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Thursday, November 18, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Nuggets by 12 after the first quarter and won 86–83.

Final · Box score
Clippers80
Pacers107
Q1 Pacers -3; Q2 Pacers +10; Q3 Pacers +21; Q4 Pacers +27
Final · Box score
Suns89
Magic105
Q1 Magic +16; Q2 Magic +28; Q3 Magic +32; Q4 Magic +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets83
Blazers86
Q1 Blazers -12; Q2 Blazers -2; Q3 Blazers -2; Q4 Blazers +3
On this day · 2009–10Nov 18, 2009: 12 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Spurs), 41 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Blazers

Portland climbs back to beat Denver

Danny Granger goes for 22 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-2-2+3Blazers AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2817261283
Blazers1627261786
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 22, 22, 8, 19, 10, 12, 23, 24Blazers24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 13, 4, 4, 9, 7, 14, 30, 20Blazers20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 30, 27, 32, 13, 32, 20, 26, 18Nuggets18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 18, 14, 10, 9, 7, 14, 22, 17Nuggets17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Magic5
Nuggets-Blazers5
Clippers-Pacers1
The night in charts
Suns-Magic combined for 194, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-MagicSuns 89, Magic 105
194
Clippers-PacersClippers 80, Pacers 107
187
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 83, Blazers 86
169
Blazers won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 83, Blazers 86
+3 Blazers
Suns-MagicSuns 89, Magic 105
+16 Magic
Clippers-PacersClippers 80, Pacers 107
+27 Pacers
Blazers erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-BlazersBlazers won · Nuggets 83, Blazers 86
12 pts
Clippers-PacersPacers won · Clippers 80, Pacers 107
3 pts
Hibbert shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HibbertPacers · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
PricePacers · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
RichardsonMagic · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
HarringtonNuggets · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Andre MillerBlazers · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 83Blazers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2817261283
Blazers1627261786
The story
Wesley Matthews had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Portland beat Denver 86-83

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 27-17.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −12−2−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Magic
Suns 89Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1519253089
Magic31312914105
The story
Orlando beat Phoenix 105-89 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Grant Hill paced Phoenix: 21 PTS 20 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 8-9 FG

The swing

A 31-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

Magic lead by quarter
400 +16+28+32+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pacers
Clippers 80Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2518162180
Pacers22312727107
The story
Brandon Rush's 14 points carried Indiana past Los Angeles, 107-80

For Los Angeles, Eric Gordon had 19 PTS, 2 REB 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 4-7 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 31-18.

Pacers lead by quarter
300 −3+10+21+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
24.92009–10 avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 2009–10 (76 games). Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Pacers

Indiana routs Clippers by 27

Indiana led by 10 at halftime and won 107–80. Danny Granger led Indiana with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Blazers over Nuggets3Magic over Suns16Pacers over Clippers27Final margin, points. Pink = Pacers over Clippers.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 24

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 22, 22, 8, 19, 10, 12, 23, 24Blazers-Nuggets · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 22, 7, 19, 19, 17, 34, 22, 22Pacers-Clippers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 2, 14, 19, 4, 8, 14, 15, 21Suns-Magic · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 30, 22, 27, 14, 25, 16, 18, 20Magic-Suns · W
21.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 13, 4, 4, 9, 7, 14, 30, 20Blazers-Nuggets · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 23, 27, 21, 27, 28, 30, 30, 19Clippers-Pacers · L
23.2 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST