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Tuesday, November 16, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Rockets by 8 after three quarters and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Sixers93
Cavs101
Q1 Cavs -4; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 Cavs +10; Q4 Cavs +8
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Pacers92
Q1 Hawks -3; Q2 Hawks +1; Q3 Hawks +12; Q4 Hawks +10
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Wizards109
Q1 Wizards +4; Q2 Wizards +7; Q3 Wizards +22; Q4 Wizards +15
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Grizzlies99
Q1 Blazers +5; Q2 Blazers +6; Q3 Blazers +1; Q4 Blazers +1
Final · Box score
Lakers118
Bucks107
Q1 Lakers +3; Q2 Lakers -2; Q3 Lakers +9; Q4 Lakers +11
Final · Box score
Bulls95
Rockets92
Q1 Bulls -7; Q2 Bulls +8; Q3 Bulls -8; Q4 Bulls +3
Final · Box score
Knicks118
Nuggets120
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 Nuggets +7; Q3 Nuggets +12; Q4 Nuggets +2
On this day · 2009–10Nov 16, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Rockets

Derrick Rose scores 33 as Chicago wins in Houston

Josh Smith goes for 25 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+8-8+3Bulls AHEAD ↑Rockets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1930143295
Rockets2615302192
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 9 games: 28, 39, 16, 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33Bulls33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 9 games: 13, 9, 40, 17, 20, 17, 26, 20, 16Bulls16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 28, 9, 20, 24, 24, 16, 24, 27Rockets27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 9 games: 9, 2, 2, 8, 0, 7, 23, 8, 21Rockets21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Washington by 15.

Blazers over Grizzlies1Nuggets over Knicks2Bulls over Rockets3Cavs over Sixers8Hawks over Pacers10Lakers over Bucks11Wizards over Raptors15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Lakers-Bucks24
Blazers-Grizzlies22
Bulls-Rockets13
Sixers-Cavs12
Hawks-Pacers2
Knicks-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Knicks-Nuggets combined for 238, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 118, Nuggets 120
238
Lakers-BucksLakers 118, Bucks 107
225
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 94, Wizards 109
203
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 100, Grizzlies 99
199
Hawks-PacersHawks 102, Pacers 92
194
Sixers-CavsSixers 93, Cavs 101
194
Bulls-RocketsBulls 95, Rockets 92
187
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 100, Grizzlies 99
+1 Blazers
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 118, Nuggets 120
+2 Nuggets
Bulls-RocketsBulls 95, Rockets 92
+3 Bulls
Sixers-CavsSixers 93, Cavs 101
+8 Cavs
Hawks-PacersHawks 102, Pacers 92
+10 Hawks
Lakers-BucksLakers 118, Bucks 107
+11 Lakers
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 94, Wizards 109
+15 Wizards
Bulls rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-RocketsBulls won · Bulls 95, Rockets 92
8 pts
Sixers-CavsCavs won · Sixers 93, Cavs 101
4 pts
Hawks-PacersHawks won · Hawks 102, Pacers 92
3 pts
Lakers-BucksLakers won · Lakers 118, Bucks 107
2 pts
Gooden shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenBucks · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BlatcheWizards · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
FieldsKnicks · 21 PTS, 17 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
GayGrizzlies · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Thaddeus YoungSixers · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 100Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers22292029100
Grizzlies1728252999
The story
Portland beat Memphis 100-99 behind 30 points from Wesley Matthews

Rudy Gay paced Memphis: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 22-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +5+6+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nuggets
Knicks 118Nuggets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26282836118
Nuggets26353326120
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 26 points carried Denver past New York, 120-118

For New York, Landry Fields had 21 PTS, 17 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-28, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 0+7+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Raymond Felton was the fantasy play: 52.6 FPTS on 19 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB

Final · Bulls-Rockets
Bulls 95Rockets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1930143295
Rockets2615302192
The story
Luol Deng had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago beat Houston 95-92

Brad Miller led Houston with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 6-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Bulls took the second 30-15.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −7+8−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 10 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
Ish SmithRockets
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 33

Derrick RosePoints, last 9 games: 28, 39, 16, 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33Bulls-Rockets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 23, 30, 23, 12, 33, 34, 25, 31Lakers-Bucks · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 8, 13, 18, 12, 19, 19, 19, 31Bucks-Lakers · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 18, 13, 4, 4, 9, 7, 14, 30Blazers-Grizzlies · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 28, 9, 20, 24, 24, 16, 24, 27Rockets-Bulls · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 20, 30, 27, 32, 13, 32, 20, 26Nuggets-Knicks · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST