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Saturday, November 9, 2002Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed TOR by 13 at halftime and won 108–84.

Final · Box score
Raptors84
Pacers108
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -13; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +24
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Cavs79
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Heat82
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA -1; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Wolves99
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -9; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Nets93
Bulls100
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Pistons75
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +25; Q3 DAL +42; Q4 DAL +39
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Rockets111
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +7
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers105
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Spurs76
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies73
Nuggets84
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +11
On this day · 2001–02Nov 9, 2001: 6 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Kings), 44 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 13-point hole against Toronto

Jay Williams posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13+6+24IND AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2730111684
Pacers19253034108
Who led
Brad MillerPoints, last 6 games: 5, 9, 22, 28, 19, 23IND23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 6 games: 20, 11, 14, 9, 27, 17IND17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 6 games: 10, 17, 5, 23, 20, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 6 games: 7, 4, 12, 25, 14, 12TOR12 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Bucks combined for 215
Points by game
Sixers-BucksSixers 105, Bucks 110
215
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 104, Rockets 111
215
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 105, Wolves 99
204
Nets-BullsNets 93, Bulls 100
193
Raptors-PacersRaptors 84, Pacers 108
192
Pistons-MavsPistons 75, Mavs 114
189
Wizards-CavsWizards 93, Cavs 79
172
Blazers-SpursBlazers 95, Spurs 76
171
Sonics-HeatSonics 84, Heat 82
166
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 73, Nuggets 84
157
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-HeatSonics 84, Heat 82
+2 SEA
Sixers-BucksSixers 105, Bucks 110
+5 MIL
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 105, Wolves 99
+6 BOS
Nets-BullsNets 93, Bulls 100
+7 CHI
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 104, Rockets 111
+7 HOU
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 73, Nuggets 84
+11 DEN
Wizards-CavsWizards 93, Cavs 79
+14 WAS
Blazers-SpursBlazers 95, Spurs 76
+19 POR
Raptors-PacersRaptors 84, Pacers 108
+24 IND
Pistons-MavsPistons 75, Mavs 114
+39 DAL
IND erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PacersIND won · Raptors 84, Pacers 108
13 pts
Celtics-WolvesBOS won · Celtics 105, Wolves 99
9 pts
Warriors-RocketsHOU won · Warriors 104, Rockets 111
7 pts
Sonics-HeatSEA won · Sonics 84, Heat 82
1 pt
Arenas shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArenasGSW · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Ray AllenMIL · 20 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
PippenPOR · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
PauMEM · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Sonics-Heat
Sonics 84Heat 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics3118152084
Heat2024211782
The story
Seattle beat Miami 84-82 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Rashard Lewis

Eddie Jones paced Miami: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +11+5−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 105Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers192627249105
Bucks2728192214110
The story
Toni Kukoc's 16 points carried Milwaukee past Philadelphia, 110-105 in OT

For Philadelphia, Keith Van Horn had 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 6-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8+10+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson was the fantasy play: 47.9 FPTS on 31 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB

Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 93Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2423172993
Bulls26261830100
The story
Jalen Rose had 26 points as Chicago beat New Jersey 100-93

Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 29 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-25 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the second 26-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +2+5+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
24.62001–02 avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 2001–02 (50 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists.

Cooling off
−5.4points, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
14.12001–02 avg8.7Last 3

8.7 points a game over his last three games, against 14.1 in 2001–02 (72 games). Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 39.

SEA over MIA2MIL over PHI5BOS over MIN6CHI over NJN7HOU over GSW7DEN over MEM11WAS over CLE14POR over SAS19IND over TOR24DAL over DET39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 31

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 6 games: 14, 12, 18, 22, 13, 31Celtics-Wolves · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 18, 28, 35, 34, 17, 31Sixers-Bucks · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 5 games: 39, 21, 28, 33, 31Rockets-Warriors · W
30.4 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 7 games: 15, 11, 12, 13, 11, 16, 29Nets-Bulls · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 7 games: 22, 9, 8, 39, 14, 31, 28Warriors-Rockets · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 7 games: 12, 19, 19, 22, 14, 19, 28Warriors-Rockets · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST