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Saturday, November 20, 2010Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 9 after three quarters and won 103–94.

Final · Box score
Suns105
Bobcats123
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +15; Q4 CHA +18
Final · Box score
Magic90
Pacers86
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Hawks93
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Heat95
Grizzlies97
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Thunder82
Bucks81
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Spurs116
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Nets103
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Blazers94
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA -9; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Knicks124
Clippers115
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +9
On this day · 2009–10Nov 20, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pacers), 40 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Blazers

Utah fights back late to top Portland

Blake Griffin goes for 44 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-3-9+9UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz19262038103
Blazers2424262094
Who led
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 12, 5, 13, 14, 16, 2, 11, 25UTA25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 2, 21, 15, 19, 12, 16, 10, 20UTA20 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 22, 8, 19, 10, 12, 23, 24, 24POR24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 4, 4, 9, 7, 14, 30, 20, 16POR16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Spurs rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Cleveland by 24.

OKC over MIL1MEM over MIA2ORL over IND4DEN over NJN4DAL over ATL5UTA over POR9NYK over LAC9CHA over PHX18SAS over CLE24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Pacers20
Heat-Grizzlies20
Knicks-Clippers12
Cavs-Spurs9
Mavs-Hawks7
Nets-Nuggets6
Jazz-Blazers3
Suns-Bobcats1
Thunder-Bucks1
Shot of the night

Gay's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Clippers combined for 239, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 124, Clippers 115
239
Suns-BobcatsSuns 105, Bobcats 123
228
Nets-NuggetsNets 103, Nuggets 107
210
Cavs-SpursCavs 92, Spurs 116
208
Jazz-BlazersJazz 103, Blazers 94
197
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 95, Grizzlies 97
192
Mavs-HawksMavs 98, Hawks 93
191
Magic-PacersMagic 90, Pacers 86
176
Thunder-BucksThunder 82, Bucks 81
163
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-BucksThunder 82, Bucks 81
+1 OKC
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 95, Grizzlies 97
+2 MEM
Magic-PacersMagic 90, Pacers 86
+4 ORL
Nets-NuggetsNets 103, Nuggets 107
+4 DEN
Mavs-HawksMavs 98, Hawks 93
+5 DAL
Jazz-BlazersJazz 103, Blazers 94
+9 UTA
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 124, Clippers 115
+9 NYK
Suns-BobcatsSuns 105, Bobcats 123
+18 CHA
Cavs-SpursCavs 92, Spurs 116
+24 SAS
UTA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BlazersUTA won · Jazz 103, Blazers 94
9 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 90, Pacers 86
3 pts
Cavs-SpursSAS won · Cavs 92, Spurs 116
1 pt
Knicks-ClippersNYK won · Knicks 124, Clippers 115
1 pt
Horford shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordATL · 20 PTS, 20 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
83% (10-12)
Stephen JacksonCHA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
LewisORL · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SplitterSAS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Tyrus ThomasCHA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 82Bucks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2621152082
Bucks1918192581
The story
Russell Westbrook's 18 points carried Oklahoma City past Milwaukee, 82-81

For Milwaukee, Drew Gooden had 16 PTS, 16 REB 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 5-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-19, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +7+10+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Grizzlies
Heat 95Grizzlies 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1722292795
Grizzlies2617252997
The story
Zach Randolph had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Memphis beat Miami 97-95

Chris Bosh led Miami with 20 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +9+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 49.1 FPTS (29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Knicks-Clippers
Knicks 124Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28303531124
Clippers29243230115
The story
New York beat Los Angeles 124-115 behind 39 points and 11 rebounds from Amar'e Stoudemire

Eric Gordon paced Los Angeles: 25 PTS, 4 AST 39 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 14-24 FG

The swing

A 30-24 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −1+5+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg13.4Last 3

13.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 7 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 44

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 16, 10, 11, 18, 11, 26, 12, 44Clippers-Knicks · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +27.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Apr 25, 2018: 45 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Career high44 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 19, 33, 14, 25, 24, 27, 26, 39Knicks-Clippers · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 5, 15, 25, 14, 21, 27, 23, 31Knicks-Clippers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 20, 23, 20, 35, 23, 20, 32, 29Heat-Grizzlies · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 27, 32, 13, 32, 20, 26, 18, 28Nuggets-Nets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 6, 15, 10, 19, 12, 6, 8, 26Bobcats-Suns · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST