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Tuesday, December 8, 2009Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Cavs by 11 at halftime and won 111–109.

Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Bobcats107
Q1 Bobcats +3; Q2 Bobcats +5; Q3 Bobcats +3; Q4 Bobcats +12
Final · Box score
Wolves88
Raptors94
Q1 Raptors +3; Q2 Raptors +8; Q3 Raptors +1; Q4 Raptors +6
Final · Box score
Bucks89
Celtics98
Q1 Celtics -1; Q2 Celtics +1; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Nets103
Bulls101
Q1 Nets +2; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 Nets +10; Q4 Nets +2
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs109
Grizzlies111
Q1 Grizzlies -6; Q2 Grizzlies -11; Q3 Grizzlies -2; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies +2
Final · Box score
Kings94
Hornets96
Q1 Hornets +10; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 Hornets -1; Q4 Hornets +2
Final · Box score
Suns101
Mavs102
Q1 Mavs -6; Q2 Mavs -1; Q3 Mavs +7; Q4 Mavs +1
Final · Box score
Magic97
Clippers86
Q1 Magic +10; Q2 Magic +6; Q3 Magic +4; Q4 Magic +11
On this day · 2008–09Dec 8, 2008: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Warriors), 41 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Grizzlies

Zach Randolph scores 32, Memphis rallies past Cleveland

Dwight Howard goes for 25 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-11-20+2Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs312819229109
Grizzlies2523282411111
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 16, 24, 21, 5, 15, 20, 24, 32Grizzlies32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 8, 19, 8, 20, 17, 25, 28Grizzlies28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 40, 32, 34, 25, 25, 12, 23, 14, 43Cavs43 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 18, 14, 22, 25, 11, 15, 13, 20Cavs20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Hornets16
Cavs-Grizzlies15
Suns-Mavs14
Nets-Bulls9
Wolves-Raptors8
Bucks-Celtics8
Nuggets-Bobcats6
Magic-Clippers6
Shot of the night

Conley's layup with 3 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 111-109 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Grizzlies combined for 220, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 109, Grizzlies 111
220
Nets-BullsNets 103, Bulls 101
204
Suns-MavsSuns 101, Mavs 102
203
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 95, Bobcats 107
202
Kings-HornetsKings 94, Hornets 96
190
Bucks-CelticsBucks 89, Celtics 98
187
Magic-ClippersMagic 97, Clippers 86
183
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 88, Raptors 94
182
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-MavsSuns 101, Mavs 102
+1 Mavs
Kings-HornetsKings 94, Hornets 96
+2 Hornets
Nets-BullsNets 103, Bulls 101
+2 Nets
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 109, Grizzlies 111
+2 Grizzlies
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 88, Raptors 94
+6 Raptors
Bucks-CelticsBucks 89, Celtics 98
+9 Celtics
Magic-ClippersMagic 97, Clippers 86
+11 Magic
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 95, Bobcats 107
+12 Bobcats
Grizzlies erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Cavs 109, Grizzlies 111
11 pts
Suns-MavsMavs won · Suns 101, Mavs 102
6 pts
Kings-HornetsHornets won · Kings 94, Hornets 96
1 pt
Bucks-CelticsCeltics won · Bucks 89, Celtics 98
1 pt
Dwight shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightMagic · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
Jason ThompsonKings · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
WestHornets · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
KGCeltics · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
BogutBucks · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
Final · Cavs-Grizzlies
Cavs 109Grizzlies 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs312819229109
Grizzlies2523282411111
The story
Rudy Gay had 21 points as Memphis beat Cleveland 111-109 in OT

Mo Williams led Cleveland with 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 28-19.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 −6−11−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Hornets
Kings 94Hornets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1929202694
Hornets2919192996
The story
David West's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried New Orleans past Sacramento, 96-94

For Sacramento, Tyreke Evans had 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Hornets built it.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +100−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 103Bulls 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26282623103
Bulls24301631101
The story
New Jersey beat Chicago 103-101 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Brook Lopez

Luol Deng paced Chicago: 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 26-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +20+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Rose topped the game at 53.4 FPTS: 27 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 23.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Charlotte by 12.

Mavs over Suns1Nets over Bulls2Grizzlies over Cavs2Hornets over Kings2Raptors over Wolves6Celtics over Bucks9Magic over Clippers11Bobcats over Nuggets12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 40, 32, 34, 25, 25, 12, 23, 14, 43Cavs-Grizzlies · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady Magic, Nov 9, 2001: 44 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 22, 50, 32, 25, 22, 34, 14, 34Nuggets-Bobcats · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 25, 31, 27, 28, 24, 16, 32, 33Mavs-Suns · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 16, 24, 21, 5, 15, 20, 24, 32Grizzlies-Cavs · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 8, 19, 8, 20, 17, 25, 28Grizzlies-Cavs · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 28, 14, 19, 19, 19, 13, 9, 27Bulls-Nets · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Monta EllisWarriors+5.0 29.7 last 10 · 24.7 season
Al ThorntonClippers+4.6 18.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
James HardenThunder+3.8 13.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Carlos BoozerJazz+3.6 24.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Michael BeasleyHeat+2.8 18.2 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsBucks−4.0 17.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Chris KamanClippers−3.9 14.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Chris BoshRaptors−3.6 20.7 last 10 · 24.3 season
Matt BarnesMagic−3.0 3.8 last 10 · 6.8 season
Andrea BargnaniRaptors−2.3 14.4 last 10 · 16.7 season