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Sunday, November 29, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 16 after three quarters and won 98–88.

Final · Box score
Hawks88
Pistons94
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Suns113
Raptors94
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Clippers98
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -15; Q3 LAC -16; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Heat85
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Magic114
Knicks102
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Rockets100
Thunder91
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -9; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Nuggets100
Q1 MIN -15; Q2 MIN -14; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Kings112
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Nets87
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +25; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +19
On this day · 2008–09Nov 29, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: David Lee (Knicks-Warriors), 37 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Clippers

Clippers storm back from 16 down to beat Memphis

Andre Iguodala goes for 21 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-15-16+10LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies283023788
Clippers2122223398
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 16, 17, 25, 15, 6, 14, 29LAC29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Al ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 20, 30, 10, 18, 31, 5, 19, 18LAC18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 3, 17, 16, 19, 14, 18, 13, 19, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 19, 21, 33, 24, 24, 16, 14, 15MEM15 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 10 games.

DET over ATL6MIN over DEN6BOS over MIA7SAS over PHI8HOU over OKC9LAC over MEM10ORL over NYK12SAC over NOH16PHX over TOR19LAL over NJN19Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Lead changes
Magic-Knicks18
Celtics-Heat13
Hawks-Pistons6
Sixers-Spurs6
Hornets-Kings5
Wolves-Nuggets4
Rockets-Thunder3
Nets-Lakers3
Suns-Raptors2
Grizzlies-Clippers1
The night in charts
Magic-Knicks combined for 216, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-KnicksMagic 114, Knicks 102
216
Hornets-KingsHornets 96, Kings 112
208
Suns-RaptorsSuns 113, Raptors 94
207
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 106, Nuggets 100
206
Nets-LakersNets 87, Lakers 106
193
Rockets-ThunderRockets 100, Thunder 91
191
Sixers-SpursSixers 89, Spurs 97
186
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 88, Clippers 98
186
Hawks-PistonsHawks 88, Pistons 94
182
Celtics-HeatCeltics 92, Heat 85
177
MIN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 106, Nuggets 100
+6 MIN
Hawks-PistonsHawks 88, Pistons 94
+6 DET
Celtics-HeatCeltics 92, Heat 85
+7 BOS
Sixers-SpursSixers 89, Spurs 97
+8 SAS
Rockets-ThunderRockets 100, Thunder 91
+9 HOU
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 88, Clippers 98
+10 LAC
Magic-KnicksMagic 114, Knicks 102
+12 ORL
Hornets-KingsHornets 96, Kings 112
+16 SAC
Suns-RaptorsSuns 113, Raptors 94
+19 PHX
Nets-LakersNets 87, Lakers 106
+19 LAL
LAC erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 88, Clippers 98
16 pts
Wolves-NuggetsMIN won · Wolves 106, Nuggets 100
15 pts
Rockets-ThunderHOU won · Rockets 100, Thunder 91
9 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 92, Heat 85
2 pts
KG shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
92% (11-12)
OkaforNOH · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
Amar'ePHX · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Josh SmithATL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
GasolMEM · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 106Nuggets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25253125106
Nuggets40241224100
The story
Ryan Gomes had 27 points as Minnesota beat Denver 106-100

Kenyon Martin led Denver with 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 12-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 31-12.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −15−14+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 88Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2522182388
Pistons2728122794
The story
Detroit beat Atlanta 94-88 behind 23 points and 8 assists from Rodney Stuckey

Mike Bibby paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 10-23 FG

The swing

A 28-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2+8+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith topped the game at 54.4 FPTS: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 88Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies283023788
Clippers2122223398
The story
Eric Gordon's 29 points carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 98-88

For Memphis, Rudy Gay had 15 PTS, 10 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 16 going into the fourth, then won it 33-7.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7−15−16+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol was the fantasy play: 56.0 FPTS on 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 32

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 25, 32, 37, 30, 27, 22, 50, 32Nuggets-Wolves · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 13, 32, 29, 22, 16, 18, 20, 30Raptors-Suns · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 19, 18, 40, 21, 26, 34, 20, 30Lakers-Nets · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 16, 17, 25, 15, 6, 14, 29Clippers-Grizzlies · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 22, 22, 15, 30, 31, 24, 18, 27Heat-Celtics · L
27.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 10, 15, 7, 8, 15, 5, 3, 27Wolves-Nuggets · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST