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Monday, November 15, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DEN by 12 at halftime and won 100–94.

Final · Box score
Wolves110
Bobcats113
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies72
Magic89
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +17
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Mavs98
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Suns100
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -12; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Jazz108
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Pistons97
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Nets110
Clippers96
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +14
On this day · 2009–10Nov 15, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Suns

Phoenix climbs out of a 12-point hole against Denver

Deron Williams goes for 31 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12-7+6PHX AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2236181894
Suns20262331100
Who led
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 2, 19, 15, 6, 16, 18, 6, 21PHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 8, 19, 25, 19, 16, 28, 21, 15PHX15 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 20, 30, 27, 32, 13, 32, 20DEN20 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 10, 17, 16, 2, 15, 17, 5, 15DEN15 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 17.

CHA over MIN3DAL over NOH3GSW over DET4PHX over DEN6OKC over UTA7NJN over LAC14ORL over MEM17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wolves-Bobcats27
Thunder-Jazz5
Pistons-Warriors5
Nuggets-Suns3
Nets-Clippers3
Hornets-Mavs2
Grizzlies-Magic0
The night in charts
Thunder-Jazz combined for 223
Points by game
Thunder-JazzThunder 115, Jazz 108
223
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 110, Bobcats 113
223
Nets-ClippersNets 110, Clippers 96
206
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 97, Warriors 101
198
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 94, Suns 100
194
Hornets-MavsHornets 95, Mavs 98
193
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 72, Magic 89
161
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-MavsHornets 95, Mavs 98
+3 DAL
Wolves-BobcatsWolves 110, Bobcats 113
+3 CHA
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 97, Warriors 101
+4 GSW
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 94, Suns 100
+6 PHX
Thunder-JazzThunder 115, Jazz 108
+7 OKC
Nets-ClippersNets 110, Clippers 96
+14 NJN
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 72, Magic 89
+17 ORL
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-SunsPHX won · Nuggets 94, Suns 100
12 pts
Hornets-MavsDAL won · Hornets 95, Mavs 98
7 pts
Thunder-JazzOKC won · Thunder 115, Jazz 108
6 pts
Wolves-BobcatsCHA won · Wolves 110, Bobcats 113
5 pts
Tyrus Thomas shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyrus ThomasCHA · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
IbakaOKC · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
OutlawNJN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Brook LopezNJN · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Hornets-Mavs
Hornets 95Mavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2428241995
Mavs2720222998
The story
Jason Terry's 26 points carried Dallas past New Orleans, 98-95

For New Orleans, Trevor Ariza had 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 9-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3−5−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 47.3 FPTS on 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Wolves-Bobcats
Wolves 110Bobcats 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves27332129110
Bobcats22382429113
The story
Charlotte beat Minnesota 113-110 behind 26 points from Gerald Wallace

Michael Beasley paced Minnesota: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 4-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-33 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −50+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darko Milicic topped the game at 46.9 FPTS: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 94Suns 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2236181894
Suns20262331100
The story
Steve Nash had 15 points as Phoenix beat Denver 100-94

Al Harrington led Denver with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 6-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 31-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2−12−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony led the game in fantasy with 46.4 FPTS (22 REB, 20 PTS, 2 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg21.8Last 3

21.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.8Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 4.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 31

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 22, 23, 30, 21, 30, 24, 17, 31Jazz-Thunder · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 28, 16, 28, 34, 31, 34, 23, 30Thunder-Jazz · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 9 games: 22, 19, 9, 23, 27, 21, 27, 28, 30Clippers-Nets · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 11, 16, 15, 17, 42, 35, 25, 28Wolves-Bobcats · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 39, 23, 24, 28, 22, 24, 24, 27Warriors-Pistons · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 20, 13, 25, 7, 19, 25, 13, 26Bobcats-Wolves · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST