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Tuesday, December 29, 2009Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOH by 8 after three quarters and won 108–100.

Final · Box score
Cavs95
Hawks84
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Wizards98
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Pistons87
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +19; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Spurs117
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Warriors118
Lakers124
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2008–09Dec 29, 2008: 8 games. Top scorer: Al Jefferson (Wolves-Grizzlies), 38 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Rockets

Houston rallies from 8 down to beat New Orleans

David West goes for 44 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+10-8+8HOU AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23283118100
Rockets31301334108
Who led
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 23, 25, 5, 7, 17, 17, 23, 27HOU27 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 11, 5, 13, 11, 5, 8, 7, 20HOU20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 20, 11, 32, 12, 21, 14, 12, 44NOH44 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 13, 20, 16, 30, 10, 20, 15, 16NOH16 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Wizards9
Cavs-Hawks6
Warriors-Lakers6
Wolves-Spurs5
Pacers-Bulls4
Hornets-Rockets4
Knicks-Pistons1
The night in charts
Warriors-Lakers combined for 242, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-LakersWarriors 118, Lakers 124
242
Wolves-SpursWolves 99, Spurs 117
216
Thunder-WizardsThunder 110, Wizards 98
208
Hornets-RocketsHornets 100, Rockets 108
208
Pacers-BullsPacers 95, Bulls 104
199
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 104, Pistons 87
191
Cavs-HawksCavs 95, Hawks 84
179
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Warriors-LakersWarriors 118, Lakers 124
+6 LAL
Hornets-RocketsHornets 100, Rockets 108
+8 HOU
Pacers-BullsPacers 95, Bulls 104
+9 CHI
Cavs-HawksCavs 95, Hawks 84
+11 CLE
Thunder-WizardsThunder 110, Wizards 98
+12 OKC
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 104, Pistons 87
+17 NYK
Wolves-SpursWolves 99, Spurs 117
+18 SAS
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RocketsHOU won · Hornets 100, Rockets 108
8 pts
Warriors-LakersLAL won · Warriors 118, Lakers 124
7 pts
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 95, Hawks 84
3 pts
Thunder-WizardsOKC won · Thunder 110, Wizards 98
2 pts
David Lee shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeNYK · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
68% (13-19)
BrooksHOU · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MaggetteGSW · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KDOKC · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
PauLAL · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 118Lakers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35252632118
Lakers29243536124
The story
Kobe Bryant's 44 points and 11 assists carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 124-118

For Golden State, Monta Ellis had 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 44 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 13-27 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 35-26.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−7+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 100Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets23283118100
Rockets31301334108
The story
Aaron Brooks had 27 points as Houston beat New Orleans 108-100

Luis Scola added 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 8-12 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 34-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+10−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Wizards
Thunder 110Wizards 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30232334110
Wizards2530212298
The story
Oklahoma City beat Washington 110-98 behind 35 points and 11 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Antawn Jamison paced Washington: 28 PTS, 3 REB 35 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 12-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5−20+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gilbert Arenas topped the game at 58.4 FPTS: 24 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.9Season avg38.2Last 5

38.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Lakers

Lakers beat Golden State, 124–118

Lakers led 88–86 after three and won by 6. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 44 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over GSW6HOU over NOH8CHI over IND9CLE over ATL11OKC over WAS12NYK over DET17SAS over MIN18Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over GSW.
Top performances

David West leads the day with 44

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 20, 11, 32, 12, 21, 14, 12, 44Hornets-Rockets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +27.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Bosh TOR, Jan 20, 2010: 44 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Career high44 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 42, 39, 29, 28, 40, 35, 38, 34, 44Lakers-Warriors · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, May 6, 2013: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Season high44 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 12, 27, 13, 30, 38, 30, 40, 35Thunder-Wizards · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 16, 13, 25, 15, 18, 19, 28, 30Knicks-Pistons · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 19, 21, 18, 32, 24, 26, 14, 28Bulls-Pacers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 30, 10, 15, 7, 23, 20, 24, 28Wizards-Thunder · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald WallaceCHA+5.3 23.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Brandon RoyPOR+4.8 27.6 last 10 · 22.8 season
Corey MaggetteGSW+4.6 22.3 last 10 · 17.7 season
Rajon RondoBOS+4.2 17.4 last 10 · 13.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.1 34.5 last 10 · 30.4 season
Cold
Dahntay JonesIND−5.9 6.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Andrew BynumLAL−5.3 9.5 last 10 · 14.8 season
Andrei KirilenkoUTA−4.4 6.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ben GordonDET−4.0 14.4 last 10 · 18.4 season
Hakim WarrickMIL−3.8 6.3 last 10 · 10.1 season