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Monday, December 27, 2010Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by MIN (vs NOH) and MEM (vs TOR).

Final · Box score
Pistons100
Bobcats105
Q1 Bobcats 0; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Magic104
Nets88
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +16
Final · Box score
Raptors85
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Hawks95
Bucks80
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Wolves113
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Thunder93
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Rockets100
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Jazz91
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR -2; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Kings99
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Sixers95
Warriors110
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +15
On this day · 2009–10Dec 27, 2009: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Rockets), 29 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Grizzlies

Memphis turns it around against Toronto

Chris Paul goes for 22 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+14+11MEM AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2420192285
Grizzlies1632291996
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 18, 25, 19, 13, 24, 11, 18, 21MEM21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 22, 12, 16, 23, 19, 11, 30, 18MEM18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 26, 11, 9, 4, 18, 26, 19, 22TOR22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 6, 16, 14, 12, 14, 23, 10, 18TOR18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Thunder17
Wizards-Rockets15
Blazers-Jazz11
Magic-Nets8
Clippers-Kings8
Pistons-Bobcats6
Hawks-Bucks5
Hornets-Wolves3
Raptors-Grizzlies3
Sixers-Warriors2
The night in charts
Hornets-Wolves combined for 211, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-WolvesHornets 98, Wolves 113
211
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 100, Bobcats 105
205
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 95, Warriors 110
205
Clippers-KingsClippers 100, Kings 99
199
Mavs-ThunderMavs 103, Thunder 93
196
Wizards-RocketsWizards 93, Rockets 100
193
Magic-NetsMagic 104, Nets 88
192
Blazers-JazzBlazers 96, Jazz 91
187
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 85, Grizzlies 96
181
Hawks-BucksHawks 95, Bucks 80
175
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-KingsClippers 100, Kings 99
+1 LAC
Pistons-BobcatsPistons 100, Bobcats 105
+5 CHA
Blazers-JazzBlazers 96, Jazz 91
+5 POR
Wizards-RocketsWizards 93, Rockets 100
+7 HOU
Mavs-ThunderMavs 103, Thunder 93
+10 DAL
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 85, Grizzlies 96
+11 MEM
Hornets-WolvesHornets 98, Wolves 113
+15 MIN
Hawks-BucksHawks 95, Bucks 80
+15 ATL
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 95, Warriors 110
+15 GSW
Magic-NetsMagic 104, Nets 88
+16 ORL
MIN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WolvesMIN won · Hornets 98, Wolves 113
8 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesMEM won · Raptors 85, Grizzlies 96
8 pts
Blazers-JazzPOR won · Blazers 96, Jazz 91
7 pts
Wizards-RocketsHOU won · Wizards 93, Rockets 100
5 pts
Sixers-WarriorsGSW won · Sixers 95, Warriors 110
5 pts
Dorell Wright shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dorell WrightGSW · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
VillanuevaDET · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
AugustinCHA · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
MarionDAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Clippers-Kings
Clippers 100Kings 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28301824100
Kings2128272399
The story
Eric Gordon had 31 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 100-99

Beno Udrih led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 12-19 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 28-21, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+90+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 96Jazz 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2025213096
Jazz2720192591
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 26 points carried Portland past Utah, 96-91

For Utah, Deron Williams had 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 25-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −7−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bobcats
Pistons 100Bobcats 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26142931100
Bobcats26302920105
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 105-100 behind 23 points from Stephen Jackson

Tayshaun Prince paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 2 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 0+16+16+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Charlie Villanueva topped the game at 39.1 FPTS: 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
29.42009–10 avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 2009–10 (73 games). Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Wolves

Minnesota upsets New Orleans

Minnesota (7–24) beat New Orleans (18–12) 113–98. Michael Beasley led Minnesota with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over SAC1CHA over DET5POR over UTA5HOU over WAS7DAL over OKC10MEM over TOR11ATL over MIL15MIN over NOH15GSW over PHI15ORL over NJN16Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over NOH.
Top performances

Tyreke Evans leads the day with 32

Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 8, 5, 22, 22, 14, 15, 4, 32Kings-Clippers · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 28, 16, 15, 15, 36, 18, 24, 31Clippers-Kings · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 32, 34, 30, 10, 22, 17, 25, 31Jazz-Blazers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 17, 33, 17, 20, 24, 28, 30Wolves-Hornets · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dorell WrightPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 12, 20, 12, 12, 9, 17, 16, 28Warriors-Sixers · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 25, 32, 24, 28, 32, 26, 44, 28Thunder-Mavs · L
28.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ty LawsonDEN+4.8 16.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Nick YoungWAS+4.6 19.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
JJ RedickORL+3.9 13.7 last 10 · 9.8 season
Linas KleizaTOR+3.8 15.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Reggie WilliamsGSW+3.7 14.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonORL−6.7 11.2 last 10 · 17.9 season
Taj GibsonCHI−4.0 4.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
Mike ConleyMEM−3.6 10.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Ramon SessionsCLE−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Brandon RoyPOR−3.1 13.5 last 10 · 16.6 season