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Wednesday, November 29, 2000Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: VAN trailed PHX by 10 after the first quarter and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Wizards87
Sixers93
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Raptors79
Hornets103
Q1 CHH +7; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +11; Q4 CHH +24
Final · Box score
Nets76
Pistons97
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +21
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Magic86
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -9; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Wolves100
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Heat84
Knicks81
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Kings79
Spurs82
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +3
Final · 2OT · Box score
Suns106
Grizzlies109
Q1 VAN -10; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 VAN -2; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 VAN +3
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +23
On this day · 1999–00Nov 29, 1999: 5 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Warriors), 27 points.
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The lead · Suns-Grizzlies

Shareef Abdur-Rahim scores 33, Vancouver rallies past Phoenix

Shawn Marion goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · VAN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-100-200+3VAN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Suns29211918145106
Grizzlies19311720148109
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 11, 15, 19, 22, 29, 27, 10, 33VAN33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Othella HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 14, 23, 13, 0, 9, 10, 5, 16VAN16 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 15, 15, 18, 15, 8, 18, 10, 34PHX34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 15, 10, 23, 23, 17, 13, 25, 18PHX18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Hornets rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Toronto by 24.

UTA over ORL2MIA over NYK3SAS over SAC3VAN over PHX3PHI over WAS6DEN over MIN7DET over NJN21LAC over GSW23CHH over TOR24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Suns-Grizzlies combined for 215, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 106, Grizzlies 109
215
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 107, Wolves 100
207
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 83, Clippers 106
189
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 79, Hornets 103
182
Wizards-SixersWizards 87, Sixers 93
180
Jazz-MagicJazz 88, Magic 86
174
Nets-PistonsNets 76, Pistons 97
173
Heat-KnicksHeat 84, Knicks 81
165
Kings-SpursKings 79, Spurs 82
161
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-MagicJazz 88, Magic 86
+2 UTA
Heat-KnicksHeat 84, Knicks 81
+3 MIA
Kings-SpursKings 79, Spurs 82
+3 SAS
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 106, Grizzlies 109
+3 VAN
Wizards-SixersWizards 87, Sixers 93
+6 PHI
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 107, Wolves 100
+7 DEN
Nets-PistonsNets 76, Pistons 97
+21 DET
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 83, Clippers 106
+23 LAC
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 79, Hornets 103
+24 CHH
VAN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-GrizzliesVAN won · Suns 106, Grizzlies 109
10 pts
Jazz-MagicUTA won · Jazz 88, Magic 86
9 pts
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 79, Spurs 82
1 pt
Brian Grant shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brian GrantMIA · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
T-MacORL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
LaFrentzDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
KiddPHX · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
MashburnCHH · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 106Grizzlies 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Suns29211918145106
Grizzlies19311720148109
The story
Othella Harrington had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Vancouver beat Phoenix 109-106 in OT

Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 4 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Grizzlies took the second 31-21.

VAN lead by quarter
200 −100−200+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 79Spurs 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2017222079
Spurs1921241882
The story
Tim Duncan's 22 points and 13 rebounds carried San Antonio past Sacramento, 82-79

For Sacramento, Bobby Jackson had 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB · 10-22 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 21-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1+3+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber was the fantasy play: 51.9 FPTS on 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST

Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 84Knicks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2625161784
Knicks1917202581
The story
Miami beat New York 84-81 behind 24 points from Brian Grant

Latrell Sprewell paced New York: 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 25-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+15+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, today vs 1999–00 avg
Points per game
7.21999–00 avg18Today

18 points today in 25 minutes, against 7.2 a game in 1999–00 (72 games).

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.2Season avg24.4Last 3

24.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 34

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 15, 15, 18, 15, 8, 18, 10, 34Suns-Grizzlies · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 11, 15, 19, 22, 29, 27, 10, 33Grizzlies-Suns · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 14, 20, 17, 15, 10, 24, 12, 32Hornets-Raptors · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 38, 29, 25, 22, 32, 31, 37, 31Pistons-Nets · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 17, 15, 15, 20, 7, 27, 9, 30Nuggets-Wolves · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 17, 22, 19, 26, 7, 21, 21, 29Sixers-Wizards · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST