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Wednesday, November 15, 2000Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NYK by 10 after the first quarter and won 78–74.

Final · Box score
Wizards109
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Sixers107
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -1; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Pistons88
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND -9; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Hawks74
Bucks84
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Warriors90
Wolves92
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Heat91
Nets93
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +2
Final · Box score
Mavs78
Suns99
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Knicks74
Clippers78
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 1999–00Nov 15, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Clippers

Clippers fight back from 10 down against New York

Shawn Marion goes for 19 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7-2+4LAC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2319161674
Clippers1322212278
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 9 games: 9, 17, 13, 19, 6, 25, 10, 18, 16LAC16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Sean RooksPoints, last 9 games: 11, 2, 2, 12, 15, 2, 2, 6, 14LAC14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 9 games: 6, 9, 10, 13, 17, 9, 15, 9, 20NYK20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 9 games: 21, 15, 18, 24, 25, 37, 21, 12, 17NYK17 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Suns rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Dallas by 21.

MIN over GSW2NJN over MIA2IND over DET4LAC over NYK4BOS over WAS7PHI over CLE9MIL over ATL10PHX over DAL21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Wizards-Celtics combined for 225, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CelticsWizards 109, Celtics 116
225
Cavs-SixersCavs 98, Sixers 107
205
Heat-NetsHeat 91, Nets 93
184
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 90, Wolves 92
182
Pacers-PistonsPacers 92, Pistons 88
180
Mavs-SunsMavs 78, Suns 99
177
Hawks-BucksHawks 74, Bucks 84
158
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 74, Clippers 78
152
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 90, Wolves 92
+2 MIN
Heat-NetsHeat 91, Nets 93
+2 NJN
Pacers-PistonsPacers 92, Pistons 88
+4 IND
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 74, Clippers 78
+4 LAC
Wizards-CelticsWizards 109, Celtics 116
+7 BOS
Cavs-SixersCavs 98, Sixers 107
+9 PHI
Hawks-BucksHawks 74, Bucks 84
+10 MIL
Mavs-SunsMavs 78, Suns 99
+21 PHX
LAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-ClippersLAC won · Knicks 74, Clippers 78
10 pts
Pacers-PistonsIND won · Pacers 92, Pistons 88
9 pts
Cavs-SixersPHI won · Cavs 98, Sixers 107
7 pts
Warriors-WolvesMIN won · Warriors 90, Wolves 92
2 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 74, Bucks 84
1 pt
Battie shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BattieBOS · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
PeelerMIN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
75% (9-12)
HowardWAS · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
LynchPHI · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
StithBOS · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 91Nets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1722232991
Nets2718212793
The story
Aaron Williams had 17 points as New Jersey beat Miami 93-91

Anthony Mason led Miami with 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Nets won the first 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +10+6+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wolves
Warriors 90Wolves 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2230122690
Wolves2624231992
The story
Kevin Garnett's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Minnesota past Golden State, 92-90

For Golden State, Erick Dampier had 16 REB, 15 PTS, 6 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 11-18 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 23-12.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4−2+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Larry Hughes was the fantasy play: 58.6 FPTS on 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Knicks-Clippers
Knicks 74Clippers 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2319161674
Clippers1322212278
The story
Los Angeles beat New York 78-74 behind 16 points from Lamar Odom

Marcus Camby paced New York: 13 REB, 9 PTS 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 22-16 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−7−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
12.41999–00 avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 1999–00 (47 games). Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 31

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 8 games: 9, 33, 33, 31, 32, 41, 24, 31Nets-Heat · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 7 games: 27, 13, 20, 41, 23, 24, 30Pacers-Pistons · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 9 games: 44, 20, 22, 17, 36, 29, 17, 38, 29Pistons-Pacers · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Bryant StithPoints, last 7 games: 16, 6, 7, 6, 5, 3, 29Celtics-Wizards · W
10.3 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 9 games: 10, 10, 18, 22, 11, 5, 12, 14, 28Wizards-Celtics · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 7 games: 33, 20, 25, 12, 25, 15, 26Celtics-Wizards · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST