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Sunday, December 19, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NOH by 10 at halftime and won 111–108.

Final · Box score
Pacers88
Celtics99
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Nets89
Q1 NJN -7; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Lakers120
Raptors110
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets108
Pistons111
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -10; Q3 DET -6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +3
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Kings93
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Suns113
Thunder110
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2009–10Dec 19, 2009: 9 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Bulls), 40 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Pistons

Detroit needs overtime to survive New Orleans

Tayshaun Prince goes for 28 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-10-60+3DET AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets203127228108
Pistons2021312811111
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 20, 10, 4, 10, 12, 10, 13, 28DET28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 12, 9, 19, 6, 7, 2, 15, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 13, 25, 24, 9, 26, 11, 23, 32NOH32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 16, 6, 18, 25, 11, 22, 11, 23NOH23 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Boston by 11.

DET over NOH3PHX over OKC3NJN over ATL7HOU over SAC9LAL over TOR10BOS over IND11Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Kings15
Hawks-Nets12
Hornets-Pistons12
Lakers-Raptors11
Pacers-Celtics10
Suns-Thunder4
Shot of the night

Bynum's layup with 7.4 seconds left in OT puts the Pistons ahead, 111-108 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Raptors combined for 230, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 120, Raptors 110
230
Suns-ThunderSuns 113, Thunder 110
223
Hornets-PistonsHornets 108, Pistons 111
219
Rockets-KingsRockets 102, Kings 93
195
Pacers-CelticsPacers 88, Celtics 99
187
Hawks-NetsHawks 82, Nets 89
171
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-ThunderSuns 113, Thunder 110
+3 PHX
Hornets-PistonsHornets 108, Pistons 111
+3 DET
Hawks-NetsHawks 82, Nets 89
+7 NJN
Rockets-KingsRockets 102, Kings 93
+9 HOU
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 120, Raptors 110
+10 LAL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 88, Celtics 99
+11 BOS
DET erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PistonsDET won · Hornets 108, Pistons 111
10 pts
Hawks-NetsNJN won · Hawks 82, Nets 89
7 pts
Lakers-RaptorsLAL won · Lakers 120, Raptors 110
6 pts
Rockets-KingsHOU won · Rockets 102, Kings 93
5 pts
Suns-ThunderPHX won · Suns 113, Thunder 110
3 pts
Robin Lopez shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezPHX · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
CollisonOKC · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BynumDET · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
PrinceDET · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
75% (12-16)
PauLAL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 108Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets203127228108
Pistons2021312811111
The story
Ben Gordon had 25 points as Detroit beat New Orleans 111-108 in OT

Emeka Okafor led New Orleans with 13 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 28-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 0−10−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 113Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25292831113
Thunder23224025110
The story
Grant Hill's 30 points and 11 rebounds carried Phoenix past Oklahoma City, 113-110

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 19 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-22, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+9−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 88Celtics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2325172388
Celtics3021183099
The story
Boston beat Indiana 99-88 behind a 18-10-12 triple-double from Paul Pierce

Roy Hibbert paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 4 STL · 6-8 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+3+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg22.6Last 3

22.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg42.5Today

43 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 32

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 13, 25, 24, 9, 26, 11, 23, 32Hornets-Pistons · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 8, 11, 23, 10, 17, 21, 6, 30Suns-Thunder · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 20, 10, 4, 10, 12, 10, 13, 28Pistons-Hornets · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 28, 29, 30, 25, 25, 32, 24, 28Thunder-Suns · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 12, 8, 26, 11, 9, 4, 18, 26Raptors-Lakers · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 12, 9, 19, 6, 7, 2, 15, 25Pistons-Hornets · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.5 32.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.5 25.6 last 10 · 21.1 season
JJ RedickORL+4.4 13.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+4.1 27.7 last 10 · 23.6 season
Cold
JJ HicksonCLE−3.4 6.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Joe JohnsonATL−3.4 13.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.3 3.0 last 10 · 6.3 season
Derrick RoseCHI−3.1 21.2 last 10 · 24.3 season
Stephen JacksonCHA−3.1 14.2 last 10 · 17.3 season