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Friday, November 15, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 4 at halftime and won 88–87.

Final · OT · Box score
Bucks100
Pacers103
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +18; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets79
Raptors84
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Celtics86
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Jazz75
Pistons86
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Grizzlies95
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Nets93
Heat84
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Hornets105
Q1 NOH +1; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +17; Q4 NOH +18
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Blazers112
Q1 POR +19; Q2 POR +21; Q3 POR +33; Q4 POR +24
Final · Box score
Kings97
Sonics111
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +20; Q4 SEA +14
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors89
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Suns88
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +1
On this day · 2001–02Nov 15, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 31 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Phoenix takes over late to edge Houston

Kobe Bryant goes for 45 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-4-3+1PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2722221687
Suns2520232088
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 8 games: 21, 21, 13, 14, 26, 17, 14, 27PHX27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 7 games: 15, 15, 15, 6, 21, 19, 20PHX20 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 7 games: 39, 21, 28, 33, 31, 30, 16HOU16 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 5 games: 5, 1, 20, 12, 14HOU14 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Trail Blazers rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Portland beat Clippers by 24.

PHX over HOU1IND over MIL3MIN over MEM4TOR over DEN5LAL over GSW7NJN over MIA9DAL over BOS11DET over UTA11SEA over SAC14NOH over CHI18POR over LAC24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Kings-Sonics combined for 208, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SonicsKings 97, Sonics 111
208
Bucks-PacersBucks 100, Pacers 103
203
Clippers-BlazersClippers 88, Blazers 112
200
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 99, Grizzlies 95
194
Bulls-HornetsBulls 87, Hornets 105
192
Warriors-LakersWarriors 89, Lakers 96
185
Mavs-CelticsMavs 97, Celtics 86
183
Nets-HeatNets 93, Heat 84
177
Rockets-SunsRockets 87, Suns 88
175
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 79, Raptors 84
163
Jazz-PistonsJazz 75, Pistons 86
161
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-SunsRockets 87, Suns 88
+1 PHX
Bucks-PacersBucks 100, Pacers 103
+3 IND
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 99, Grizzlies 95
+4 MIN
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 79, Raptors 84
+5 TOR
Warriors-LakersWarriors 89, Lakers 96
+7 LAL
Nets-HeatNets 93, Heat 84
+9 NJN
Mavs-CelticsMavs 97, Celtics 86
+11 DAL
Jazz-PistonsJazz 75, Pistons 86
+11 DET
Kings-SonicsKings 97, Sonics 111
+14 SEA
Bulls-HornetsBulls 87, Hornets 105
+18 NOH
Clippers-BlazersClippers 88, Blazers 112
+24 POR
PHX rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsPHX won · Rockets 87, Suns 88
4 pts
Bulls-HornetsNOH won · Bulls 87, Hornets 105
3 pts
Nets-HeatNJN won · Nets 93, Heat 84
3 pts
Baron Davis shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Baron DavisNOH · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
WebberSAC · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
SzczerbiakMIN · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
BillupsDET · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
RandolphPOR · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 87Suns 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2722221687
Suns2520232088
The story
Phoenix beat Houston 88-87 behind 27 points from Shawn Marion

Steve Francis paced Houston: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 12-22 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 20-16 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2−4−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 100Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks282014308100
Pacers2827251211103
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 23 points and 16 rebounds as Indiana beat Milwaukee 103-100 in OT

Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the third 25-14, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+7+180+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 89Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors20202520489
Lakers251923181196
The story
Samaki Walker's 14 rebounds and 12 points carried Los Angeles past Golden State, 96-89 in OT

For Golden State, Erick Dampier had 19 PTS, 16 REB 14 REB, 12 PTS, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Lakers took it 11-4.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+4+20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg12.5Last 3

12.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 45

Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 27, 25, 33, 33, 15, 41, 27, 21, 45Lakers-Warriors · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 9 games: 16, 9, 18, 10, 24, 35, 25, 18, 33Nets-Heat · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 9 games: 20, 22, 24, 28, 24, 11, 26, 17, 32Mavs-Celtics · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 12, 23, 17, 28, 24, 14, 16, 28Wolves-Grizzlies · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 6 games: 6, 10, 16, 24, 2, 28Blazers-Clippers · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 8 games: 21, 21, 13, 14, 26, 17, 14, 27Suns-Rockets · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST