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Tuesday, December 11, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BKN by 14 after the first quarter and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Nets97
Q1 NYK -14; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Pistons94
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Wizards77
Hornets70
Q1 WAS -11; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Bulls89
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +5
The lead · Knicks-Nets

Carmelo Anthony scores 45 as New York beats Brooklyn

Ty Lawson goes for 26 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-4-5+3NYK AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks16332526100
Nets3023261897
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 29, 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34, 45NYK45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 17, 7, 6, 7, 11, 6, 17, 18NYK18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 2, 17, 14, 20, 19, 22, 11, 23BKN23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 16, 8, 11, 10, 33, 23, 18, 18BKN18 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Wizards-Hornets

Washington rallies from 11 down to beat New Orleans

Trailing by 11 after one, Washington outscored the Hornets 66–48 the rest of the way. Final: 77–70. Jordan Crawford led Washington with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Hornets
Jordan Crawford · WASRyan Anderson · NOHPTS2617REB611AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Clippers-Bulls9
Wizards-Hornets3
Nuggets-Pistons1
The night in charts
Knicks-Nets combined for 197, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NetsKnicks 100, Nets 97
197
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 101, Pistons 94
195
Lakers-CavsLakers 94, Cavs 100
194
Clippers-BullsClippers 94, Bulls 89
183
Wizards-HornetsWizards 77, Hornets 70
147
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-NetsKnicks 100, Nets 97
+3 NYK
Clippers-BullsClippers 94, Bulls 89
+5 LAC
Lakers-CavsLakers 94, Cavs 100
+6 CLE
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 101, Pistons 94
+7 DEN
Wizards-HornetsWizards 77, Hornets 70
+7 WAS
NYK erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-NetsNYK won · Knicks 100, Nets 97
14 pts
Wizards-HornetsWAS won · Wizards 77, Hornets 70
11 pts
Nuggets-PistonsDEN won · Nuggets 101, Pistons 94
8 pts
Blatche shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlatcheBKN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MeloNYK · 45 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
63% (15-24)
VarejaoCLE · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
KobeLAL · 42 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (16-28)
MilesCLE · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 100Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks16332526100
Nets3023261897
The story
Jason Kidd had 18 points as New York beat Brooklyn 100-97

Deron Williams led Brooklyn with 18 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 6-9 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Knicks took the second 33-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −14−4−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Cavs
Lakers 94Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2316233294
Cavs29251432100
The story
Cleveland beat Los Angeles 100-94 behind 28 points and 11 assists from Kyrie Irving

Dwight Howard paced Los Angeles: 20 REB, 19 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 11-21 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+15+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant topped the game at 53.5 FPTS: 42 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 77Hornets 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards1125202177
Hornets2220181070
The story
Jordan Crawford's 26 points carried Washington past New Orleans, 77-70

For New Orleans, Ryan Anderson had 17 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-24 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 21-10.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −11−6−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 45

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 29, 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34, 45Knicks-Nets · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Victor Oladipo ORL, Mar 18, 2016: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39, 29, 35, 34, 42Lakers-Cavs · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Jan 28, 2005: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 24, 28, 17, 20, 34, 26, 9, 28Cavs-Lakers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 0, 10, 8, 8, 10, 13, 15, 28Cavs-Lakers · W
8.4 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 16, 17, 9, 16, 32, 2, 23, 26Nuggets-Pistons · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 19, 19, 17, 22, 14, 22, 26Wizards-Hornets · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Antawn JamisonLAL+5.2 13.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.9 23.8 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brandon KnightDET+4.2 18.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Evan TurnerPHI+3.9 18.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
David LeeGSW+3.5 22.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season
E'Twaun MooreORL−3.1 6.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−2.6 6.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.6 12.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−2.5 15.0 last 10 · 17.5 season