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Friday, November 23, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOH by 8 after the first quarter and won 111–108.

Final · Box score
Hawks101
Bobcats91
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Magic108
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers76
Nets86
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Celtics108
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Pistons91
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Rockets131
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +24; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Pacers97
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM +16; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Nuggets102
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +11
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets108
Suns111
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Kings102
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -7; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Blazers103
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +8
The lead · Hornets-Suns

Phoenix needs overtime to survive New Orleans

Chandler Parsons goes for 31 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-6-40+3PHX AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets312228225108
Suns232430268111
Who led
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 4, 6, 13, 8, 4, 16, 19, 23PHX23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 26, 13, 21, 12, 22, 12, 15, 20PHX20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 9, 25, 20, 15, 20, 15, 17, 34NOH34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 7, 4, 24, 7, 13, 10, 14, 25NOH25 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 28.

DET over TOR1UTA over SAC2PHX over NOH3ORL over CLE4SAS over IND7BOS over OKC8MEM over LAL8POR over MIN8ATL over CHA10BKN over LAC10DEN over GSW11HOU over NYK28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic17
Kings-Jazz16
Clippers-Nets10
Warriors-Nuggets10
Wolves-Blazers8
Raptors-Pistons7
Spurs-Pacers4
Hawks-Bobcats2
Lakers-Grizzlies2
Knicks-Rockets1
Hornets-Suns1
Shot of the night

Hayward's jumper with 4 seconds left breaks the tie, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Rockets combined for 234, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 103, Rockets 131
234
Hornets-SunsHornets 108, Suns 111
219
Cavs-MagicCavs 104, Magic 108
212
Thunder-CelticsThunder 100, Celtics 108
208
Kings-JazzKings 102, Jazz 104
206
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 98, Grizzlies 106
204
Spurs-PacersSpurs 104, Pacers 97
201
Wolves-BlazersWolves 95, Blazers 103
198
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 91, Nuggets 102
193
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 101, Bobcats 91
192
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 90, Pistons 91
181
Clippers-NetsClippers 76, Nets 86
162
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 90, Pistons 91
+1 DET
Kings-JazzKings 102, Jazz 104
+2 UTA
Hornets-SunsHornets 108, Suns 111
+3 PHX
Cavs-MagicCavs 104, Magic 108
+4 ORL
Spurs-PacersSpurs 104, Pacers 97
+7 SAS
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 98, Grizzlies 106
+8 MEM
Wolves-BlazersWolves 95, Blazers 103
+8 POR
Thunder-CelticsThunder 100, Celtics 108
+8 BOS
Clippers-NetsClippers 76, Nets 86
+10 BKN
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 101, Bobcats 91
+10 ATL
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 91, Nuggets 102
+11 DEN
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 103, Rockets 131
+28 HOU
PHX rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-SunsPHX won · Hornets 108, Suns 111
8 pts
Kings-JazzUTA won · Kings 102, Jazz 104
7 pts
Clippers-NetsBKN won · Clippers 76, Nets 86
7 pts
Thunder-CelticsBOS won · Thunder 100, Celtics 108
7 pts
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 91, Nuggets 102
6 pts
Vasquez shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VasquezNOH · 25 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
ParsonsHOU · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
76% (13-17)
HorfordATL · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
76% (13-17)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PrinceDET · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 90Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2023252290
Pistons2126251991
The story
Detroit beat Toronto 91-90 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Greg Monroe

Kyle Lowry paced Toronto: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

A 26-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+4+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andrea Bargnani topped the game at 51.5 FPTS: 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 108Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets312228225108
Suns232430268111
The story
Goran Dragic had 20 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat New Orleans 111-108 in OT

Greivis Vasquez led New Orleans with 25 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 26-22.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8−6−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ryan Anderson led the game in fantasy with 59.7 FPTS (34 PTS, 11 REB)

Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 104Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26252528104
Magic24213132108
The story
Jameer Nelson's 22 points carried Orlando past Cleveland, 108-104

For Cleveland, Tyler Zeller had 13 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 31-25.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dion Waiters was the fantasy play: 44.1 FPTS on 25 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 37

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 31, 25, 9, 20, 26, 29, 23, 37Knicks-Rockets · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 9, 25, 20, 15, 20, 15, 17, 34Hornets-Suns · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 23, 19, 8, 15, 17, 22, 25, 34Raptors-Pistons · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 20, 22, 30, 29, 20, 6, 28, 33Rockets-Knicks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 4, 5, 19, 19, 14, 11, 26, 33Spurs-Pacers · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 8, 25, 13, 19, 24, 11, 18, 31Rockets-Knicks · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST