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Sunday, December 12, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Nuggets125
Knicks129
Q1 Knicks +11; Q2 Knicks +1; Q3 Knicks +8; Q4 Knicks +4
Final · Box score
Hornets70
Sixers88
Q1 Sixers +7; Q2 Sixers +22; Q3 Sixers +21; Q4 Sixers +18
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Nets92
Q1 Lakers +6; Q2 Lakers +10; Q3 Lakers +2; Q4 Lakers +7
Final · Box score
Blazers78
Spurs95
Q1 Spurs +9; Q2 Spurs +10; Q3 Spurs +12; Q4 Spurs +17
Final · Box score
Cavs77
Thunder106
Q1 Thunder +14; Q2 Thunder +11; Q3 Thunder +28; Q4 Thunder +29
Final · Box score
Magic94
Clippers85
Q1 Magic +21; Q2 Magic +19; Q3 Magic +10; Q4 Magic +9
On this day · 2009–10Dec 12, 2009: 8 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Bobcats), 36 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Knicks

New York extends win streak to 8

Blake Griffin goes for 27 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+1+8+4Knicks AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24412436125
Knicks35313132129
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 37, 35, 34, 31, 34, 34, 36, 30Knicks30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 20, 27, 14, 21, 21, 14, 16, 27Knicks27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 39, 22, 2, 14, 26, 13, 22, 31Nuggets31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 12, 24, 11, 27, 12, 12, 26, 26Nuggets26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Thunder by 29.

Knicks over Nuggets4Lakers over Nets7Magic over Clippers9Spurs over Blazers17Sixers over Hornets18Thunder over Cavs29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Knicks10
Lakers-Nets9
Blazers-Spurs3
Cavs-Thunder3
Hornets-Sixers1
Magic-Clippers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Knicks combined for 254, 63 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 125, Knicks 129
254
Lakers-NetsLakers 99, Nets 92
191
Cavs-ThunderCavs 77, Thunder 106
183
Magic-ClippersMagic 94, Clippers 85
179
Blazers-SpursBlazers 78, Spurs 95
173
Hornets-SixersHornets 70, Sixers 88
158
Knicks won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 125, Knicks 129
+4 Knicks
Lakers-NetsLakers 99, Nets 92
+7 Lakers
Magic-ClippersMagic 94, Clippers 85
+9 Magic
Blazers-SpursBlazers 78, Spurs 95
+17 Spurs
Hornets-SixersHornets 70, Sixers 88
+18 Sixers
Cavs-ThunderCavs 77, Thunder 106
+29 Thunder
Dwight shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightMagic · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
HilarioNuggets · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
OdomLakers · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
CP3Hornets · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
FieldsKnicks · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 125Knicks 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24412436125
Knicks35313132129
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 30 points as New York beat Denver 129-125

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 31 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 13-23 FG

The swing

The Knicks won the first 35-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 +11+1+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 99Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3022173099
Nets2418252592
The story
Los Angeles beat New Jersey 99-92 behind 22 points from Lamar Odom

Brook Lopez paced New Jersey: 25 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +6+10+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 94Clippers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3524102594
Clippers1426192685
The story
Dwight Howard's 22 points carried Orlando past Los Angeles, 94-85

Jameer Nelson chipped in 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-14, was where the Magic built it.

Magic lead by quarter
300 +21+19+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.1Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
DJ WhiteThunder
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 41, 29, 27, 22, 32, 24, 23, 32Lakers-Nets · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 39, 22, 2, 14, 26, 13, 22, 31Nuggets-Knicks · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 37, 35, 34, 31, 34, 34, 36, 30Knicks-Nuggets · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 21, 21, 24, 24, 29, 24, 25, 28Clippers-Magic · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 35, 31, 17, 21, 13, 16, 19, 27Clippers-Magic · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 20, 27, 14, 21, 21, 14, 16, 27Knicks-Nuggets · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemireKnicks+5.3 31.5 last 10 · 26.2 season
George HillSpurs+4.2 16.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Nick YoungWizards+4.2 17.0 last 10 · 12.8 season
Kevin LoveWolves+4.2 24.7 last 10 · 20.5 season
Darko MilicicWolves+3.9 13.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Pau GasolLakers−4.4 15.2 last 10 · 19.6 season
Nicolas BatumBlazers−4.1 6.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jarrett JackHornets−3.7 4.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
JJ HicksonCavs−3.6 7.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Tyreke EvansKings−3.4 13.0 last 10 · 16.4 season