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Thursday, November 9, 2000Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed MIN by 6 at halftime and won 84–82.

Final · Box score
Sonics102
Hornets94
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +8; Q3 SEA +13; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Pistons108
Nets94
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Wolves82
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Magic90
Bulls95
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies78
Rockets85
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Hawks79
Suns88
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Blazers107
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +16
On this day · 1999–00Nov 9, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Pacers), 33 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wolves

Philadelphia holds off Minnesota, 84–82

Jason Kidd posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6+1+2PHI AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1614243084
Wolves1719172982
Who led
Eric SnowPoints, last 6 games: 11, 16, 4, 13, 23, 22PHI22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 25, 24, 29, 23, 28, 18PHI18 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 6 games: 28, 21, 28, 22, 26, 24MIN24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 6 games: 15, 12, 9, 19, 14, 20MIN20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 16.

PHI over MIN2CHI over ORL5HOU over VAN7SEA over CHH8PHX over ATL9DET over NJN14POR over DEN16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Pistons-Nets combined for 202, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NetsPistons 108, Nets 94
202
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 91, Blazers 107
198
Sonics-HornetsSonics 102, Hornets 94
196
Magic-BullsMagic 90, Bulls 95
185
Hawks-SunsHawks 79, Suns 88
167
Sixers-WolvesSixers 84, Wolves 82
166
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 78, Rockets 85
163
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-WolvesSixers 84, Wolves 82
+2 PHI
Magic-BullsMagic 90, Bulls 95
+5 CHI
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 78, Rockets 85
+7 HOU
Sonics-HornetsSonics 102, Hornets 94
+8 SEA
Hawks-SunsHawks 79, Suns 88
+9 PHX
Pistons-NetsPistons 108, Nets 94
+14 DET
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 91, Blazers 107
+16 POR
PHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WolvesPHI won · Sixers 84, Wolves 82
6 pts
Grizzlies-RocketsHOU won · Grizzlies 78, Rockets 85
5 pts
Sonics-HornetsSEA won · Sonics 102, Hornets 94
3 pts
Rasheed Wallace shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
GuytonCHI · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
LewisSEA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Dale DavisPOR · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
WellsPOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Wolves
Sixers 84Wolves 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1614243084
Wolves1719172982
The story
Eric Snow had 22 points as Philadelphia beat Minnesota 84-82

Chauncey Billups led Minnesota with 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the 76ers took the third 24-17.

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

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 46.3 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 90Bulls 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1428202890
Bulls2424262195
The story
Chicago beat Orlando 95-90 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Ron Mercer

Darrell Armstrong paced Orlando: 13 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

A 24-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +10+6+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady topped the game at 50.7 FPTS: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Hawks-Suns
Hawks 79Suns 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1624182179
Suns2519242088
The story
Shawn Marion's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Phoenix past Atlanta, 88-79

For Atlanta, Dikembe Mutombo had 17 REB, 15 PTS 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 10-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-16, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+4+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
6.01999–00 avg14.7Last 3

14.7 points a game over his last three games, against 6.0 in 1999–00 (75 games). Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 5 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 32

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 5 games: 9, 33, 33, 31, 32Nets-Pistons · L
27.6 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 6 games: 44, 20, 22, 17, 36, 29Pistons-Nets · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 6 games: 21, 2, 18, 11, 24, 26Pistons-Nets · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 6 games: 23, 13, 30, 12, 7, 25Hornets-Sonics · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 6 games: 16, 21, 21, 10, 23, 24Suns-Hawks · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 6 games: 28, 21, 28, 22, 26, 24Wolves-Sixers · L
24.8 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST