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Friday, December 11, 2009Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Nets91
Pacers107
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Sixers91
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Raptors89
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +22
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Heat93
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +13
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors91
Bulls96
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Cavs104
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Grizzlies94
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Hornets96
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Bobcats85
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +19
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Magic103
Suns106
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2008–09Dec 11, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Brandon Roy (Blazers-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Sixers

Houston turns it around against Philadelphia

LeBron James goes for 33 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-3+12+5HOU AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1929282096
Sixers2922132791
Who led
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 24, 13, 21, 10, 22, 23, 14, 20HOU20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 9, 12, 21, 22, 25, 6, 27, 19HOU19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 16, 21, 19, 28, 22, 31, 18, 24PHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 11, 18, 8, 11, 11, 20PHI20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Bulls14
Blazers-Cavs10
Knicks-Hornets9
Hawks-Raptors7
Magic-Suns7
Wolves-Lakers6
Nets-Pacers5
Rockets-Sixers3
Thunder-Grizzlies3
Bobcats-Spurs2
Mavs-Heat0
The night in charts
Knicks-Hornets combined for 209
Points by game
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 113, Hornets 96
209
Magic-SunsMagic 103, Suns 106
209
Blazers-CavsBlazers 99, Cavs 104
203
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 111, Raptors 89
200
Mavs-HeatMavs 106, Heat 93
199
Nets-PacersNets 91, Pacers 107
198
Wolves-LakersWolves 92, Lakers 104
196
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 102, Grizzlies 94
196
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 85, Spurs 104
189
Warriors-BullsWarriors 91, Bulls 96
187
Rockets-SixersRockets 96, Sixers 91
187
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-SunsMagic 103, Suns 106
+3 PHX
Warriors-BullsWarriors 91, Bulls 96
+5 CHI
Blazers-CavsBlazers 99, Cavs 104
+5 CLE
Rockets-SixersRockets 96, Sixers 91
+5 HOU
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 102, Grizzlies 94
+8 OKC
Wolves-LakersWolves 92, Lakers 104
+12 LAL
Mavs-HeatMavs 106, Heat 93
+13 DAL
Nets-PacersNets 91, Pacers 107
+16 IND
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 113, Hornets 96
+17 NYK
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 85, Spurs 104
+19 SAS
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 111, Raptors 89
+22 ATL
HOU erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SixersHOU won · Rockets 96, Sixers 91
10 pts
Knicks-HornetsNYK won · Knicks 113, Hornets 96
9 pts
Blazers-CavsCLE won · Blazers 99, Cavs 104
9 pts
Warriors-BullsCHI won · Warriors 91, Bulls 96
7 pts
Thunder-GrizzliesOKC won · Thunder 102, Grizzlies 94
4 pts
Haslem shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaslemMIA · 22 PTS, 10 REB
90% (9-10)
KrsticOKC · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
ChandlerNYK · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
NoahCHI · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
DuhonNYK · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Magic-Suns
Magic 103Suns 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22302922103
Suns33282421106
The story
Phoenix beat Orlando 106-103 behind 28 points and 10 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

Mickael Pietrus paced Orlando: 23 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

A 33-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +11+9+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Nash topped the game at 53.4 FPTS: 20 PTS, 18 AST, 7 REB

Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 91Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors28231917491
Bulls26182518996
The story
Joakim Noah had 18 points and 14 rebounds as Chicago beat Golden State 96-91 in OT

Monta Ellis led Golden State with 27 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Bulls took the third 25-19.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−7−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Sixers
Rockets 96Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1929282096
Sixers2922132791
The story
Carl Landry's 20 points carried Houston past Philadelphia, 96-91

For Philadelphia, Samuel Dalembert had 14 REB, 7 PTS 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 4-9 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 28-13.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −10−3+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand was the fantasy play: 40.0 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Atlanta by 22.

PHX over ORL3HOU over PHI5CHI over GSW5CLE over POR5OKC over MEM8LAL over MIN12DAL over MIA13IND over NJN16NYK over NOH17SAS over CHA19ATL over TOR22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 25, 25, 12, 23, 14, 43, 27, 33Cavs-Blazers · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 35, 19, 28, 33, 25, 33, 36, 28, 32Thunder-Grizzlies · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 24, 18, 27, 22, 25, 26, 34, 28Heat-Mavs · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 12, 18, 14, 14, 18, 18, 20, 28Suns-Magic · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 41, 9, 22, 14, 27, 26, 12, 28Knicks-Hornets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 42, 18, 45, 15, 24, 33, 31, 18, 27Warriors-Bulls · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al ThorntonLAC+4.6 18.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Monta EllisGSW+4.5 29.0 last 10 · 24.5 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+4.2 16.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
James HardenOKC+4.1 13.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Carlos BoozerUTA+3.3 24.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.4 16.8 last 10 · 21.2 season
Chris KamanLAC−3.9 14.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.2 17.8 last 10 · 21.0 season
Chris BoshTOR−3.0 20.9 last 10 · 23.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−2.9 25.5 last 10 · 28.4 season