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Sunday, November 7, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed GSW by 3 after three quarters and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Sixers106
Knicks96
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Suns118
Hawks114
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Warriors97
Pistons102
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Rockets120
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +23; Q3 HOU +30; Q4 HOU +26
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Thunder83
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Lakers121
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +22; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +25
On this day · 2009–10Nov 7, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: Rudy Gay (Grizzlies-Clippers), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Pistons

Detroit takes care of Golden State

Pau Gasol posts a triple-double

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+4-3+5DET AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1827312197
Pistons23262429102
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 5 games: 13, 14, 5, 16, 27DET27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 6 games: 14, 24, 18, 15, 5, 21DET21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 6 games: 46, 15, 20, 39, 23, 24GSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 6 games: 15, 24, 18, 25, 7, 19GSW19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Houston by 26.

PHX over ATL4DET over GSW5BOS over OKC9PHI over NYK10LAL over POR25HOU over MIN26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Pistons15
Sixers-Knicks13
Wolves-Rockets5
Blazers-Lakers5
Suns-Hawks4
Celtics-Thunder2
The night in charts
Suns-Hawks combined for 232, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HawksSuns 118, Hawks 114
232
Blazers-LakersBlazers 96, Lakers 121
217
Wolves-RocketsWolves 94, Rockets 120
214
Sixers-KnicksSixers 106, Knicks 96
202
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 97, Pistons 102
199
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 92, Thunder 83
175
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-HawksSuns 118, Hawks 114
+4 PHX
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 97, Pistons 102
+5 DET
Celtics-ThunderCeltics 92, Thunder 83
+9 BOS
Sixers-KnicksSixers 106, Knicks 96
+10 PHI
Blazers-LakersBlazers 96, Lakers 121
+25 LAL
Wolves-RocketsWolves 94, Rockets 120
+26 HOU
DET rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-PistonsDET won · Warriors 97, Pistons 102
3 pts
Sixers-KnicksPHI won · Sixers 106, Knicks 96
2 pts
Horford shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
81% (13-16)
PauLAL · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Kevin MartinHOU · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
OdomLAL · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
NashPHX · 19 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 118Hawks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30312928118
Hawks28223826114
The story
Steve Nash's 19 points and 15 assists carried Phoenix past Atlanta, 118-114

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB · 7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-22, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+11+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford was the fantasy play: 57.5 FPTS on 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Warriors-Pistons
Warriors 97Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1827312197
Pistons23262429102
The story
Detroit beat Golden State 102-97 behind 27 points from Richard Hamilton

Dorell Wright paced Golden State: 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+4−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rodney Stuckey topped the game at 40.0 FPTS: 21 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 96Lakers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1422283296
Lakers27313132121
The story
Lamar Odom had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Portland 121-96

Andre Miller led Portland with 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 27-14, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +13+22+25+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 6 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
22.72009–10 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 2009–10 (33 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 34

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 7 games: 22, 22, 25, 15, 14, 11, 34Hawks-Suns · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 6 games: 30, 30, 28, 16, 28, 34Thunder-Celtics · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 7 games: 2, 20, 21, 16, 18, 14, 30Hawks-Suns · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 5 games: 13, 14, 5, 16, 27Pistons-Warriors · W
15.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 6 games: 18, 36, 28, 9, 20, 24Rockets-Wolves · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 6 games: 46, 15, 20, 39, 23, 24Warriors-Pistons · L
27.8 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST