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Thursday, November 30, 2000Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DEN by 3 after the first quarter and won 109–105.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Hawks82
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Bucks108
Q1 MIL +17; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets109
Nuggets105
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Mavs84
Blazers95
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Lakers88
Sonics121
Q1 SEA +9; Q2 SEA +31; Q3 SEA +24; Q4 SEA +33
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Warriors99
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 1999–00Nov 30, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Spurs), 30 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Nuggets

Houston needs overtime to survive Denver

Antonio McDyess goes for 40 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-100+4HOU AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2525262211109
Nuggets282325227105
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 28, 13, 25, 20, 6, 15, 13, 22HOU22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 20, 23, 17, 9, 17, 21, 21, 22HOU22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 16, 28, 21, 4, 20, 19, 17, 40DEN40 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 5, 7, 6, 6, 6, 2, 25, 16DEN16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 214, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 109, Nuggets 105
214
Lakers-SonicsLakers 88, Sonics 121
209
Celtics-BucksCeltics 97, Bucks 108
205
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 95, Warriors 99
194
Mavs-BlazersMavs 84, Blazers 95
179
Bulls-HawksBulls 91, Hawks 82
173
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 95, Warriors 99
+4 GSW
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 109, Nuggets 105
+4 HOU
Bulls-HawksBulls 91, Hawks 82
+9 CHI
Celtics-BucksCeltics 97, Bucks 108
+11 MIL
Mavs-BlazersMavs 84, Blazers 95
+11 POR
Lakers-SonicsLakers 88, Sonics 121
+33 SEA
Mercer shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MercerCHI · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
72% (13-18)
PierceBOS · 34 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
71% (12-17)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
SuraGSW · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 109Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2525262211109
Nuggets282325227105
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 22 points as Houston beat Denver 109-105 in OT

Raef LaFrentz led Denver with 16 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the overtime 11-7.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −3−100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Warriors
Pacers 95Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2332132795
Warriors3124281699
The story
Larry Hughes' 29 points carried Golden State past Indiana, 99-95

For Indiana, Travis Best had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-13, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +80+15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 44.1 FPTS on 18 PTS, 13 REB

Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 97Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1923282797
Bucks36232128108
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 108-97 behind 25 points and 8 assists from Glenn Robinson

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 34 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 12-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +17+17+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 9 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 29.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 40 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Warriors

Golden State beats Indiana, 99–95

Golden State led 83–68 after three and won by 4. Larry Hughes led Golden State with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over DEN4GSW over IND4CHI over ATL9MIL over BOS11POR over DAL11SEA over LAL33Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over IND.
Top performances

Antonio McDyess leads the day with 40

Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 16, 28, 21, 4, 20, 19, 17, 40Nuggets-Rockets · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 25, 17, 9, 16, 41, 27, 20, 34Celtics-Bucks · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 17, 16, 27, 19, 10, 10, 20, 30Bulls-Hawks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 19, 17, 25, 16, 18, 18, 20, 29Warriors-Pacers · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 25, 20, 37, 14, 18, 25, 18, 28Blazers-Mavs · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 22, 25, 28, 18, 23, 26, 24, 27Sonics-Lakers · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST