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Wednesday, November 21, 2012Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 4 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 14 at halftime and won 101–94.

Final · Box score
Raptors97
Bobcats98
Q1 CHA -3; Q2 Bobcats 0; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Cavs92
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +9
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets107
Pacers115
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +1; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +8
Final · Box score
Pistons74
Magic90
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +16
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards100
Hawks101
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Celtics100
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +12
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks106
Heat113
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +7
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers111
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Bulls89
Rockets93
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Wolves94
Q1 DEN -11; Q2 DEN -14; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Mavs114
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Blazers87
Suns114
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +27
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Kings113
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Nets93
Warriors102
Q1 GSW -12; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +9
The lead · Nuggets-Wolves

Denver rallies from 14 down to beat Minnesota

Roy Hibbert goes for 11 rebounds

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-14-4+7DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets15292532101
Wolves2632152194
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 13, 5, 21, 15, 13, 15, 26, 19DEN19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 13, 15, 19, 17, 10, 9, 7, 18DEN18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LoveMIN34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 5 games: 21, 9, 6, 1, 12MIN12 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Suns rout

Four of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Portland by 27.

CHA over TOR1ATL over WAS1DAL over NYK3HOU over CHI4OKC over LAC6MIA over MIL7DEN over MIN7IND over NOH8CLE over PHI9GSW over BKN9SAS over BOS12ORL over DET16SAC over LAL16PHX over POR27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wizards-Hawks20
Bucks-Heat17
Raptors-Bobcats13
Hornets-Pacers13
Spurs-Celtics11
Lakers-Kings11
Bulls-Rockets9
Nuggets-Wolves7
Clippers-Thunder5
Blazers-Suns4
Pistons-Magic3
Knicks-Mavs3
Sixers-Cavs1
Nets-Warriors1
Shot of the night

Korver's three with 1 second left in OT puts the Hawks ahead, 101-100 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Thunder combined for 228, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-ThunderClippers 111, Thunder 117
228
Knicks-MavsKnicks 111, Mavs 114
225
Hornets-PacersHornets 107, Pacers 115
222
Bucks-HeatBucks 106, Heat 113
219
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 112, Celtics 100
212
Lakers-KingsLakers 97, Kings 113
210
Blazers-SunsBlazers 87, Suns 114
201
Wizards-HawksWizards 100, Hawks 101
201
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 101, Wolves 94
195
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 97, Bobcats 98
195
Nets-WarriorsNets 93, Warriors 102
195
Bulls-RocketsBulls 89, Rockets 93
182
Sixers-CavsSixers 83, Cavs 92
175
Pistons-MagicPistons 74, Magic 90
164
4 of 14 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HawksWizards 100, Hawks 101
+1 ATL
Raptors-BobcatsRaptors 97, Bobcats 98
+1 CHA
Knicks-MavsKnicks 111, Mavs 114
+3 DAL
Bulls-RocketsBulls 89, Rockets 93
+4 HOU
Clippers-ThunderClippers 111, Thunder 117
+6 OKC
Bucks-HeatBucks 106, Heat 113
+7 MIA
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 101, Wolves 94
+7 DEN
Hornets-PacersHornets 107, Pacers 115
+8 IND
Sixers-CavsSixers 83, Cavs 92
+9 CLE
Nets-WarriorsNets 93, Warriors 102
+9 GSW
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 112, Celtics 100
+12 SAS
Lakers-KingsLakers 97, Kings 113
+16 SAC
Pistons-MagicPistons 74, Magic 90
+16 ORL
Blazers-SunsBlazers 87, Suns 114
+27 PHX
DEN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 101, Wolves 94
14 pts
Nets-WarriorsGSW won · Nets 93, Warriors 102
12 pts
Hornets-PacersIND won · Hornets 107, Pacers 115
8 pts
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 97, Kings 113
6 pts
Pistons-MagicORL won · Pistons 74, Magic 90
6 pts
Splitter shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SplitterSAS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
GortatPHX · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
ValanciunasTOR · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
ParkerSAS · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
71% (12-17)
BassBOS · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 100Hawks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2423192410100
Hawks2624182211101
The story
Josh Smith had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta beat Washington 101-100 in OT

Kevin Seraphin led Washington with 21 PTS, 10 REB 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Hawks won the first 26-24, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2+3+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Bobcats
Raptors 97Bobcats 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2528212397
Bobcats2231222398
The story
Charlotte beat Toronto 98-97 behind 19 points from Kemba Walker

Jonas Valanciunas paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-28 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −30+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry topped the game at 50.6 FPTS: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB

Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 111Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers222720339111
Thunder2831172615117
The story
Russell Westbrook's 23 points and 9 assists carried Oklahoma City past Los Angeles, 117-111 in OT

For Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 23 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 8-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-22, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+10+70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, today vs 2011–12 avg
Points per game
26.02011–12 avg34Today

34 points today in 35 minutes, against 26.0 a game in 2011–12 (55 games).

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 15, 29, 27, 20, 28, 31, 22, 25, 38Lakers-Kings · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 11, 20, 12, 12, 11, 20, 6, 37Pacers-Hornets · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 24, 25, 26, 26, 34, 27, 25, 35Thunder-Clippers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LoveWolves-Nuggets · L
34.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 20, 21, 20, 38, 30, 27, 21, 28Heat-Bucks · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jeremy PargoPoints, last 4 games: 2, 0, 6, 28Cavs-Sixers · W
9.0 PPG season to date
Career high28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST