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Wednesday, November 21, 2001Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 6 at halftime and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Hawks92
Celtics85
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Hornets78
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Cavs101
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Sixers94
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Magic117
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Bucks96
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Sonics93
Spurs110
Q1 SAS +20; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Lakers89
Nuggets68
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +21
Final · Box score
Knicks72
Suns96
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +24
Final · OT · Box score
Nets90
Jazz89
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +1
Final · Box score
Blazers83
Kings95
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +12
On this day · 2000–01Nov 21, 2000: 6 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Cavs), 32 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Bucks

Milwaukee beats Chicago, 96–92

Tracy McGrady goes for 39 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6+8+4MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2623162792
Bucks2221302396
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 7 games: 25, 12, 25, 11, 9, 27, 22MIL22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 8 games: 28, 21, 24, 26, 14, 13, 34, 22MIL22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 17, 9, 15, 12, 18, 17, 14, 31CHI31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Trenton HassellPoints, last 9 games: 0, 9, 10, 6, 3, 8, 10, 13, 22CHI22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Magic combined for 223, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MagicWolves 106, Magic 117
223
Sonics-SpursSonics 93, Spurs 110
203
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 94, Cavs 101
195
Bulls-BucksBulls 92, Bucks 96
188
Pistons-SixersPistons 89, Sixers 94
183
Nets-JazzNets 90, Jazz 89
179
Blazers-KingsBlazers 83, Kings 95
178
Hawks-CelticsHawks 92, Celtics 85
177
Knicks-SunsKnicks 72, Suns 96
168
Mavs-HornetsMavs 89, Hornets 78
167
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 89, Nuggets 68
157
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-JazzNets 90, Jazz 89
+1 NJN
Bulls-BucksBulls 92, Bucks 96
+4 MIL
Pistons-SixersPistons 89, Sixers 94
+5 PHI
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 94, Cavs 101
+7 CLE
Hawks-CelticsHawks 92, Celtics 85
+7 ATL
Mavs-HornetsMavs 89, Hornets 78
+11 DAL
Wolves-MagicWolves 106, Magic 117
+11 ORL
Blazers-KingsBlazers 83, Kings 95
+12 SAC
Sonics-SpursSonics 93, Spurs 110
+17 SAS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 89, Nuggets 68
+21 LAL
Knicks-SunsKnicks 72, Suns 96
+24 PHX
MIL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BucksMIL won · Bulls 92, Bucks 96
6 pts
Pistons-SixersPHI won · Pistons 89, Sixers 94
4 pts
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 92, Celtics 85
1 pt
Duncan shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
82% (14-17)
Ray AllenMIL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HassellCHI · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ArmstrongORL · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
SwiftMEM · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Nets-Jazz
Nets 90Jazz 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets26231716890
Jazz20212417789
The story
Kenyon Martin had 17 points as New Jersey beat Utah 90-89 in OT

Donyell Marshall led Utah with 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6+8+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone led the game in fantasy with 58.4 FPTS (34 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 89Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1331242189
Sixers2614252994
The story
Allen Iverson's 38 points carried Philadelphia past Detroit, 94-89

For Detroit, Clifford Robinson had 35 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 38 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 12-35 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-13, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +13−4−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Cavs
Grizzlies 94Cavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2717232794
Cavs30203219101
The story
Cleveland beat Memphis 101-94 behind 15 points and 14 assists from Andre Miller

Jason Williams paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 12 AST 15 PTS, 14 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 4-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+6+15+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol topped the game at 42.1 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Sixers

Philadelphia extends win streak to 6

94–89 over Detroit. Record: 6–5. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
Lvs DAL92–99L@ WAS76–90Lvs IND77–87L@ HOU72–77W@ DAL98–91W@ MIA82–76Wvs CHH100–86Wvs ATL98–78W@ NJN94–82Wvs DET94–89
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 39

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 20, 44, 22, 17, 24, 20, 25, 39Magic-Wolves · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 18, 25, 33, 19, 28, 38Sixers-Pistons · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 18, 12, 23, 14, 24, 11, 22, 35Pistons-Sixers · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 14, 27, 23, 29, 7, 30, 30, 34Jazz-Nets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 17, 9, 15, 12, 18, 17, 14, 31Bulls-Bucks · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 29, 17, 26, 33, 20, 19, 27, 30Spurs-Sonics · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST