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Wednesday, November 17, 2010Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 113–106.

Final · Box score
Suns96
Heat123
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +27; Q4 MIA +27
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Sixers86
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +8
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +31
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Pistons90
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +13
Final · Box score
Clippers111
Wolves113
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Hornets99
Q1 NOH -8; Q2 NOH -10; Q3 NOH +6; Q4 NOH +2
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Thunder116
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Nets88
Jazz98
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Spurs103
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Kings106
Q1 NYK -13; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +7
On this day · 2009–10Nov 17, 2009: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Kings

New York rallies from 13 down to beat Sacramento

Kevin Love goes for 24 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+5+9+7NYK AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks14402930113
Kings27222532106
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 18, 21, 19, 33, 14, 25, 24, 27NYK27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 16, 15, 5, 15, 25, 14, 21, 27NYK27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 9 games: 18, 21, 23, 21, 30, 5, 18, 20, 23SAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 17, 9, 17, 4, 4, 20, 19, 21SAC21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Washington by 31, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIN over LAC2NOH over DAL2NYK over SAC7TOR over PHI8SAS over CHI9UTA over NJN10LAL over DET13OKC over HOU17MIA over PHX27BOS over WAS31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Sixers25
Clippers-Wolves16
Nets-Jazz9
Wizards-Celtics6
Suns-Heat4
Bulls-Spurs4
Mavs-Hornets3
Lakers-Pistons2
Rockets-Thunder1
Knicks-Kings1
Shot of the night

Beasley's jumper with 2.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Wolves combined for 224, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WolvesClippers 111, Wolves 113
224
Knicks-KingsKnicks 113, Kings 106
219
Suns-HeatSuns 96, Heat 123
219
Rockets-ThunderRockets 99, Thunder 116
215
Wizards-CelticsWizards 83, Celtics 114
197
Bulls-SpursBulls 94, Spurs 103
197
Mavs-HornetsMavs 97, Hornets 99
196
Lakers-PistonsLakers 103, Pistons 90
193
Nets-JazzNets 88, Jazz 98
186
Raptors-SixersRaptors 94, Sixers 86
180
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-HornetsMavs 97, Hornets 99
+2 NOH
Clippers-WolvesClippers 111, Wolves 113
+2 MIN
Knicks-KingsKnicks 113, Kings 106
+7 NYK
Raptors-SixersRaptors 94, Sixers 86
+8 TOR
Bulls-SpursBulls 94, Spurs 103
+9 SAS
Nets-JazzNets 88, Jazz 98
+10 UTA
Lakers-PistonsLakers 103, Pistons 90
+13 LAL
Rockets-ThunderRockets 99, Thunder 116
+17 OKC
Suns-HeatSuns 96, Heat 123
+27 MIA
Wizards-CelticsWizards 83, Celtics 114
+31 BOS
NYK erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-KingsNYK won · Knicks 113, Kings 106
13 pts
Mavs-HornetsNOH won · Mavs 97, Hornets 99
10 pts
Bulls-SpursSAS won · Bulls 94, Spurs 103
10 pts
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 94, Sixers 86
2 pts
Nets-JazzUTA won · Nets 88, Jazz 98
1 pt
KG shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BoshMIA · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
BargnaniTOR · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
64% (9-14)
AminuLAC · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 97Hornets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3121172897
Hornets2319332499
The story
David West had 17 points as New Orleans beat Dallas 99-97

Jason Terry led Dallas with 16 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Hornets took the third 33-17.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −8−10+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki led the game in fantasy with 45.3 FPTS (29 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 111Wolves 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28332426111
Wolves28332725113
The story
Michael Beasley's 33 points carried Minnesota past Los Angeles, 113-111

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 26 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 14-23 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-24, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 00+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Spurs
Bulls 94Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2522123594
Spurs18193729103
The story
San Antonio beat Chicago 103-94 behind 18 rebounds and 16 points from Tim Duncan

Derrick Rose paced Chicago: 33 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 18 REB, 16 PTS, 5 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

A 37-12 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −7−10+15+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.2Season avg32.6Last 5

32.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
22.42009–10 avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 2009–10 (73 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chris Bosh leads the day with 35

Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 18, 13, 15, 21, 17, 15, 12, 35Heat-Suns · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 30, 23, 12, 33, 34, 25, 31, 33Lakers-Pistons · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 16, 15, 17, 42, 35, 25, 28, 33Wolves-Clippers · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 16, 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33, 33Bulls-Spurs · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 9, 23, 27, 21, 27, 28, 30, 30Clippers-Wolves · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 14, 12, 11, 25, 27, 22, 12, 30Raptors-Sixers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST