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Friday, November 29, 2002Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SEA by 10 at halftime and won 83–72.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat94
Hawks100
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL -7; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Cavs99
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Celtics95
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Pistons96
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Wizards84
Pacers100
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +16
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers112
Grizzlies106
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Nuggets82
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -9; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Suns94
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Wolves77
Jazz95
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +18
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Kings107
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Sonics72
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +11
On this day · 2001–02Nov 29, 2001: 5 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Celtics-Magic), 33 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Sonics

Houston rallies from 10 down to beat Seattle

Stephon Marbury goes for 43 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-10+11+11HOU AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1818321583
Sonics1828111572
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 27, 18, 22, 16, 31, 19, 14, 21HOU21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 6, 8, 2, 12, 12, 8, 4, 12HOU12 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 14, 14, 19, 15, 23, 22, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 16, 23, 11, 14, 13, 18, 24, 18SEA18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 11 games went past regulation.

TOR over BOS3DET over MIL5ATL over MIA6LAL over MEM6PHI over CLE7PHX over SAS7GSW over DEN10HOU over SEA11SAC over LAC13IND over WAS16UTA over MIN18Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
The night in charts
Lakers-Grizzlies combined for 218, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 112, Grizzlies 106
218
Sixers-CavsSixers 106, Cavs 99
205
Clippers-KingsClippers 94, Kings 107
201
Heat-HawksHeat 94, Hawks 100
194
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 98, Celtics 95
193
Bucks-PistonsBucks 91, Pistons 96
187
Wizards-PacersWizards 84, Pacers 100
184
Spurs-SunsSpurs 87, Suns 94
181
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 92, Nuggets 82
174
Wolves-JazzWolves 77, Jazz 95
172
Rockets-SonicsRockets 83, Sonics 72
155
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 98, Celtics 95
+3 TOR
Bucks-PistonsBucks 91, Pistons 96
+5 DET
Heat-HawksHeat 94, Hawks 100
+6 ATL
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 112, Grizzlies 106
+6 LAL
Spurs-SunsSpurs 87, Suns 94
+7 PHX
Sixers-CavsSixers 106, Cavs 99
+7 PHI
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 92, Nuggets 82
+10 GSW
Rockets-SonicsRockets 83, Sonics 72
+11 HOU
Clippers-KingsClippers 94, Kings 107
+13 SAC
Wizards-PacersWizards 84, Pacers 100
+16 IND
Wolves-JazzWolves 77, Jazz 95
+18 UTA
HOU erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SonicsHOU won · Rockets 83, Sonics 72
10 pts
Warriors-NuggetsGSW won · Warriors 92, Nuggets 82
9 pts
Wizards-PacersIND won · Wizards 84, Pacers 100
8 pts
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 94, Hawks 100
7 pts
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 87, Suns 94
6 pts
Harpring shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarpringUTA · 33 PTS, 9 REB
72% (13-18)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
BoykinsGSW · 20 PTS, 7 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
PetersonTOR · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
StricklandMIN · 12 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Raptors-Celtics
Raptors 98Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3217292098
Celtics2426281795
The story
Toronto beat Boston 98-95 behind 31 points from Morris Peterson

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 12-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 53.4 FPTS: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 112Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers2824232314112
Grizzlies203026228106
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 33 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Memphis 112-106 in OT

Drew Gooden led Memphis with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 13-27 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 28-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8+2−10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 94Hawks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat20262616694
Hawks2324182312100
The story
Jason Terry's 24 points and 11 assists carried Atlanta past Miami, 100-94 in OT

For Miami, Eddie Jones had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 5-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 23-16.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +3+1−70+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 12 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 13 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 45

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 45, 46, 16, 24, 21, 15, 21, 38, 45Lakers-Grizzlies · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 19, 20, 18, 39, 13, 11, 12, 43Suns-Spurs · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +26.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 5 games: 17, 24, 15, 28, 33Lakers-Grizzlies · W
23.4 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 15, 8, 23, 8, 20, 20, 30, 33Jazz-Wolves · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 6, 25, 16, 28, 22, 18, 20, 31Spurs-Suns · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 22, 22, 19, 24, 22, 19, 13, 31Kings-Clippers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST