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Tuesday, December 7, 2010Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Suns by 6 after three quarters and won 106–99.

Final · Box score
Nets101
Hawks116
Q1 Hawks +1; Q2 Hawks +13; Q3 Hawks +12; Q4 Hawks +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Bobcats100
Q1 Bobcats +5; Q2 Bobcats +5; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats +2
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Sixers117
Q1 Sixers +9; Q2 Sixers +12; Q3 Sixers +15; Q4 Sixers +20
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Mavs105
Q1 Mavs +1; Q2 Mavs +2; Q3 Mavs -1; Q4 Mavs +5
Final · Box score
Pistons83
Rockets97
Q1 Rockets +5; Q2 Rockets +9; Q3 Rockets +9; Q4 Rockets +14
Final · Box score
Suns99
Blazers106
Q1 Blazers +6; Q2 Blazers +4; Q3 Blazers -6; Q4 Blazers +7
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Lakers115
Q1 Lakers +13; Q2 Lakers +13; Q3 Lakers +3; Q4 Lakers +7
On this day · 2009–10Dec 7, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (Nuggets-Sixers), 31 points.
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The lead · Suns-Blazers

Portland tops Phoenix in Portland

Pau Gasol goes for 21 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+4-6+7Blazers AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2324282499
Blazers29221837106
Who led
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 16, 4, 25, 26, 23, 5, 26, 24Blazers24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 2, 27, 21, 10, 18, 18, 14, 20Blazers20 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 24, 14, 16, 17, 13, 12, 20, 24Suns24 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 17, 27, 12, 11, 24, 8, 11, 23Suns23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Mavs24
Suns-Blazers18
Nuggets-Bobcats10
Pistons-Rockets6
Nets-Hawks3
Cavs-Sixers1
Wizards-Lakers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Lakers combined for 223, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-LakersWizards 108, Lakers 115
223
Nets-HawksNets 101, Hawks 116
217
Cavs-SixersCavs 97, Sixers 117
214
Suns-BlazersSuns 99, Blazers 106
205
Warriors-MavsWarriors 100, Mavs 105
205
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 98, Bobcats 100
198
Pistons-RocketsPistons 83, Rockets 97
180
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BobcatsNuggets 98, Bobcats 100
+2 Bobcats
Warriors-MavsWarriors 100, Mavs 105
+5 Mavs
Suns-BlazersSuns 99, Blazers 106
+7 Blazers
Wizards-LakersWizards 108, Lakers 115
+7 Lakers
Pistons-RocketsPistons 83, Rockets 97
+14 Rockets
Nets-HawksNets 101, Hawks 116
+15 Hawks
Cavs-SixersCavs 97, Sixers 117
+20 Sixers
Blazers rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BlazersBlazers won · Suns 99, Blazers 106
6 pts
Warriors-MavsMavs won · Warriors 100, Mavs 105
1 pt
Thaddeus Young shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungSixers · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL
92% (11-12)
Josh SmithHawks · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
88% (14-16)
TerryMavs · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
OdomLakers · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
CrawfordHawks · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
65% (11-17)
Final · Nuggets-Bobcats
Nuggets 98Bobcats 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1631292298
Bobcats21312424100
The story
Stephen Jackson had 23 points as Charlotte beat Denver 100-98

Chauncey Billups led Denver with 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 8-22 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The Bobcats won the first 21-16, their biggest quarter edge.

Bobcats lead by quarter
200 +5+50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 100Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26222428100
Mavs27232134105
The story
Dallas beat Golden State 105-100 behind 25 points from Dirk Nowitzki

David Lee paced Golden State: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 25 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-28 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +1+2−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dorell Wright topped the game at 47.7 FPTS: 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 108Lakers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards23332824108
Lakers36331828115
The story
Kobe Bryant's 32 points carried Los Angeles past Washington, 115-108

For Washington, Nick Young had 30 PTS, 3 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 12-23 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-23, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +13+13+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.0Season avg28.9Today

29 minutes today, against 7.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Mavs

Dallas makes it ten straight

Dallas beat Golden State 105–100 and moved to 17–4. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · Mavs
W@ Hawks98–93Wvs Pistons88–84W@ Thunder111–103W@ Spurs103–94Wvs Heat106–95Wvs Rockets101–91Wvs Wolves100–86W@ Jazz93–81W@ Kings105–103Wvs Warriors105–100
Top performances

Luis Scola leads the day with 35

Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 24, 11, 13, 15, 14, 15, 27, 35Rockets-Pistons · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 20, 13, 12, 13, 9, 11, 19, 34Hawks-Nets · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 20, 20, 31, 41, 29, 27, 22, 32Lakers-Wizards · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 13, 9, 20, 30Wizards-Lakers · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 15, 14, 11, 13, 5, 6, 20, 26Sixers-Cavs · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 15, 21, 10, 16, 15, 12, 15, 26Hawks-Nets · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley MatthewsBlazers+5.5 19.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Darko MilicicWolves+4.7 13.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Amar'e StoudemireKnicks+4.4 29.7 last 10 · 25.3 season
Blake GriffinClippers+4.0 24.2 last 10 · 20.2 season
Grant HillSuns+3.3 17.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Paul MillsapJazz−4.4 13.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Jarrett JackHornets−3.9 4.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
O.J. MayoGrizzlies−3.9 8.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Ben GordonPistons−3.6 8.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
JJ HicksonCavs−3.6 8.0 last 10 · 11.6 season