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Wednesday, December 8, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MIN by 18 after the first quarter and won 111–103.

Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Celtics105
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Cavs83
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI -8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Knicks113
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Bucks97
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Wolves103
Q1 OKC -18; Q2 OKC -11; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +8
Final · Box score
Pistons74
Hornets93
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH +16; Q4 NOH +19
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Spurs111
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +17
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies104
Suns98
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Heat111
Jazz98
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Kings116
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Lakers87
Clippers86
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2009–10Dec 8, 2009: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Grizzlies), 43 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Wolves

Kevin Durant drops 30 in 18-point comeback win over Minnesota

Andrea Bargnani goes for 41 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-11-2+8OKC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder22313127111
Wolves40242217103
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 28, 32, 25, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30OKC30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 43, 23, 25, 38, 20, 19, 15, 25OKC25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 25, 15, 11, 28, 16, 28, 25, 26MIN26 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 24, 0, 24, 32, 21, 12, 25, 28, 33, 22MIN22 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Washington by 25.

LAL over LAC1MIL over IND2NYK over TOR3CHI over CLE5MEM over PHX6OKC over MIN8MIA over UTA13BOS over DEN16SAS over GSW17NOH over DET19SAC over WAS25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Bucks17
Raptors-Knicks15
Bulls-Cavs12
Lakers-Clippers8
Grizzlies-Suns6
Heat-Jazz4
Wizards-Kings4
Thunder-Wolves3
Pistons-Hornets1
Warriors-Spurs1
Nuggets-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Bogut's tip-in at the buzzer breaks the tie, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Knicks combined for 223, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 110, Knicks 113
223
Thunder-WolvesThunder 111, Wolves 103
214
Heat-JazzHeat 111, Jazz 98
209
Wizards-KingsWizards 91, Kings 116
207
Warriors-SpursWarriors 94, Spurs 111
205
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 104, Suns 98
202
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 89, Celtics 105
194
Pacers-BucksPacers 95, Bucks 97
192
Lakers-ClippersLakers 87, Clippers 86
173
Bulls-CavsBulls 88, Cavs 83
171
Pistons-HornetsPistons 74, Hornets 93
167
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-ClippersLakers 87, Clippers 86
+1 LAL
Pacers-BucksPacers 95, Bucks 97
+2 MIL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 110, Knicks 113
+3 NYK
Bulls-CavsBulls 88, Cavs 83
+5 CHI
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 104, Suns 98
+6 MEM
Thunder-WolvesThunder 111, Wolves 103
+8 OKC
Heat-JazzHeat 111, Jazz 98
+13 MIA
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 89, Celtics 105
+16 BOS
Warriors-SpursWarriors 94, Spurs 111
+17 SAS
Pistons-HornetsPistons 74, Hornets 93
+19 NOH
Wizards-KingsWizards 91, Kings 116
+25 SAC
OKC erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-WolvesOKC won · Thunder 111, Wolves 103
18 pts
Bulls-CavsCHI won · Bulls 88, Cavs 83
8 pts
Lakers-ClippersLAL won · Lakers 87, Clippers 86
6 pts
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 110, Knicks 113
4 pts
Wizards-KingsSAC won · Wizards 91, Kings 116
1 pt
Randolph shot 15-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphMEM · 34 PTS, 17 REB
79% (15-19)
MillsapUTA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
WestNOH · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
David LeeGSW · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
IlgauskasMIA · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 95Bucks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2721311695
Bucks3323221997
The story
Milwaukee beat Indiana 97-95 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Andrew Bogut

Danny Granger paced Indiana: 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 5-14 FG

The swing

A 33-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+8−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 110Knicks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors32252726110
Knicks28312529113
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 34 points and 14 rebounds as New York beat Toronto 113-110

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 15-27 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Knicks took the second 31-25.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 104Suns 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies2528251412104
Suns22192328698
The story
Zach Randolph's 34 points and 17 rebounds carried Memphis past Phoenix, 104-98 in OT

For Phoenix, Hedo Turkoglu had 15 PTS, 7 REB 34 PTS, 17 REB · 15-19 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-19, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3+12+140+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.3Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 25.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 15 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Andrea Bargnani leads the day with 41

Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 24, 11, 14, 18, 26, 16, 12, 41Raptors-Knicks · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 3, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Career high41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 14, 13, 13, 19, 14, 18, 17, 34Grizzlies-Suns · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 39, 17, 20, 24, 37, 35, 34, 31, 34, 34Knicks-Raptors · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 20, 23, 30, 18, 38, 22, 17, 33Heat-Jazz · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Reggie WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 15, 7, 6, 4, 8, 11, 0, 31Warriors-Spurs · L
9.9 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 28, 32, 25, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30Thunder-Wolves · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wesley MatthewsPOR+5.5 19.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+4.8 30.5 last 10 · 25.7 season
Darko MilicicMIN+4.7 13.9 last 10 · 9.2 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.6 24.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Nick YoungWAS+3.2 15.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Jarrett JackNOH−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
JJ HicksonCLE−3.8 7.2 last 10 · 11.0 season
Pau GasolLAL−3.8 16.0 last 10 · 19.8 season
Paul MillsapUTA−3.8 14.1 last 10 · 17.9 season
Monta EllisGSW−3.7 20.8 last 10 · 24.5 season