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Wednesday, December 2, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 8 at halftime and won 97–95.

Final · Box score
Raptors115
Hawks146
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +30; Q4 ATL +31
Final · Box score
Suns90
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +28; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Magic118
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Mavs117
Nets101
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +27; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Bulls92
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Wolves95
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Thunder117
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Kings110
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Clippers85
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +17
On this day · 2008–09Dec 2, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Danny Granger (Pacers-Lakers), 32 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Memphis climbs back to beat Minnesota

Marcus Camby goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8+4+2MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2225302097
Wolves2827182295
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 21, 18, 16, 24, 21, 5, 15, 20MEM20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 21, 33, 24, 24, 16, 14, 15, 20MEM20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 15, 7, 8, 15, 5, 3, 27, 20MIN20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 13, 16, 8, 9, 6, 23, 6, 16MIN16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Atlanta by 31.

WAS over MIL2MEM over MIN2SAC over IND5CHI over DET7OKC over PHI11ORL over NYK14DAL over NJN16CLE over PHX17HOU over LAC17ATL over TOR31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sixers-Thunder15
Bucks-Wizards14
Pacers-Kings14
Rockets-Clippers11
Mavs-Nets5
Raptors-Hawks4
Suns-Cavs1
Knicks-Magic1
Grizzlies-Wolves1
Pistons-Bulls0
The night in charts
Raptors-Hawks combined for 261, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-HawksRaptors 115, Hawks 146
261
Sixers-ThunderSixers 106, Thunder 117
223
Knicks-MagicKnicks 104, Magic 118
222
Mavs-NetsMavs 117, Nets 101
218
Pacers-KingsPacers 105, Kings 110
215
Bucks-WizardsBucks 102, Wizards 104
206
Suns-CavsSuns 90, Cavs 107
197
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 97, Wolves 95
192
Rockets-ClippersRockets 102, Clippers 85
187
Pistons-BullsPistons 85, Bulls 92
177
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-WizardsBucks 102, Wizards 104
+2 WAS
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 97, Wolves 95
+2 MEM
Pacers-KingsPacers 105, Kings 110
+5 SAC
Pistons-BullsPistons 85, Bulls 92
+7 CHI
Sixers-ThunderSixers 106, Thunder 117
+11 OKC
Knicks-MagicKnicks 104, Magic 118
+14 ORL
Mavs-NetsMavs 117, Nets 101
+16 DAL
Suns-CavsSuns 90, Cavs 107
+17 CLE
Rockets-ClippersRockets 102, Clippers 85
+17 HOU
Raptors-HawksRaptors 115, Hawks 146
+31 ATL
MEM rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 97, Wolves 95
8 pts
Sixers-ThunderOKC won · Sixers 106, Thunder 117
4 pts
Bucks-WizardsWAS won · Bucks 102, Wizards 104
4 pts
Pacers-KingsSAC won · Pacers 105, Kings 110
3 pts
Horford shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
BrooksHOU · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
82% (9-11)
DampierDAL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
TerryDAL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ConleyMEM · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 97Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2225302097
Wolves2827182295
The story
Mike Conley's 20 points carried Memphis past Minnesota, 97-95

For Minnesota, Ryan Gomes had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 30-18.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6−8+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 102Wizards 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22322622102
Wizards26242925104
The story
Washington beat Milwaukee 104-102 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Gilbert Arenas

Brandon Jennings paced Milwaukee: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 10-24 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4−4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luke Ridnour topped the game at 37.8 FPTS: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 105Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33242424105
Kings30302822110
The story
Tyreke Evans had 26 points as Sacramento beat Indiana 110-105

Danny Granger led Indiana with 33 PTS 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Kings took the second 30-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3+3+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Spencer Hawes led the game in fantasy with 41.9 FPTS (21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 32, 12, 35, 19, 28, 33, 25, 33Thunder-Sixers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 22, 33, 19, 18, 36, 20, 22, 33Pacers-Kings · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 15, 12, 12, 25, 16, 21, 19, 28Sixers-Thunder · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 20, 20, 29, 28, 19, 21, 14, 26Kings-Pacers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 41, 20, 28, 25, 31, 27, 28, 24Mavs-Nets · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 10, 2, 15, 10, 24Hawks-Raptors · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackTOR+2.3 11.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Greg OdenPOR+1.8 13.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Rudy FernandezPOR+1.5 10.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Andre MillerPOR+0.7 11.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Steve BlakePOR+0.2 7.9 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Chris BoshTOR−3.7 20.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−2.1 15.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jose CalderonTOR−0.3 11.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Brandon RoyPOR−0.2 19.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Martell WebsterPOR+0.0 8.5 last 10 · 8.5 season