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Thursday, November 11, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 8 after three quarters and won 118–112.

Final · Box score
Warriors90
Bulls120
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +28; Q3 CHI +31; Q4 CHI +30
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Heat107
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Nuggets118
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -8; Q4 DEN +6
On this day · 2009–10Nov 11, 2009: 13 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Magic), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony posts 32 and 13 as Denver beats Lakers

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5-8+6DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26382919112
Nuggets24352633118
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 23, 24, 24, 20, 30, 27, 32, 13, 32DEN32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 6 games: 13, 6, 12, 8, 13, 18DEN18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 27, 25, 20, 23, 30, 23, 12, 33, 34LAL34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shannon BrownPoints, last 9 games: 16, 8, 5, 13, 0, 12, 15, 3, 19LAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Heat

Boston leads Miami wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 112–107. Best quarter: the second, 34–26. Ray Allen led Boston with 35 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over MIA5DEN over LAL6CHI over GSW30Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over MIA.
Lead changes
Lakers-Nuggets14
Warriors-Bulls4
Celtics-Heat0
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 230, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 112, Nuggets 118
230
Celtics-HeatCeltics 112, Heat 107
219
Warriors-BullsWarriors 90, Bulls 120
210
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 112, Heat 107
+5 BOS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 112, Nuggets 118
+6 DEN
Warriors-BullsWarriors 90, Bulls 120
+30 CHI
Haslem shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaslemMIA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
World PeaceLAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
PierceBOS · 25 PTS, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
BoshMIA · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
NoahCHI · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 112Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27342724112
Heat20263229107
The story
Ray Allen had 35 points as Boston beat Miami 112-107

Udonis Haslem led Miami with 21 PTS, 10 REB 35 PTS, 1 REB · 13-23 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+15+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 112Nuggets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26382919112
Nuggets24352633118
The story
Nene Hilario's 18 points carried Denver past Los Angeles, 118-112

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 34 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 33-19.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−5−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 90Bulls 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2018252790
Bulls34322826120
The story
Chicago beat Golden State 120-90 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Luol Deng

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +14+28+31+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.6 in 8 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 31, 16, 15, 20, 20, 20, 23, 20, 35Heat-Celtics · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 9 games: 20, 12, 12, 16, 23, 25, 19, 11, 35Celtics-Heat · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 27, 25, 20, 23, 30, 23, 12, 33, 34Lakers-Nuggets · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 23, 24, 24, 20, 30, 27, 32, 13, 32Nuggets-Lakers · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 7 games: 13, 9, 40, 17, 20, 17, 26Bulls-Warriors · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 9 games: 19, 13, 25, 21, 28, 10, 17, 24, 25Celtics-Heat · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST