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Sunday, November 11, 2001Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Magic by 4 after the first quarter and won 108–95.

Final · Box score
Sonics99
Wizards84
Q1 Sonics -1; Q2 Sonics +7; Q3 Sonics +21; Q4 Sonics +15
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Pistons98
Q1 Blazers +9; Q2 Blazers -2; Q3 Blazers -1; Q4 Blazers +2
Final · Box score
Raptors85
Nuggets96
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 Nuggets +1; Q3 Nuggets +3; Q4 Nuggets +11
Final · Box score
Magic95
Lakers108
Q1 Lakers -4; Q2 Lakers +6; Q3 Lakers +4; Q4 Lakers +13
On this day · 2000–01Nov 11, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Nets-Sonics), 41 points.
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The lead · Magic-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal posts 38 and 18 as Lakers beat Orlando

Gary Payton goes for 32 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+6+4+13Lakers AHEAD ↑Magic AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3122241895
Lakers27322227108
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 29, 31, 36, 30, 20, 38Lakers38 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 29, 39, 24, 38, 13, 28Lakers28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 7 games: 23, 11, 22, 27, 20, 44, 22Magic22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 7 games: 22, 13, 14, 28, 17, 14, 21Magic21 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Blazers-Pistons

Portland takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 1 after three, Portland won the fourth 28–25. Final: 100–98. Bonzi Wells led Portland with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Blazers over Pistons2Nuggets over Raptors11Lakers over Magic13Sonics over Wizards15Final margin, points. Pink = Blazers over Pistons.
The night in charts
Magic-Lakers combined for 203, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-LakersMagic 95, Lakers 108
203
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 100, Pistons 98
198
Sonics-WizardsSonics 99, Wizards 84
183
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 85, Nuggets 96
181
Blazers won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 100, Pistons 98
+2 Blazers
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 85, Nuggets 96
+11 Nuggets
Magic-LakersMagic 95, Lakers 108
+13 Lakers
Sonics-WizardsSonics 99, Wizards 84
+15 Sonics
Lakers rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-LakersLakers won · Magic 95, Lakers 108
4 pts
Blazers-PistonsBlazers won · Blazers 100, Pistons 98
2 pts
Sonics-WizardsSonics won · Sonics 99, Wizards 84
1 pt
Barry shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarrySonics · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
WellsBlazers · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Grant HillMagic · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallaceBlazers · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
KobeLakers · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Blazers-Pistons
Blazers 100Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25232428100
Pistons1634232598
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Portland beat Detroit 100-98

Jon Barry led Detroit with 13 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 12-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +9−2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jerry Stackhouse led the game in fantasy with 44.6 FPTS (29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 95Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3122241895
Lakers27322227108
The story
Kobe Bryant's 28 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Orlando, 108-95

For Orlando, Tracy McGrady had 22 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 32-22.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −4+6+4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Wizards
Sonics 99Wizards 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1929282399
Wizards2021142984
The story
Seattle beat Washington 99-84 behind 10 points and 10 rebounds from Art Long

Richard Hamilton paced Washington: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 10 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 28-14 third quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
300 −1+7+21+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.1Season avg27.4Last 5

27.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Season avg22.2Last 3

22.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 5 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Art LongSonics
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 38

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 29, 31, 36, 30, 20, 38Lakers-Magic · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 25, 14, 32, 24, 19, 30, 32Sonics-Wizards · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 8 games: 7, 33, 30, 26, 21, 24, 15, 30Blazers-Pistons · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 6 games: 27, 34, 24, 28, 6, 29Pistons-Blazers · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 6 games: 29, 39, 24, 38, 13, 28Lakers-Magic · W
28.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 8 games: 22, 10, 21, 16, 26, 9, 12, 27Blazers-Pistons · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST