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Saturday, November 17, 2001Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed UTA by 13 after the first quarter and won 104–93.

Final · Box score
Celtics103
Hawks112
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Hornets87
Q1 POR -3; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Pistons104
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Grizzlies98
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -11; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Magic95
Wolves103
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Nets82
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Rockets124
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +37
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Bucks104
Q1 MIL -13; Q2 MIL -13; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls88
Warriors93
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Sonics93
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +10
On this day · 2000–01Nov 17, 2000: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Spurs), 32 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Bucks

Glenn Robinson scores 34, Milwaukee rallies past Utah

Kevin Garnett goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-13+3+11MIL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2725202193
Bucks14253629104
Who led
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 7 games: 28, 21, 24, 26, 14, 13, 34MIL34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 7 games: 32, 31, 32, 22, 16, 22, 18MIL18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 26, 14, 27, 23, 29, 7, 30, 30UTA30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 14, 15, 24, 26, 10, 14, 28, 22UTA22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Houston by 37.

MEM over CLE5GSW over CHI5DET over IND6MIN over ORL8ATL over BOS9POR over CHH10DEN over SEA10MIL over UTA11PHI over NJN12HOU over DAL37Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Celtics-Hawks combined for 215, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HawksCeltics 103, Hawks 112
215
Mavs-RocketsMavs 87, Rockets 124
211
Pacers-PistonsPacers 98, Pistons 104
202
Magic-WolvesMagic 95, Wolves 103
198
Jazz-BucksJazz 93, Bucks 104
197
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 103, Sonics 93
196
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 93, Grizzlies 98
191
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 97, Hornets 87
184
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 88, Warriors 93
181
Sixers-NetsSixers 94, Nets 82
176
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 88, Warriors 93
+5 GSW
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 93, Grizzlies 98
+5 MEM
Pacers-PistonsPacers 98, Pistons 104
+6 DET
Magic-WolvesMagic 95, Wolves 103
+8 MIN
Celtics-HawksCeltics 103, Hawks 112
+9 ATL
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 97, Hornets 87
+10 POR
Nuggets-SonicsNuggets 103, Sonics 93
+10 DEN
Jazz-BucksJazz 93, Bucks 104
+11 MIL
Sixers-NetsSixers 94, Nets 82
+12 PHI
Mavs-RocketsMavs 87, Rockets 124
+37 HOU
MIL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BucksMIL won · Jazz 93, Bucks 104
13 pts
Cavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Cavs 93, Grizzlies 98
11 pts
Nuggets-SonicsDEN won · Nuggets 103, Sonics 93
6 pts
Pacers-PistonsDET won · Pacers 98, Pistons 104
6 pts
Magic-WolvesMIN won · Magic 95, Wolves 103
5 pts
Joe Smith shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe SmithMIN · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
FrancisHOU · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
72% (13-18)
McKiePHI · 14 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
HoibergCHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BarrySEA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Grizzlies
Cavs 93Grizzlies 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2529201993
Grizzlies2419292698
The story
Jason Williams had 16 points and 14 assists as Memphis beat Cleveland 98-93

Andre Miller led Cleveland with 15 AST, 13 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 29-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1−11−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamond Murray led the game in fantasy with 53.2 FPTS (27 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Bulls-Warriors
Bulls 88Warriors 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2321271788
Warriors2818291893
The story
Larry Hughes' 14 points and 10 assists carried Golden State past Chicago, 93-88

For Chicago, Fred Hoiberg had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-23, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+2+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 93Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2725202193
Bucks14253629104
The story
Milwaukee beat Utah 104-93 behind 14 points and 10 assists from Rafer Alston

Donyell Marshall paced Utah: 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 10 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 4-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-20 third quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −13−13+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 38

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 27, 44, 32, 25, 13, 28, 24, 23, 13, 38Nuggets-Sonics · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 7 games: 28, 21, 24, 26, 14, 13, 34Bucks-Jazz · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 20, 13, 22, 18, 7, 32, 26, 33Rockets-Mavs · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 8 games: 29, 36, 16, 33, 14, 35, 31, 33Celtics-Hawks · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 26, 14, 27, 23, 29, 7, 30, 30Jazz-Bucks · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 9 games: 28, 17, 17, 7, 25, 5, 19, 12, 29Hawks-Celtics · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST