
Clippers-PacersClippers 73, Pacers 86
+13 IND
Knicks-KingsKnicks 97, Kings 111
+14 SAC
Warriors-SpursWarriors 104, Spurs 118
+14 SAS
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 111, Suns 126
+15 PHX
Mavs-RocketsMavs 130, Rockets 99
+31 DAL
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 81, Bobcats 116
+35 CHA
NOH erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HornetsNOH won · Bucks 99, Hornets 102
10 pts
Clippers-PacersIND won · Clippers 73, Pacers 86
9 pts
Sixers-CelticsBOS won · Sixers 110, Celtics 113
6 pts
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 99, Magic 98
5 pts
Raptors-BobcatsCHA won · Raptors 81, Bobcats 116
3 pts
Terry shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 27 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB
91% (10-11)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
83% (10-12)
LandryHOU · 24 PTS, 6 REB
82% (9-11)
Jason WilliamsORL · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KaponoPHI · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 99Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2617233399
Magic2420272798
The story
Miami beat Orlando 99-98 behind 24 points from Dwyane Wade

Jason Williams paced Orlando: 25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-27 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2−1−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 99Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks30172321899
Hornets2019292311102
The story
David West had 27 points and 10 rebounds as New Orleans beat Milwaukee 102-99 in OT

Luke Ridnour led Milwaukee with 23 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Hornets took the third 29-23.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −10−8−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 110Celtics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers23293325110
Celtics27242834113
The story
Paul Pierce's 27 points carried Boston past Philadelphia, 113-110

For Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had 25 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 34-25.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4−1−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.0Season avg30.8Last 5

30.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.0 in 13 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bobcats rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Toronto by 35.

MIA over ORL1BOS over PHI3NOH over MIL3CLE over DET10POR over NJN10IND over LAC13DEN over MIN13SAS over GSW14SAC over NYK14PHX over MEM15DAL over HOU31CHA over TOR35Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 42

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34, 37, 42Warriors-Spurs · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 16, 2001: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 36, 34, 21, 31, 34, 40, 32, 34Cavs-Pistons · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 23, 4, 17, 26, 11, 18, 5, 32Nets-Blazers · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 9 games: 17, 8, 24, 21, 4, 17, 17, 6, 32Spurs-Warriors · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 22, 11, 31Bobcats-Raptors · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 17, 21, 8, 30, 23, 23, 21, 28Suns-Grizzlies · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST