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Tuesday, December 11, 2001Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by Hawks (vs Sixers) and Mavs (vs Blazers).

Final · Box score
Bucks97
Heat99
Q1 Heat +2; Q2 Heat +3; Q3 Heat +5; Q4 Heat +2
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics102
Knicks93
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 Celtics +1; Q3 Celtics -3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics +9
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Hawks89
Q1 Hawks -8; Q2 Hawks -4; Q3 Hawks -5; Q4 Hawks +2
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Grizzlies81
Q1 Wizards +1; Q2 Wizards +17; Q3 Wizards +19; Q4 Wizards +10
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Wolves107
Q1 Wolves +2; Q2 Wolves +10; Q3 Wolves +13; Q4 Wolves +21
Final · Box score
Nets107
Bulls93
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 Nets +12; Q3 Nets +11; Q4 Nets +14
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Mavs105
Q1 Mavs -8; Q2 Mavs -2; Q3 Mavs +3; Q4 Mavs +2
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Rockets102
Q1 Cavs +14; Q2 Cavs +11; Q3 Cavs +7; Q4 Cavs +5
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Nuggets96
Q1 Hornets +1; Q2 Hornets +8; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +3
Final · Box score
Magic100
Kings112
Q1 Kings -1; Q2 Kings +9; Q3 Kings +11; Q4 Kings +12
Final · Box score
Sonics104
Lakers93
Q1 Sonics +5; Q2 Sonics +7; Q3 Sonics +8; Q4 Sonics +11
On this day · 2000–01Dec 11, 2000: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Wolves), 26 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Hawks

Atlanta fights back from 8 down against Philadelphia

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 37 points

Game flow · Hawks margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4-5+2Hawks AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2821211787
Hawks2025202489
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 10, 15, 9, 4, 22, 21, 28, 23Hawks23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 50, 23, 26, 20, 19, 22, 18, 6, 2, 19Hawks19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 27, 18, 40, 30, 30, 24, 23, 34Sixers34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 15, 16, 23, 5, 3, 7, 11, 16Sixers16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Kings combined for 212, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-KingsMagic 100, Kings 112
212
Cavs-RocketsCavs 107, Rockets 102
209
Blazers-MavsBlazers 103, Mavs 105
208
Nets-BullsNets 107, Bulls 93
200
Sonics-LakersSonics 104, Lakers 93
197
Bucks-HeatBucks 97, Heat 99
196
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 99, Nuggets 96
195
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 102, Knicks 93
195
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 86, Wolves 107
193
Sixers-HawksSixers 87, Hawks 89
176
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 91, Grizzlies 81
172
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HawksSixers 87, Hawks 89
+2 Hawks
Blazers-MavsBlazers 103, Mavs 105
+2 Mavs
Bucks-HeatBucks 97, Heat 99
+2 Heat
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 99, Nuggets 96
+3 Hornets
Cavs-RocketsCavs 107, Rockets 102
+5 Cavs
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 102, Knicks 93
+9 Celtics
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 91, Grizzlies 81
+10 Wizards
Sonics-LakersSonics 104, Lakers 93
+11 Sonics
Magic-KingsMagic 100, Kings 112
+12 Kings
Nets-BullsNets 107, Bulls 93
+14 Nets
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 86, Wolves 107
+21 MIN
Hawks rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HawksHawks won · Sixers 87, Hawks 89
8 pts
Blazers-MavsMavs won · Blazers 103, Mavs 105
8 pts
Celtics-KnicksCeltics won · Celtics 102, Knicks 93
3 pts
Magic-KingsKings won · Magic 100, Kings 112
1 pt
Torres shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TorresRockets · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
91% (10-11)
Lucious HarrisNets · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
NashMavs · 39 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
Ray AllenBucks · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
JeffersonNets · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 87Hawks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2821211787
Hawks2025202489
The story
Jason Terry's 23 points carried Atlanta past Philadelphia, 89-87

For Philadelphia, Dikembe Mutombo had 15 REB, 8 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 24-17.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 −8−4−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 58.8 FPTS on 34 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 103Mavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30181837103
Mavs22242336105
The story
Dallas beat Portland 105-103 behind 39 points from Steve Nash

Bonzi Wells paced Portland: 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 39 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 12-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −8−2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 102Knicks 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics2127221913102
Knicks21262616493
The story
Antoine Walker had 42 points and 9 assists as Boston beat New York 102-93 in OT

Marcus Camby led New York with 21 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 42 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 14-33 FG, 6-17 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the overtime 13-4.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 0+1−30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 49 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg19.4Last 3

19.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 20 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 21.

Heat over Bucks2Hawks over Sixers2Mavs over Blazers2Hornets over Nuggets3Cavs over Rockets5Celtics over Knicks9Wizards over Grizzlies10Sonics over Lakers11Kings over Magic12Nets over Bulls14Wolves over Warriors21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 49

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 5, 5, 29, 25, 26, 23, 28, 25, 49Knicks-Celtics · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +29.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high49 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 28, 33, 25, 17, 28, 17, 27, 42Celtics-Knicks · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 12, 9, 13, 31, 13, 10, 25, 39Mavs-Blazers · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 20, 22, 19, 8, 23, 46, 31, 37Lakers-Sonics · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 27, 18, 40, 30, 30, 24, 23, 34Sixers-Hawks · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 21, 12, 8, 5, 25, 21, 17, 33Rockets-Cavs · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Latrell SprewellKnicks+3.7 24.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Lee NailonHornets+3.7 14.5 last 10 · 10.8 season
Rodney RogersSuns+3.7 15.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Wesley PersonCavs+3.5 16.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Toni KukocHawks+3.3 14.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Jalen RosePacers−3.6 16.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Morris PetersonRaptors−3.3 8.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Juwan HowardMavs−3.0 8.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kevin WillisRockets−2.6 5.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Shandon AndersonKnicks−2.5 3.1 last 10 · 5.6 season