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Saturday, December 26, 2009Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MEM by 6 after the first quarter and won 106–101.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Mavs106
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Pacers98
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +11; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Nets93
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Bulls96
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Wolves101
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Thunder98
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Bucks97
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Sixers76
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +21
Final · 2OT · Box score
Lakers112
Kings103
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Suns127
Warriors132
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2008–09Dec 26, 2008: 10 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Raptors-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Mavs

Dallas handles Memphis by 5

Al Horford goes for 25 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-2+2+5DAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies30252224101
Mavs24292627106
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 16, 11, 12, 7, 14, 19, 8, 23DAL23 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 33, 25, 36, 10, 35, 5, 27, 20DAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 19, 13, 20, 10, 26, 32, 33, 27MEM27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 16, 41, 23, 11, 18, 19, 16, 22MEM22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Warriors25
Lakers-Kings18
Wizards-Wolves15
Bobcats-Thunder10
Hornets-Bulls8
Sixers-Jazz7
Rockets-Nets5
Grizzlies-Mavs3
Hawks-Pacers0
Spurs-Bucks0
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 259, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 127, Warriors 132
259
Lakers-KingsLakers 112, Kings 103
215
Spurs-BucksSpurs 112, Bucks 97
209
Hawks-PacersHawks 110, Pacers 98
208
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 101, Mavs 106
207
Rockets-NetsRockets 98, Nets 93
191
Wizards-WolvesWizards 89, Wolves 101
190
Bobcats-ThunderBobcats 91, Thunder 98
189
Hornets-BullsHornets 85, Bulls 96
181
Sixers-JazzSixers 76, Jazz 97
173
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 127, Warriors 132
+5 GSW
Rockets-NetsRockets 98, Nets 93
+5 HOU
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 101, Mavs 106
+5 DAL
Bobcats-ThunderBobcats 91, Thunder 98
+7 OKC
Lakers-KingsLakers 112, Kings 103
+9 LAL
Hornets-BullsHornets 85, Bulls 96
+11 CHI
Wizards-WolvesWizards 89, Wolves 101
+12 MIN
Hawks-PacersHawks 110, Pacers 98
+12 ATL
Spurs-BucksSpurs 112, Bucks 97
+15 SAS
Sixers-JazzSixers 76, Jazz 97
+21 UTA
DAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-MavsDAL won · Grizzlies 101, Mavs 106
6 pts
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 127, Warriors 132
4 pts
Hornets-BullsCHI won · Hornets 85, Bulls 96
3 pts
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 112, Kings 103
3 pts
Bobcats-ThunderOKC won · Bobcats 91, Thunder 98
1 pt
Horford shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 25 PTS, 19 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
MaggetteGSW · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MohammedCHA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HeadIND · 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 127Warriors 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns35363719127
Warriors36343428132
The story
Monta Ellis' 33 points and 10 assists carried Golden State past Phoenix, 132-127

For Phoenix, Steve Nash had 36 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 33 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 13-27 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 28-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−1−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 98Nets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2730132898
Nets2031182493
The story
Houston beat New Jersey 98-93 behind 26 points from Carl Landry

Devin Harris paced New Jersey: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 27-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+6+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez topped the game at 49.7 FPTS: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 112Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Lakers28272316711112
Kings3126211672103
The story
Pau Gasol had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 112-103 in OT

Donte Greene led Sacramento with 16 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second overtime 11-2.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3−2000+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Suns-Warriors

Golden State upsets Phoenix

Golden State (7–21) beat Phoenix (19–11) 132–127. Monta Ellis led Golden State with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over MEM5HOU over NJN5GSW over PHX5OKC over CHA7LAL over SAC9CHI over NOH11ATL over IND12MIN over WAS12SAS over MIL15UTA over PHI21Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over PHX.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 16, 42, 39, 29, 28, 40, 35, 38Lakers-Kings · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 28, 25, 16, 15, 18, 24, 14, 36Suns-Warriors · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 27, 29, 8, 35, 30, 23, 35, 33Warriors-Suns · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 14, 23, 24, 21, 23, 25, 22, 33Warriors-Suns · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 29, 32, 12, 27, 13, 30, 38, 30Thunder-Bobcats · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 19, 13, 20, 10, 26, 32, 33, 27Grizzlies-Mavs · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon RoyPOR+5.1 27.9 last 10 · 22.8 season
Chris DuhonNYK+4.6 14.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Gerald WallaceCHA+4.6 22.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Derrick RoseCHI+4.0 21.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Troy MurphyIND+3.9 18.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Cold
Andrew BynumLAL−5.4 9.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Dahntay JonesIND−4.7 8.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA−4.4 6.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Hakim WarrickMIL−3.7 6.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.5 15.8 last 10 · 19.3 season