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Wednesday, November 3, 2010Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed HOU by 6 at halftime and won 107–99.

Final · Box score
Pistons85
Hawks94
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats85
Nets83
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Magic128
Q1 ORL +19; Q2 ORL +33; Q3 ORL +39; Q4 ORL +42
Final · Box score
Pacers75
Sixers101
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +26; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +26
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks102
Celtics105
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Rockets99
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH -6; Q3 NOH +2; Q4 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Nuggets101
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Jazz125
Q1 UTA +19; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Suns110
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Thunder92
Clippers107
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Kings100
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2009–10Nov 3, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Jazz), 40 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Rockets

New Orleans makes it four straight

Monta Ellis goes for 39 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6+2+8NOH AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets28153034107
Rockets2821222899
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 4 games: 17, 18, 25, 25NOH25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 4 games: 18, 5, 3, 18NOH18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 4 games: 24, 13, 9, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 4 games: 26, 28, 21, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Magic rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Orlando beat Minnesota by 42.

DAL over DEN1CHA over NJN2SAS over PHX2BOS over MIL3GSW over MEM6NOH over HOU8ATL over DET9LAL over SAC12LAC over OKC15UTA over TOR17PHI over IND26ORL over MIN42Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Suns23
Pistons-Hawks17
Bucks-Celtics15
Hornets-Rockets15
Bobcats-Nets14
Lakers-Kings6
Grizzlies-Warriors5
Thunder-Clippers5
Mavs-Nuggets4
Wolves-Magic2
Pacers-Sixers1
Raptors-Jazz1
The night in charts
Raptors-Jazz combined for 233, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-JazzRaptors 108, Jazz 125
233
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 109, Warriors 115
224
Spurs-SunsSpurs 112, Suns 110
222
Wolves-MagicWolves 86, Magic 128
214
Lakers-KingsLakers 112, Kings 100
212
Bucks-CelticsBucks 102, Celtics 105
207
Hornets-RocketsHornets 107, Rockets 99
206
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 102, Nuggets 101
203
Thunder-ClippersThunder 92, Clippers 107
199
Pistons-HawksPistons 85, Hawks 94
179
Pacers-SixersPacers 75, Sixers 101
176
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 85, Nets 83
168
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 102, Nuggets 101
+1 DAL
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 85, Nets 83
+2 CHA
Spurs-SunsSpurs 112, Suns 110
+2 SAS
Bucks-CelticsBucks 102, Celtics 105
+3 BOS
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 109, Warriors 115
+6 GSW
Hornets-RocketsHornets 107, Rockets 99
+8 NOH
Pistons-HawksPistons 85, Hawks 94
+9 ATL
Lakers-KingsLakers 112, Kings 100
+12 LAL
Thunder-ClippersThunder 92, Clippers 107
+15 LAC
Raptors-JazzRaptors 108, Jazz 125
+17 UTA
Pacers-SixersPacers 75, Sixers 101
+26 PHI
Wolves-MagicWolves 86, Magic 128
+42 ORL
NOH rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RocketsNOH won · Hornets 107, Rockets 99
6 pts
Pistons-HawksATL won · Pistons 85, Hawks 94
4 pts
Mavs-NuggetsDAL won · Mavs 102, Nuggets 101
4 pts
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 102, Celtics 105
1 pt
Duncan shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
85% (11-13)
BledsoeLAC · 17 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
RondoBOS · 17 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
JeffersonSAS · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Josh SmithATL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 102Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23273418102
Nuggets27252821101
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 35 points and 12 rebounds carried Dallas past Denver, 102-101

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 15-31 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 34-28.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−2+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 112Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs23273131112
Suns22282931110
The story
San Antonio beat Phoenix 112-110 behind 25 points and 17 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Grant Hill paced Phoenix: 15 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-13 FG

The swing

A 31-29 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 102Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks1631162811102
Celtics2522152914105
The story
Rajon Rondo had 17 points and 15 assists as Boston beat Milwaukee 105-102 in OT

Andrew Bogut led Milwaukee with 21 PTS, 13 REB 17 PTS, 15 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 7-10 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the first 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +90−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
7.92009–10 avg12.3Last 3

12.3 points a game over his last three games, against 7.9 in 2009–10 (62 games). Today: 19 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
30.92009–10 avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 2009–10 (67 games). Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Season avg34.8Today

35 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 39

Monta EllisPoints, last 4 games: 46, 15, 20, 39Warriors-Grizzlies · W
30.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 28, 27, 16, 35Mavs-Nuggets · W
26.5 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 5 games: 21, 21, 25, 30, 35Grizzlies-Warriors · L
26.4 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 5 games: 27, 25, 20, 23, 30Lakers-Kings · W
25.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Damon Stoudamire TOR, Mar 18, 1997: 30 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
30 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 5 games: 19, 13, 25, 21, 28Celtics-Bucks · W
21.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 4 games: 16, 18, 18, 28Spurs-Suns · W
20.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST