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Tuesday, December 21, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Warriors trailed Kings by 14 after three quarters and won 117–109.

Final · Box score
Thunder99
Bobcats81
Q1 Thunder -2; Q2 Thunder +5; Q3 Thunder -1; Q4 Thunder +18
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Magic99
Q1 Mavs +6; Q2 Mavs +4; Q3 Mavs +4; Q4 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Sixers76
Bulls121
Q1 Bulls +14; Q2 Bulls +18; Q3 Bulls +38; Q4 Bulls +45
Final · Box score
Nets101
Grizzlies94
Q1 Nets +8; Q2 Nets +2; Q3 Nets +6; Q4 Nets +7
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors117
Kings109
Q1 Warriors +8; Q2 Warriors +1; Q3 Warriors -14; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 Warriors +8
Final · Box score
Bucks98
Lakers79
Q1 Bucks +3; Q2 Bucks +4; Q3 Bucks +6; Q4 Bucks +19
On this day · 2009–10Dec 21, 2009: 5 games. Top scorer: Andrew Bogut (Bucks-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Kings

Monta Ellis scores 36, Golden State rallies past Sacramento

Dwight Howard goes for 26 points

Game flow · Warriors margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+8+1-140+8Warriors AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors2623213215117
Kings183036187109
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 18, 19, 20, 16, 34, 26, 44, 36Warriors36 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Reggie WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 0, 31, 13, 19, 26, 16, 11, 24Warriors24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 2, 23, 12, 10, 20, 19, 6, 34Kings34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 15, 2, 8, 17, 13, 7, 11, 22Kings22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Thunder-Bobcats

Thunder handles Charlotte by 18

The Thunder won the fourth quarter 31–12. Final: 99–81. Kevin Durant led Thunder with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Mavs over Magic6Nets over Grizzlies7Warriors over Kings8Thunder over Bobcats18Bucks over Lakers19Bulls over Sixers45Final margin, points. Pink = Thunder over Bobcats.
Lead changes
Thunder-Bobcats14
Nets-Grizzlies10
Warriors-Kings8
Bucks-Lakers8
Mavs-Magic4
Sixers-Bulls1
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 226, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 117, Kings 109
226
Mavs-MagicMavs 105, Magic 99
204
Sixers-BullsSixers 76, Bulls 121
197
Nets-GrizzliesNets 101, Grizzlies 94
195
Thunder-BobcatsThunder 99, Bobcats 81
180
Bucks-LakersBucks 98, Lakers 79
177
Mavs won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-MagicMavs 105, Magic 99
+6 Mavs
Nets-GrizzliesNets 101, Grizzlies 94
+7 Nets
Warriors-KingsWarriors 117, Kings 109
+8 Warriors
Thunder-BobcatsThunder 99, Bobcats 81
+18 Thunder
Bucks-LakersBucks 98, Lakers 79
+19 Bucks
Sixers-BullsSixers 76, Bulls 121
+45 Bulls
Warriors erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KingsWarriors won · Warriors 117, Kings 109
14 pts
Thunder-BobcatsThunder won · Thunder 99, Bobcats 81
2 pts
Landry shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LandryKings · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DengBulls · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
BoykinsBucks · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
IguodalaSixers · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KDThunder · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Magic
Mavs 105Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27222729105
Magic2124272799
The story
Jason Kidd's 13 points and 12 assists carried Dallas past Orlando, 105-99

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB · 4-12 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-21, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +6+4+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 117Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2623213215117
Kings183036187109
The story
Dorell Wright had 17 points as Golden State beat Sacramento 117-109 in OT

Beno Udrih led Sacramento with 34 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 32-18.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 +8+1−140+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Bobcats
Thunder 99Bobcats 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2124233199
Bobcats2317291281
The story
Oklahoma City beat Charlotte 99-81 behind 32 points from Kevin Durant

Boris Diaw paced Charlotte: 13 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-12 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 −2+5−1+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.8Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 4.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 36

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 18, 19, 20, 16, 34, 26, 44, 36Warriors-Kings · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Beno UdrihPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 2, 23, 12, 10, 20, 19, 6, 34Kings-Warriors · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 29, 30, 25, 25, 32, 24, 28, 32Thunder-Bobcats · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 14, 39, 14, 22, 21, 26, 19, 26Magic-Mavs · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 23 REB · 0 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 24, 24, 25, 16, 18, 20, 16, 26Nets-Grizzlies · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Reggie WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 0, 31, 13, 19, 26, 16, 11, 24Warriors-Kings · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amar'e StoudemireKnicks+5.5 32.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Reggie WilliamsWarriors+4.3 15.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kyle LowryRockets+4.2 15.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dwyane WadeHeat+4.2 27.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Nick YoungWizards+4.1 18.6 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonMagic−4.1 14.5 last 10 · 18.6 season
Manu GinobiliSpurs−3.8 15.9 last 10 · 19.7 season
Roy HibbertPacers−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Russell WestbrookThunder−3.4 19.4 last 10 · 22.8 season
Joe JohnsonHawks−3.4 13.5 last 10 · 16.9 season