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Thursday, November 15, 2012Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed BOS by 5 after three quarters and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Celtics97
Nets102
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN -5; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Spurs100
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Heat98
Nuggets93
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +5
The lead · Celtics-Nets

Brooklyn keeps rolling, beats Boston

LeBron James goes for 27 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+9-5+5BKN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2624291897
Nets31281528102
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 19, 18, 14, 12, 17, 26, 24BKN24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 7 games: 27, 13, 8, 14, 20, 23, 24BKN24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 9 games: 23, 11, 27, 15, 24, 25, 10, 23, 22BOS22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 9 games: 16, 2, 3, 2, 2, 0, 6, 16, 17BOS17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Spurs

New York extends win streak to 6

104–100 over San Antonio. Record: 6–0. Raymond Felton led New York with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · NYK
Wvs MIA104–84Wvs PHI100–84W@ PHI110–88Wvs DAL104–94W@ ORL99–89W@ SAS104–100
Lead changes
Knicks-Spurs17
Heat-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Knicks-Spurs combined for 204, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SpursKnicks 104, Spurs 100
204
Celtics-NetsCeltics 97, Nets 102
199
Heat-NuggetsHeat 98, Nuggets 93
191
3 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-SpursKnicks 104, Spurs 100
+4 NYK
Heat-NuggetsHeat 98, Nuggets 93
+5 MIA
Celtics-NetsCeltics 97, Nets 102
+5 BKN
BKN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NetsBKN won · Celtics 97, Nets 102
5 pts
Knicks-SpursNYK won · Knicks 104, Spurs 100
4 pts
Brook Lopez shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezBKN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK
79% (11-14)
McGeeDEN · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK
75% (9-12)
PierceBOS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
DuncanSAS · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
FeltonNYK · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
50% (10-20)
Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 104Spurs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks33221732104
Spurs31261924100
The story
Raymond Felton's 25 points carried New York past San Antonio, 104-100

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 10-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 32-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2−2−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tony Parker was the fantasy play: 47.2 FPTS on 19 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 98Nuggets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2826251998
Nuggets2022242793
The story
Shane Battier had 18 points as Miami beat Denver 98-93

Andre Miller led Denver with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 6-7 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 28-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+12+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 97Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2624291897
Nets31281528102
The story
Brooklyn beat Boston 102-97 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Deron Williams

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 6-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +5+9−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez topped the game at 43.2 FPTS: 24 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Rebounding up
+4.0rebounds, last 5 vs season avg
Rebounds per game
10.8Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 rebounds a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 8 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 20, 23, 20, 21, 20, 38, 30, 27Heat-Nuggets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 6 games: 14, 11, 16, 8, 21, 25Knicks-Spurs · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 7 games: 19, 18, 14, 12, 17, 26, 24Nets-Celtics · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 7 games: 27, 13, 8, 14, 20, 23, 24Nets-Celtics · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 9 games: 23, 11, 27, 15, 24, 25, 10, 23, 22Celtics-Nets · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 8 games: 23, 14, 24, 6, 4, 5, 19, 19Spurs-Knicks · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST