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Wednesday, December 29, 2010Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 103–95.

Final · Box score
Warriors93
Hawks103
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Bobcats101
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +14; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Wizards104
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Pistons104
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets119
Wolves113
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Hornets88
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Nets93
Thunder114
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Heat125
Rockets119
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Sixers123
Suns110
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Kings100
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Clippers95
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2009–10Dec 29, 2009: 7 games. Top scorer: David West (Hornets-Rockets), 44 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Clippers

Al Jefferson scores 31, Utah rallies past Clippers

Zach Randolph goes for 35 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6+11+8UTA AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23283022103
Clippers3126132595
Who led
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 8, 13, 10, 18, 16, 23, 11, 31UTA31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 0, 0, 1, 7, 0, 5, 4, 17UTA17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 20, 24, 29, 22, 24, 28, 24, 30LAC30 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 16, 15, 15, 36, 18, 24, 31, 19LAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves

Denver takes care of Minnesota

A 6-point win, 119–113. Chauncey Billups led Denver with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over MEM2DEN over MIN6MIA over HOU6UTA over LAC8CHA over CLE9ATL over GSW10DET over BOS12PHI over PHX13WAS over IND14LAL over NOH15OKC over NJN21Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over MIN.
Lead changes
Sixers-Suns18
Grizzlies-Kings13
Pacers-Wizards12
Heat-Rockets10
Warriors-Hawks7
Nuggets-Wolves6
Nets-Thunder4
Celtics-Pistons3
Lakers-Hornets1
Jazz-Clippers1
Cavs-Bobcats0
Shot of the night

Evans's three at the buzzer puts the Kings ahead, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Heat-Rockets combined for 244, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-RocketsHeat 125, Rockets 119
244
Sixers-SunsSixers 123, Suns 110
233
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 119, Wolves 113
232
Nets-ThunderNets 93, Thunder 114
207
Jazz-ClippersJazz 103, Clippers 95
198
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 98, Kings 100
198
Warriors-HawksWarriors 93, Hawks 103
196
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 92, Pistons 104
196
Pacers-WizardsPacers 90, Wizards 104
194
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 92, Bobcats 101
193
Lakers-HornetsLakers 103, Hornets 88
191
SAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 98, Kings 100
+2 SAC
Heat-RocketsHeat 125, Rockets 119
+6 MIA
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 119, Wolves 113
+6 DEN
Jazz-ClippersJazz 103, Clippers 95
+8 UTA
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 92, Bobcats 101
+9 CHA
Warriors-HawksWarriors 93, Hawks 103
+10 ATL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 92, Pistons 104
+12 DET
Sixers-SunsSixers 123, Suns 110
+13 PHI
Pacers-WizardsPacers 90, Wizards 104
+14 WAS
Lakers-HornetsLakers 103, Hornets 88
+15 LAL
Nets-ThunderNets 93, Thunder 114
+21 OKC
UTA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 103, Clippers 95
8 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 119, Wolves 113
7 pts
Grizzlies-KingsSAC won · Grizzlies 98, Kings 100
4 pts
Heat-RocketsMIA won · Heat 125, Rockets 119
3 pts
Sixers-SunsPHI won · Sixers 123, Suns 110
2 pts
Ridnour shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RidnourMIN · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
TurnerPHI · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
HorfordATL · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
AugustinCHA · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
D WadeMIA · 45 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (17-24)
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 98Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2724232498
Kings24262030100
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points and 16 rebounds as Sacramento beat Memphis 100-98

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 16 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 30-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3−1−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 125Rockets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat35242937125
Rockets28342235119
The story
LeBron James' 20 points and 9 assists carried Miami past Houston, 125-119

For Houston, Aaron Brooks had 20 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 8-15 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-28, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7−3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 119Wolves 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23302937119
Wolves30292430113
The story
Denver beat Minnesota 119-113 behind 36 points from Chauncey Billups

Kevin Love paced Minnesota: 26 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 36 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 6-6 3PT

The swing

A 37-30 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −7−6−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 45

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 32, 28, 26, 20, 22, 18, 40, 45Heat-Rockets · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson MIL, Feb 25, 2001: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Season high45 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 13, 7, 16, 9, 13, 20, 23, 38Bobcats-Cavs · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 5, 21, 4, 20, 30, 24, 18, 36Nuggets-Wolves · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 25, 19, 13, 24, 11, 18, 21, 35Grizzlies-Kings · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 8, 32, 15, 18, 11, 18, 21, 33Celtics-Pistons · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 17, 33, 17, 20, 24, 28, 30, 33Wolves-Nuggets · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dwyane WadeMIA+5.6 30.1 last 10 · 24.5 season
Reggie WilliamsGSW+4.7 15.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Ty LawsonDEN+4.1 15.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Beno UdrihSAC+4.1 17.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
JJ RedickORL+4.1 14.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Jason RichardsonORL−5.3 12.6 last 10 · 17.9 season
Mike ConleyMEM−4.8 8.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Taj GibsonCHI−4.1 4.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.7 9.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.4 18.9 last 10 · 22.3 season