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Thursday, November 26, 2009Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed ATL by 12 at halftime and won 93–76.

Final · Box score
Magic93
Hawks76
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -12; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Bulls86
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +19
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The lead · Magic-Hawks

Orlando rallies from 12 down to beat Atlanta

Dwight Howard goes for 22 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12+2+17ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2316282693
Hawks2526141176
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 11, 26, 14, 11, 9, 17, 12, 22ORL22 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24, 22, 21ORL21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 19, 24, 26, 35, 30, 19, 14, 22ATL22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 22, 14, 17, 20, 16, 9, 14, 13ATL13 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Jazz

Utah leads Chicago wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 105–86. Best quarter: the second, 29–18. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Bulls
Carlos Boozer · UTALuol Deng · CHIPTS2826REB88AST52Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Hawks6
Bulls-Jazz3
The night in charts
Bulls-Jazz combined for 191, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-JazzBulls 86, Jazz 105
191
Magic-HawksMagic 93, Hawks 76
169
ORL won the closest game by 17
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 93, Hawks 76
+17 ORL
Bulls-JazzBulls 86, Jazz 105
+19 UTA
Boozer shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
86% (12-14)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
82% (9-11)
DwightORL · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Anthony JohnsonORL · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
BrewerUTA · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 93Hawks 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2316282693
Hawks2526141176
The story
Vince Carter had 21 points as Orlando beat Atlanta 93-76

Josh Smith led Atlanta with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-18 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the fourth 26-11, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−12+2+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 86Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2218252186
Jazz28292424105
The story
Deron Williams' 21 points carried Utah past Chicago, 105-86

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 9-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-18, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+17+16+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.9Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 28

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 10, 24, 25, 22, 18, 22, 26, 28Jazz-Bulls · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 21, 18, 19, 16, 6, 22, 25, 26Bulls-Jazz · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 11, 26, 14, 11, 9, 17, 12, 22Magic-Hawks · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 19, 24, 26, 35, 30, 19, 14, 22Hawks-Magic · L
22.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 29, 14, 15, 18, 26, 24, 22, 21Magic-Hawks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 29, 5, 13, 20, 21, 14, 10, 21Jazz-Bulls · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST