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Monday, November 30, 2009Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed IND by 8 after the first quarter and won 126–107.

Final · Box score
Bulls97
Bucks99
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Mavs104
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Jazz120
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +25; Q4 UTA +27
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Warriors126
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +19
On this day · 2008–09Nov 30, 2008: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Harris (Nets-Suns), 47 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Warriors

Monta Ellis scores 45 as Golden State beats Indiana

Jason Kidd goes for 22 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6+2+19GSW AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33242624107
Warriors25263441126
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34, 37, 42, 18, 45GSW45 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
C.J. WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 13, 2, 19, 5, 0, 8, 18GSW18 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 29, 22, 33, 19, 18, 36, 20, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 2 games: 13, 22IND22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Bucks

Milwaukee controls Chicago start to finish

Milwaukee won 99–97, leading by as many as 5 at a break. Andrew Bogut led Milwaukee with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CHI2DAL over PHI2GSW over IND19UTA over MEM27Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CHI.
Lead changes
Bulls-Bucks7
Sixers-Mavs4
Pacers-Warriors2
Grizzlies-Jazz1
Shot of the night

Terry's jumper with 1.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Warriors combined for 233, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 107, Warriors 126
233
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 93, Jazz 120
213
Sixers-MavsSixers 102, Mavs 104
206
Bulls-BucksBulls 97, Bucks 99
196
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MavsSixers 102, Mavs 104
+2 DAL
Bulls-BucksBulls 97, Bucks 99
+2 MIL
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 107, Warriors 126
+19 GSW
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 93, Jazz 120
+27 UTA
Watson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WatsonGSW · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
BrewerUTA · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
BrandPHI · 21 PTS, 10 REB
67% (8-12)
BoozerUTA · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
MayoMEM · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 102Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers23202930102
Mavs28292126104
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points as Dallas beat Philadelphia 104-102

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-26 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+14+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 97Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1727282597
Bucks2226292299
The story
Andrew Bogut's 22 points and 15 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Chicago, 99-97

For Chicago, John Salmons had 23 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 22-17, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5+4+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Warriors
Pacers 107Warriors 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33242624107
Warriors25263441126
The story
Golden State beat Indiana 126-107 behind 18 points from C.J. Watson

T.J. Ford paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 41-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −8−6+2+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.1Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg38.7Today

39 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 45

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 26, 23, 18, 34, 37, 42, 18, 45Warriors-Pacers · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Klay Thompson GSW, Jan 27, 2016: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Career high45 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 32, 41, 20, 28, 25, 31, 27, 28Mavs-Sixers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ronnie BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 4, 8, 13, 15, 5, 15, 9, 25Jazz-Grizzlies · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 25, 22, 18, 22, 26, 28, 26, 24Jazz-Grizzlies · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Willie GreenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 4, 3, 0, 2, 18, 7, 17, 23Sixers-Mavs · L
7.1 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 5, 14, 23, 18, 5, 22, 9, 23Bulls-Bucks · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST