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Saturday, November 6, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAC by 16 at halftime and won 109–107.

Final · Box score
Magic91
Bobcats88
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Wizards102
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Nets89
Heat101
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Hornets87
Bucks81
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +6
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets121
Spurs124
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Mavs92
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +11
Final · 2OT · Box score
Clippers107
Jazz109
Q1 UTA -13; Q2 UTA -16; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz 0; OT2 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Raptors84
Blazers97
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Kings91
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +9
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The lead · Clippers-Jazz

Deron Williams drops 30 in 16-point comeback win over Clippers

Tony Parker goes for 21 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-13-16-300+2UTA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Clippers35201818610107
Jazz22173121612109
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 17, 13, 16, 22, 23, 30UTA30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 6 games: 15, 19, 30, 21, 12, 25UTA25 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 7 games: 22, 19, 9, 23, 27, 21, 27LAC27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 7 games: 8, 13, 13, 18, 4, 10, 23LAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 13.

UTA over LAC2ORL over CHA3SAS over HOU3CLE over WAS5NOH over MIL6MEM over SAC9DEN over DAL11MIA over NJN12POR over TOR13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards16
Rockets-Spurs12
Nuggets-Mavs7
Clippers-Jazz5
Magic-Bobcats4
Nets-Heat4
Hornets-Bucks2
Raptors-Blazers2
Grizzlies-Kings2
Shot of the night

Williams's layup with 6.8 seconds left in 2OT breaks the tie, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Spurs combined for 245, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SpursRockets 121, Spurs 124
245
Clippers-JazzClippers 107, Jazz 109
216
Cavs-WizardsCavs 107, Wizards 102
209
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 103, Mavs 92
195
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 100, Kings 91
191
Nets-HeatNets 89, Heat 101
190
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 84, Blazers 97
181
Magic-BobcatsMagic 91, Bobcats 88
179
Hornets-BucksHornets 87, Bucks 81
168
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-JazzClippers 107, Jazz 109
+2 UTA
Rockets-SpursRockets 121, Spurs 124
+3 SAS
Magic-BobcatsMagic 91, Bobcats 88
+3 ORL
Cavs-WizardsCavs 107, Wizards 102
+5 CLE
Hornets-BucksHornets 87, Bucks 81
+6 NOH
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 100, Kings 91
+9 MEM
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 103, Mavs 92
+11 DEN
Nets-HeatNets 89, Heat 101
+12 MIA
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 84, Blazers 97
+13 POR
UTA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-JazzUTA won · Clippers 107, Jazz 109
16 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 89, Heat 101
1 pt
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 107, Wizards 102
1 pt
West shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestNOH · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Kevin MartinHOU · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BogutMIL · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
GibsonCLE · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
ScolaHOU · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Clippers-Jazz
Clippers 107Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Clippers35201818610107
Jazz22173121612109
The story
Paul Millsap had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Utah beat Los Angeles 109-107 in OT

Eric Gordon led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Jazz took the third 31-18.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −13−16−300+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 121Spurs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets341832298121
Spurs3423342211124
The story
Manu Ginobili's 28 points carried San Antonio past Houston, 124-121 in OT

For Houston, Luis Scola had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 11-24 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-18, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+5+70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Bobcats
Magic 91Bobcats 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2320301891
Bobcats1521262688
The story
Orlando beat Charlotte 91-88 behind 22 points from Dwight Howard

Stephen Jackson paced Charlotte: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 23-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +8+7+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace topped the game at 46.8 FPTS: 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
15.82009–10 avg20.7Last 3

20.7 points a game over his last three games, against 15.8 in 2009–10 (69 games). Today: 28 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
36.52009–10 avg25.8Last 2

25.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.5 in 2009–10 (32 games). Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 23.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Rudy Gay leads the day with 32

Rudy GayPoints, last 7 games: 21, 21, 25, 30, 35, 26, 32Grizzlies-Kings · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 17, 13, 16, 22, 23, 30Jazz-Clippers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 5 games: 18, 21, 23, 21, 30Kings-Grizzlies · L
22.6 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 7 games: 13, 30, 26, 17, 26, 28, 29Heat-Nets · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 5 games: 22, 23, 14, 18, 28Spurs-Rockets · W
21.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 3 games: 12, 22, 28Cavs-Wizards · W
20.7 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST