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Wednesday, November 8, 2000Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIN by 8 after the first quarter and won 109–107.

Final · Box score
Bucks97
Pacers108
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +11; Q2 PHI +24; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Nets102
Wizards86
Q1 NJN +17; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +11; Q4 NJN +16
Final · Box score
Sonics81
Heat87
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Knicks97
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Magic90
Q1 CHH -4; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Mavs74
Q1 VAN +6; Q2 VAN +16; Q3 VAN +33; Q4 VAN +27
Final · Box score
Lakers81
Spurs91
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +10
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves107
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +2
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz93
Clippers87
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Warriors84
Kings115
Q1 SAC +17; Q2 SAC +27; Q3 SAC +26; Q4 SAC +31
On this day · 1999–00Nov 8, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Sonics), 37 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Nuggets

Denver needs overtime to survive Minnesota

Brian Grant goes for 30 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8+5+20+2DEN AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves292229189107
Nuggets2135261611109
Who led
Voshon LenardPoints, last 5 games: 10, 19, 13, 10, 20DEN20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 5 games: 5, 2, 14, 23, 19DEN19 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 5 games: 28, 21, 28, 22, 26MIN26 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 5 games: 22, 19, 16, 25, 21MIN21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 216, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 109
216
Bucks-PacersBucks 97, Pacers 108
205
Warriors-KingsWarriors 84, Kings 115
199
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 103
197
Cavs-KnicksCavs 99, Knicks 97
196
Nets-WizardsNets 102, Wizards 86
188
Hornets-MagicHornets 96, Magic 90
186
Jazz-ClippersJazz 93, Clippers 87
180
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 101, Mavs 74
175
Lakers-SpursLakers 81, Spurs 91
172
Sonics-HeatSonics 81, Heat 87
168
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-KnicksCavs 99, Knicks 97
+2 CLE
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 109
+2 DEN
Sonics-HeatSonics 81, Heat 87
+6 MIA
Hornets-MagicHornets 96, Magic 90
+6 CHH
Jazz-ClippersJazz 93, Clippers 87
+6 UTA
Pistons-SixersPistons 94, Sixers 103
+9 PHI
Lakers-SpursLakers 81, Spurs 91
+10 SAS
Bucks-PacersBucks 97, Pacers 108
+11 IND
Nets-WizardsNets 102, Wizards 86
+16 NJN
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 101, Mavs 74
+27 VAN
Warriors-KingsWarriors 84, Kings 115
+31 SAC
DEN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 107, Nuggets 109
8 pts
Cavs-KnicksCLE won · Cavs 99, Knicks 97
6 pts
Hornets-MagicCHH won · Hornets 96, Magic 90
4 pts
Lakers-SpursSAS won · Lakers 81, Spurs 91
4 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 93, Clippers 87
1 pt
Marbury shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarburyNJN · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
73% (11-15)
LaettnerDAL · 17 PTS, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
WebberSAC · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
HarpringCLE · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SzczerbiakMIN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 107Nuggets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves292229189107
Nuggets2135261611109
The story
Raef LaFrentz had 19 points and 15 rebounds as Denver beat Minnesota 109-107 in OT

Rasho Nesterovic led Minnesota with 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK · 6-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 35-22.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −8+5+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 58.7 FPTS (26 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 99Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2133202599
Knicks2728222097
The story
Cleveland beat New York 99-97 behind 17 points from Bimbo Coles

Marcus Camby paced New York: 12 REB, 9 PTS 17 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 33-28 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −6−1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glen Rice topped the game at 34.6 FPTS: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST

Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 93Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz251617181793
Clippers201425171187
The story
Karl Malone's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Utah past Los Angeles, 93-87 in OT

For Los Angeles, Sean Rooks had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 10-25 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Jazz took it 17-11.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+7−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
20.0Season avg25.2Last 4

25.2 points a game over his last four games, against 20.0 in 3 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
29.81999–00 avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 1999–00 (68 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Golden State by 31, the widest margin of 11 games.

CLE over NYK2DEN over MIN2MIA over SEA6CHH over ORL6UTA over LAC6PHI over DET9SAS over LAL10IND over MIL11NJN over WAS16VAN over DAL27SAC over GSW31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 41

Reggie MillerPoints, last 4 games: 27, 13, 20, 41Pacers-Bucks · W
25.2 PPG season to date
41 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 5 games: 44, 20, 22, 17, 36Pistons-Sixers · L
27.8 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 14, 31, 22, 21, 15, 32Lakers-Spurs · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 5 games: 34, 26, 35, 22, 31Jazz-Clippers · W
29.6 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 4 games: 9, 33, 33, 31Nets-Wizards · W
26.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 4 games: 8, 33, 9, 30Heat-Sonics · W
20.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST