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Friday, November 22, 2002Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed NYK by 15 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final · Box score
Magic70
Pacers106
Q1 IND +17; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +36
Final · 2OT · Box score
Hawks98
Celtics105
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics 0; OT2 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Cavs79
Nets120
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +41
Final · Box score
Pistons75
Heat72
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Raptors80
Sixers90
Q1 PHI -14; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Rockets93
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +7
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks97
Hornets105
Q1 NOH -15; Q2 NOH -8; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 NOH +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Spurs95
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Suns101
Kings118
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +19; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Clippers70
Nuggets72
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -13; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Warriors91
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL -7; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Bulls73
Lakers86
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2001–02Nov 22, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Keith Van Horn (Nets-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Hornets

New Orleans rallies from eight down at the half, wins in overtime

Paul Pierce goes for 36 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-15-800+8NOH AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks31222218497
Hornets1629301812105
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 32, 15, 17, 25, 16, 19, 37, 25NOH25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 17, 16, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20NOH20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 3 games: 16, 23, 23NYK23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 39, 28, 21, 14, 27, 14, 14, 23, 23NYK23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Kings combined for 219, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-KingsSuns 101, Kings 118
219
Hawks-CelticsHawks 98, Celtics 105
203
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 97, Hornets 105
202
Cavs-NetsCavs 79, Nets 120
199
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 95, Warriors 91
186
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 86, Spurs 95
181
Wizards-RocketsWizards 86, Rockets 93
179
Magic-PacersMagic 70, Pacers 106
176
Raptors-SixersRaptors 80, Sixers 90
170
Bulls-LakersBulls 73, Lakers 86
159
Pistons-HeatPistons 75, Heat 72
147
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 70, Nuggets 72
142
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 70, Nuggets 72
+2 DEN
Pistons-HeatPistons 75, Heat 72
+3 DET
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 95, Warriors 91
+4 MIL
Hawks-CelticsHawks 98, Celtics 105
+7 BOS
Wizards-RocketsWizards 86, Rockets 93
+7 HOU
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 97, Hornets 105
+8 NOH
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 86, Spurs 95
+9 SAS
Raptors-SixersRaptors 80, Sixers 90
+10 PHI
Bulls-LakersBulls 73, Lakers 86
+13 LAL
Suns-KingsSuns 101, Kings 118
+17 SAC
Magic-PacersMagic 70, Pacers 106
+36 IND
Cavs-NetsCavs 79, Nets 120
+41 NJN
NOH erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HornetsNOH won · Knicks 97, Hornets 105
15 pts
Raptors-SixersPHI won · Raptors 80, Sixers 90
14 pts
Clippers-NuggetsDEN won · Clippers 70, Nuggets 72
13 pts
Bucks-WarriorsMIL won · Bucks 95, Warriors 91
10 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 98, Celtics 105
10 pts
P.J. Brown shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
P.J. BrownNOH · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
MagloireNOH · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BatisteMEM · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
YaoHOU · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 70Nuggets 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers221624870
Nuggets1914162372
The story
Juwan Howard's 18 points carried Denver past Los Angeles, 72-70

For Los Angeles, Michael Olowokandi had 12 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 13 going into the fourth, then won it 23-8.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−5−13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Miller was the fantasy play: 42.5 FPTS on 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 98Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hawks262324165498
Celtics24251426511105
The story
Antoine Walker had a 27-11-10 triple-double as Boston beat Atlanta 105-98 in OT

Jason Terry led Atlanta with 19 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB 27 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 9-30 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 26-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −20−1000+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 97Hornets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks31222218497
Hornets1629301812105
The story
New Orleans beat New York 105-97 in OT behind 25 points from Jamal Mashburn

Latrell Sprewell paced New York: 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −15−800+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 10 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 vs 2001–02 avg
Minutes per game
35.92001–02 avg16.2Last 3

16.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 2001–02 (58 games). Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Nets rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Jersey beat Cleveland by 41.

DEN over LAC2DET over MIA3MIL over GSW4BOS over ATL7HOU over WAS7NOH over NYK8SAS over MEM9PHI over TOR10LAL over CHI13SAC over PHX17IND over ORL36NJN over CLE41Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 39

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 9 games: 15, 15, 15, 6, 21, 19, 20, 18, 39Suns-Kings · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 46, 17, 28, 20, 35, 13, 9, 28, 18, 36Celtics-Hawks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 23, 18, 8, 19, 8, 8, 7, 31Warriors-Bucks · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 31, 25, 37, 17, 28, 38, 33, 31Sixers-Raptors · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 29, 27, 20, 19, 24, 31, 24, 31Bucks-Warriors · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 16, 20, 21, 29, 6, 25, 16, 28Spurs-Grizzlies · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST