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Saturday, November 18, 2000Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 9 after three quarters and won 87–86.

Final · Box score
Bucks102
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +26; Q4 WAS +20
Final · Box score
Wolves94
Hawks84
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Blazers80
Heat86
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Nets97
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +6; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Suns89
Rockets94
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Nuggets87
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN -9; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Bulls64
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +33; Q4 UTA +45
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Grizzlies88
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Sonics86
Clippers83
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +3
On this day · 1999–00Nov 18, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Nuggets), 36 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Nuggets

Denver fights back late to top Lakers

Vince Carter goes for 48 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11-4-9+1DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1833201586
Nuggets2918152587
Who led
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 9 games: 10, 0, 12, 11, 14, 22, 28, 16, 28DEN28 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 14, 13, 15, 23, 14, 17, 15, 15DEN15 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 22, 21, 15, 32, 37, 31, 31, 32LAL32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 19, 4, 5, 14, 13, 11, 6, 18LAL18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Chicago by 45, the widest margin of 10 games.

DEN over LAL1DAL over VAN3SEA over LAC3NJN over IND5HOU over PHX5MIA over POR6TOR over MIL9MIN over ATL10WAS over BOS20UTA over CHI45Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Bucks-Raptors combined for 213, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 102, Raptors 111
213
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 89, Wizards 109
198
Pacers-NetsPacers 92, Nets 97
189
Suns-RocketsSuns 89, Rockets 94
183
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 91, Grizzlies 88
179
Wolves-HawksWolves 94, Hawks 84
178
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 86, Nuggets 87
173
Bulls-JazzBulls 64, Jazz 109
173
Sonics-ClippersSonics 86, Clippers 83
169
Blazers-HeatBlazers 80, Heat 86
166
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 86, Nuggets 87
+1 DEN
Sonics-ClippersSonics 86, Clippers 83
+3 SEA
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 91, Grizzlies 88
+3 DAL
Pacers-NetsPacers 92, Nets 97
+5 NJN
Suns-RocketsSuns 89, Rockets 94
+5 HOU
Blazers-HeatBlazers 80, Heat 86
+6 MIA
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 102, Raptors 111
+9 TOR
Wolves-HawksWolves 94, Hawks 84
+10 MIN
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 89, Wizards 109
+20 WAS
Bulls-JazzBulls 64, Jazz 109
+45 UTA
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-NuggetsDEN won · Lakers 86, Nuggets 87
9 pts
Bucks-RaptorsTOR won · Bucks 102, Raptors 111
7 pts
Blazers-HeatMIA won · Blazers 80, Heat 86
6 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesDAL won · Mavs 91, Grizzlies 88
6 pts
Pacers-NetsNJN won · Pacers 92, Nets 97
2 pts
Malone shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneUTA · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
HakeemHOU · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
PierceBOS · 17 PTS, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
HendersonATL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
KGMIN · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 86Nuggets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1833201586
Nuggets2918152587
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 87-86 behind 28 points and 18 rebounds from Antonio McDyess

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 29-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +11−4−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Clippers
Sonics 86Clippers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2222192386
Clippers1723162783
The story
Gary Payton's 25 points carried Seattle past Los Angeles, 86-83

For Los Angeles, Tyrone Nesby had 14 PTS, 3 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 10-27 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 22-17, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +5+4+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom was the fantasy play: 55.4 FPTS on 27 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST

Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 92Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3216281692
Nets3033191597
The story
Kenyon Martin had 15 points and 13 rebounds as New Jersey beat Indiana 97-92

Reggie Miller led Indiana with 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Nets took the second 33-16.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+15+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal led the game in fantasy with 48.1 FPTS (23 PTS, 13 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs 1999–00 avg
Minutes per game
25.51999–00 avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 1999–00 (66 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 48

Vince CarterPoints, last 9 games: 26, 25, 33, 34, 23, 32, 26, 37, 48Raptors-Bucks · W
31.6 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high48 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 22, 21, 15, 32, 37, 31, 31, 32Lakers-Nuggets · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 9 games: 27, 13, 20, 41, 23, 24, 30, 30, 31Pacers-Nets · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 9 games: 26, 19, 12, 20, 17, 40, 17, 23, 29Bucks-Raptors · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 9 games: 10, 0, 12, 11, 14, 22, 28, 16, 28Nuggets-Lakers · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 6, 25, 10, 18, 16, 21, 27Clippers-Sonics · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST