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Saturday, December 1, 2001Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NYK by 16 at halftime and won 100–97.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics105
Nets98
Q1 BOS -12; Q2 BOS -14; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Hawks103
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Magic96
Wizards87
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Cavs93
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Knicks97
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -16; Q3 DET -9; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Bulls76
Q1 PHI +20; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +24; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Rockets75
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Jazz97
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Suns97
Blazers83
Q1 PHX -14; Q2 PHX -11; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Warriors82
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +29
Final · Box score
Wolves76
Lakers102
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +26
On this day · 2000–01Dec 1, 2000: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 43 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Knicks

Detroit erases 16-point lead, steals one from New York

Paul Pierce goes for 48 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-16-9+3DET AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons20172934100
Knicks2924222297
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 29, 28, 18, 19, 4, 26, 31, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 11, 5, 4, 9, 11, 25, 24, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 25, 22, 29, 5, 5, 29, 25, 26NYK26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 11, 19, 13, 22, 24, 19, 19, 22NYK22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Golden State by 29.

TOR over ATL1DET over NYK3IND over UTA3BOS over NJN7ORL over WAS9SAS over HOU10CLE over CHH12PHX over POR14PHI over CHI17LAL over MIN26DAL over GSW29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Raptors-Hawks combined for 207, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-HawksRaptors 104, Hawks 103
207
Celtics-NetsCeltics 105, Nets 98
203
Pistons-KnicksPistons 100, Knicks 97
197
Pacers-JazzPacers 100, Jazz 97
197
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 111, Warriors 82
193
Magic-WizardsMagic 96, Wizards 87
183
Suns-BlazersSuns 97, Blazers 83
180
Wolves-LakersWolves 76, Lakers 102
178
Hornets-CavsHornets 81, Cavs 93
174
Sixers-BullsSixers 93, Bulls 76
169
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 85, Rockets 75
160
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HawksRaptors 104, Hawks 103
+1 TOR
Pistons-KnicksPistons 100, Knicks 97
+3 DET
Pacers-JazzPacers 100, Jazz 97
+3 IND
Celtics-NetsCeltics 105, Nets 98
+7 BOS
Magic-WizardsMagic 96, Wizards 87
+9 ORL
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 85, Rockets 75
+10 SAS
Hornets-CavsHornets 81, Cavs 93
+12 CLE
Suns-BlazersSuns 97, Blazers 83
+14 PHX
Sixers-BullsSixers 93, Bulls 76
+17 PHI
Wolves-LakersWolves 76, Lakers 102
+26 LAL
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 111, Warriors 82
+29 DAL
DET erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-KnicksDET won · Pistons 100, Knicks 97
16 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 105, Nets 98
14 pts
Suns-BlazersPHX won · Suns 97, Blazers 83
14 pts
Pacers-JazzIND won · Pacers 100, Jazz 97
3 pts
Hornets-CavsCLE won · Hornets 81, Cavs 93
3 pts
Andre Miller shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Andre MillerCLE · 19 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB
67% (8-12)
ShaqLAL · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
AtkinsDET · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
HakeemTOR · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
HarpringPHI · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 104Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25253024104
Hawks19233031103
The story
Toronto beat Atlanta 104-103 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Vince Carter

Shareef Abdur-Rahim paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +6+8+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Knicks
Pistons 100Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons20172934100
Knicks2924222297
The story
Jerry Stackhouse's 25 points and 9 assists carried Detroit past New York, 100-97

For New York, Latrell Sprewell had 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 9-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 34-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−16−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 105Nets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics1518302715105
Nets27201726898
The story
Antoine Walker had 25 points and 17 rebounds as Boston beat New Jersey 105-98 in OT

Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 10-30 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Celtics took the third 30-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −12−14−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 48

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 31, 33, 16, 24, 23, 33, 26, 48Celtics-Nets · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high48 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 33, 19, 28, 38, 27, 18, 40, 30Sixers-Bulls · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 25, 22, 29, 5, 5, 29, 25, 26Knicks-Pistons · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 20, 25, 39, 24, 31, 24, 22, 26Magic-Wizards · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 24, 23, 27, 25, 24, 28, 33, 25Celtics-Nets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 29, 28, 18, 19, 4, 26, 31, 25Pistons-Knicks · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST