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Friday, December 4, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed CHA by 4 at halftime and won 97–91.

Final · OT · Box score
Raptors109
Wizards107
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Hawks107
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Cavs101
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Pistons105
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Mavs82
Grizzlies98
Q1 MEM -2; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Nets97
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Hornets98
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +9
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Thunder87
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Jazz96
Q1 UTA +18; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Heat107
Lakers108
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2008–09Dec 4, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Suns), 39 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Nets

Brook Lopez posts 31 and 14 as New Jersey beats Charlotte

Chris Paul goes for 16 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-4-1+6NJN AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2922182291
Nets2819212997
Who led
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 11, 18, 5, 32, 24, 26, 16, 31NJN31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 10, 8, 7, 0, 0, 15, 13, 27NJN27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 9, 3, 8, 10, 8, 12, 14, 28CHA28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 26, 22, 10, 23, 17, 11, 11, 28CHA28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Lakers17
Wolves-Hornets13
Bobcats-Nets10
Raptors-Wizards8
Knicks-Hawks7
Mavs-Grizzlies6
Bulls-Cavs4
Celtics-Thunder4
Bucks-Pistons1
Pacers-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Turkoglu's jumper with 8.1 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 221, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 114, Hawks 107
221
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 109, Wizards 107
216
Heat-LakersHeat 107, Lakers 108
215
Bucks-PistonsBucks 96, Pistons 105
201
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 105, Thunder 87
192
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 91, Nets 97
188
Bulls-CavsBulls 87, Cavs 101
188
Wolves-HornetsWolves 89, Hornets 98
187
Pacers-JazzPacers 87, Jazz 96
183
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 82, Grizzlies 98
180
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-LakersHeat 107, Lakers 108
+1 LAL
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 109, Wizards 107
+2 TOR
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 91, Nets 97
+6 NJN
Knicks-HawksKnicks 114, Hawks 107
+7 NYK
Bucks-PistonsBucks 96, Pistons 105
+9 DET
Wolves-HornetsWolves 89, Hornets 98
+9 NOH
Pacers-JazzPacers 87, Jazz 96
+9 UTA
Bulls-CavsBulls 87, Cavs 101
+14 CLE
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 82, Grizzlies 98
+16 MEM
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 105, Thunder 87
+18 BOS
NJN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-NetsNJN won · Bobcats 91, Nets 97
4 pts
Heat-LakersLAL won · Heat 107, Lakers 108
2 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Mavs 82, Grizzlies 98
2 pts
Wolves-HornetsNOH won · Wolves 89, Hornets 98
2 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 114, Hawks 107
1 pt
KG shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
91% (10-11)
FeltonCHA · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
Devin BrownNOH · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Courtney LeeNJN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
KDOKC · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 107Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat23252831107
Lakers21302532108
The story
Kobe Bryant's 33 points carried Los Angeles past Miami, 108-107

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-25 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 30-25.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Wizards
Raptors 109Wizards 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2726182513109
Wizards1729252511107
The story
Hedo Turkoglu had 20 points as Toronto beat Washington 109-107 in OT

Brendan Haywood led Washington with 16 REB, 7 PTS 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +10+700+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bobcats-Nets
Bobcats 91Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2922182291
Nets2819212997
The story
New Jersey beat Charlotte 97-91 behind 27 points from Courtney Lee

Raymond Felton paced Charlotte: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 11-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −1−4−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg18.6Last 3

18.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg38.5Today

39 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Heat-Lakers

Lakers win a tight one over Miami

108–107. Neither team led by more than 3 at any break. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MIA1TOR over WAS2NJN over CHA6NYK over ATL7DET over MIL9NOH over MIN9UTA over IND9CLE over CHI14MEM over DAL16BOS over OKC18Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over MIA.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 12, 35, 19, 28, 33, 25, 33, 36Thunder-Celtics · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 22, 18, 22, 26, 28, 26, 24, 35Jazz-Pacers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 23, 18, 17, 9, 6, 22, 22, 34Wizards-Raptors · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 40, 21, 26, 34, 20, 30, 18, 33Lakers-Heat · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 22, 16, 18, 20, 30, 22, 2, 31Raptors-Wizards · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 11, 18, 5, 32, 24, 26, 16, 31Nets-Bobcats · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jason KiddDAL+2.2 11.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jarrett JackTOR+2.0 10.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Greg OdenPOR+1.8 13.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Kendrick PerkinsBOS+1.7 13.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK+1.5 14.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Chris BoshTOR−2.2 22.2 last 10 · 24.4 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−1.7 15.4 last 10 · 17.1 season
Rasheed WallaceBOS−1.2 8.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
O.J. MayoMEM−1.1 16.0 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jose CalderonTOR−0.6 11.7 last 10 · 12.3 season