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Friday, November 27, 2009Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed DET by 7 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Cavs87
Bobcats94
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +15; Q3 CHA +11; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Wizards94
Heat84
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Sixers86
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Pistons96
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Pacers92
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +26; Q4 DAL +21
Final · Box score
Spurs92
Rockets84
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Knicks125
Nuggets128
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Suns120
Wolves95
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +27; Q4 PHX +25
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Thunder108
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Blazers96
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +22; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Nets96
Kings109
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +13
On this day · 2008–09Nov 27, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Nuggets-Hornets), 32 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Pistons

Clippers handle Detroit by 8

Al Harrington goes for 41 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7-1+8LAC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers27202730104
Pistons2727212196
Who led
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 25, 25, 17, 17, 13, 15, 10, 26LAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 17, 24, 23, 23, 12, 2, 25, 25LAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jonas JerebkoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 2, 2, 8, 4, 4, 9, 4, 22DET22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 17, 28, 11, 21, 18, 8, 25, 21DET21 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Nuggets18
Clippers-Pistons13
Raptors-Celtics7
Spurs-Rockets7
Mavs-Pacers6
Bucks-Thunder6
Hawks-Sixers5
Cavs-Bobcats5
Suns-Wolves2
Grizzlies-Blazers2
Wizards-Heat1
Nets-Kings0
The night in charts
Knicks-Nuggets combined for 253, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 125, Nuggets 128
253
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 103, Celtics 116
219
Suns-WolvesSuns 120, Wolves 95
215
Mavs-PacersMavs 113, Pacers 92
205
Nets-KingsNets 96, Kings 109
205
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 106, Blazers 96
202
Clippers-PistonsClippers 104, Pistons 96
200
Bucks-ThunderBucks 90, Thunder 108
198
Hawks-SixersHawks 100, Sixers 86
186
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 87, Bobcats 94
181
Wizards-HeatWizards 94, Heat 84
178
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 92, Rockets 84
176
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 125, Nuggets 128
+3 DEN
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 87, Bobcats 94
+7 CHA
Clippers-PistonsClippers 104, Pistons 96
+8 LAC
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 92, Rockets 84
+8 SAS
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 106, Blazers 96
+10 MEM
Wizards-HeatWizards 94, Heat 84
+10 WAS
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 103, Celtics 116
+13 BOS
Nets-KingsNets 96, Kings 109
+13 SAC
Hawks-SixersHawks 100, Sixers 86
+14 ATL
Bucks-ThunderBucks 90, Thunder 108
+18 OKC
Mavs-PacersMavs 113, Pacers 92
+21 DAL
Suns-WolvesSuns 120, Wolves 95
+25 PHX
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-PistonsLAC won · Clippers 104, Pistons 96
7 pts
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 92, Rockets 84
5 pts
Knicks-NuggetsDEN won · Knicks 125, Nuggets 128
4 pts
Raptors-CelticsBOS won · Raptors 103, Celtics 116
1 pt
Kaman shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KamanLAC · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
UdrihSAC · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SessionsMIN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
David LeeNYK · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JerebkoDET · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Knicks-Nuggets
Knicks 125Nuggets 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30302738125
Nuggets26353136128
The story
Chauncey Billups had 32 points and 8 assists as Denver beat New York 128-125

Larry Hughes led New York with 16 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 35-30.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4+1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 103Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors27281731103
Celtics33213329116
The story
Paul Pierce's 18 points carried Boston past Toronto, 116-103

For Toronto, Chris Bosh had 20 PTS, 13 REB 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 33-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6−1+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo was the fantasy play: 39.9 FPTS on 12 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB

Final · Bucks-Thunder
Bucks 90Thunder 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2624132790
Thunder31202730108
The story
Oklahoma City beat Milwaukee 108-90 behind 33 points and 12 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Ersan Ilyasova paced Milwaukee: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+1+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg11.8Last 3

11.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg37.3Today

37 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Rockets

San Antonio keeps rolling, beats Houston

That is four in a row. Final: 92–84. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
L@ POR84–96Wvs TOR131–124Wvs DAL92–83Lvs OKC98–101L@ DAL94–99Lvs UTA83–90Wvs WAS106–84Wvs MIL112–98Wvs GSW118–104W@ HOU92–84
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 50

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 32, 25, 32, 37, 30, 27, 22, 50Nuggets-Knicks · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant GSW, Apr 26, 2019: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Career high50 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 23, 16, 26, 17, 30, 5, 17, 41Knicks-Nuggets · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Mar 14, 2007: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 25, 40, 32, 12, 35, 19, 28, 33Thunder-Bucks · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 19, 6, 7, 5, 21, 5, 19, 32Nuggets-Knicks · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 22, 11, 31, 31Bobcats-Cavs · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 20, 25, 32, 41, 20, 28, 25, 31Mavs-Pacers · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST