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Sunday, November 21, 2010Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Celtics101
Raptors102
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +1
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards110
Pistons115
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET -1; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · Box score
Hornets75
Kings71
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +4
Final · Box score
Warriors89
Lakers117
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +28; Q3 LAL +35; Q4 LAL +28
On this day · 2009–10Nov 21, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Sixers), 32 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Raptors

Toronto fights back from 8 down against Boston

Pau Gasol goes for 28 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+3+7+1TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31271726101
Raptors23382120102
Who led
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 11, 25, 27, 22, 12, 30, 26, 29TOR29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 12, 16, 12, 14, 6, 3, 10, 17TOR17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 7, 9, 3, 12, 15, 5, 4, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 25, 19, 11, 35, 15, 11, 8, 19BOS19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wizards-Pistons

Detroit needs overtime to survive Washington

Tied 102–102 after regulation. Detroit won the final period 13–8 for a 115–110 win. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Wizards
Richard Hamilton · DETJaVale McGee · WASPTS2720REB416AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Pistons16
Celtics-Raptors13
Warriors-Lakers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Pistons combined for 225, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-PistonsWizards 110, Pistons 115
225
Warriors-LakersWarriors 89, Lakers 117
206
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 101, Raptors 102
203
Hornets-KingsHornets 75, Kings 71
146
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 101, Raptors 102
+1 TOR
Hornets-KingsHornets 75, Kings 71
+4 NOH
Wizards-PistonsWizards 110, Pistons 115
+5 DET
Warriors-LakersWarriors 89, Lakers 117
+28 LAL
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 101, Raptors 102
8 pts
Wizards-PistonsDET won · Wizards 110, Pistons 115
3 pts
Hornets-KingsNOH won · Hornets 75, Kings 71
2 pts
Pau shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
100% (10-10)
Shannon BrownLAL · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Nick YoungWAS · 18 PTS, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
McGeeWAS · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Nate RobinsonBOS · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 101Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31271726101
Raptors23382120102
The story
Amir Johnson's 17 points and 11 rebounds carried Toronto past Boston, 102-101

For Boston, Ray Allen had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 4-5 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 38-27.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −8+3+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce was the fantasy play: 37.5 FPTS on 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 110Pistons 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards173823248110
Pistons2428252513115
The story
Richard Hamilton had 27 points as Detroit beat Washington 115-110 in OT

Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 19 PTS, 16 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 24-17, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +7−3−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

JaVale McGee led the game in fantasy with 43.7 FPTS (20 PTS, 16 REB)

Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 89Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2120192989
Lakers37322622117
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 117-89 behind 15 points and 10 rebounds from Lamar Odom

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 37-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +16+28+35+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 11 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg23.8Last 3

23.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 11 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg34.8Today

35 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Andrea Bargnani leads the day with 29

Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 11, 25, 27, 22, 12, 30, 26, 29Raptors-Celtics · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 20, 18, 17, 28, 18, 25, 16, 28Lakers-Warriors · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 16, 27, 4, 12, 13, 13, 4, 27Pistons-Wizards · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 10, 16, 8, 30, 11, 18, 8, 25Pistons-Wizards · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 7, 9, 3, 12, 15, 5, 4, 22Celtics-Raptors · L
7.3 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 11, 8, 10, 6, 8, 8, 10, 20Wizards-Pistons · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST