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Friday, November 26, 2004Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHA by 13 after the first quarter and won 82–77.

Final · Box score
Blazers83
Mavs92
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards114
Sixers116
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Magic117
Hawks99
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Celtics96
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Heat77
Pistons78
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats77
Pacers82
Q1 IND -13; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Wolves115
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +25
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Nuggets75
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Suns95
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Rockets80
Jazz90
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
Clippers98
Warriors87
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Kings109
Lakers106
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Nets79
Sonics92
Q1 SEA +13; Q2 SEA +21; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +13
On this day · 2003–04Nov 26, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Hawks), 43 points.
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The lead · Bobcats-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 13-point hole against Charlotte

Shawn Marion goes for 33 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-5-4+5IND AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2716181677
Pacers1424192582
Who led
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 14, 12, 13, 15, 11, 14, 25, 23IND23 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 9, 4, 3, 31, 16, 17, 23IND23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 0, 13, 7, 13, 15, 22, 19CHA19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Keith BogansPoints, last 6 games: 28, 14, 13, 4, 18, 10CHA10 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Lakers16
Heat-Pistons9
Rockets-Jazz8
Hornets-Suns6
Bobcats-Pacers5
Cavs-Celtics4
Grizzlies-Wolves3
Clippers-Warriors3
Nets-Sonics0
Shot of the night

Hamilton's jumper with 1.3 seconds left puts the Pistons ahead, 78-77 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Sixers combined for 230, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SixersWizards 114, Sixers 116
230
Magic-HawksMagic 117, Hawks 99
216
Kings-LakersKings 109, Lakers 106
215
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 90, Wolves 115
205
Cavs-CelticsCavs 98, Celtics 96
194
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 87
185
Hornets-SunsHornets 86, Suns 95
181
Blazers-MavsBlazers 83, Mavs 92
175
Nets-SonicsNets 79, Sonics 92
171
Rockets-JazzRockets 80, Jazz 90
170
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 89, Nuggets 75
164
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 77, Pacers 82
159
Heat-PistonsHeat 77, Pistons 78
155
5 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PistonsHeat 77, Pistons 78
+1 DET
Cavs-CelticsCavs 98, Celtics 96
+2 CLE
Wizards-SixersWizards 114, Sixers 116
+2 PHI
Kings-LakersKings 109, Lakers 106
+3 SAC
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 77, Pacers 82
+5 IND
Hornets-SunsHornets 86, Suns 95
+9 PHX
Blazers-MavsBlazers 83, Mavs 92
+9 DAL
Rockets-JazzRockets 80, Jazz 90
+10 UTA
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 98, Warriors 87
+11 LAC
Nets-SonicsNets 79, Sonics 92
+13 SEA
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 89, Nuggets 75
+14 SAS
Magic-HawksMagic 117, Hawks 99
+18 ORL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 90, Wolves 115
+25 MIN
IND erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bobcats-PacersIND won · Bobcats 77, Pacers 82
13 pts
Cavs-CelticsCLE won · Cavs 98, Celtics 96
6 pts
Heat-PistonsDET won · Heat 77, Pistons 78
6 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 80, Jazz 90
4 pts
Gooden shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenCLE · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
KGMIN · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
DwightORL · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
HaywoodWAS · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
SalmonsPHI · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 114Sixers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2123283111114
Sixers2230262513116
The story
Allen Iverson had 28 points and 13 assists as Philadelphia beat Washington 116-114 in OT

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 27 PTS, 15 REB 28 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 9-26 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the second 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +1+8+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 109Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23283424109
Lakers23253226106
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 109-106 behind 22 points and 16 rebounds from Chris Webber

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 14 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

A 28-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+3+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Pacers
Bobcats 77Pacers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2716181677
Pacers1424192582
The story
Austin Croshere's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Indiana past Charlotte, 82-77

For Charlotte, Emeka Okafor had 19 PTS, 11 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 25-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 −13−5−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 13 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.6minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
28.62003–04 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.6 in 2003–04 (81 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Timberwolves rout

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Minnesota beat Memphis by 25.

DET over MIA1PHI over WAS2CLE over BOS2SAC over LAL3IND over CHA5DAL over POR9PHX over NOH9UTA over HOU10LAC over GSW11SEA over NJN13SAS over DEN14ORL over ATL18MIN over MEM25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 20, 41, 19, 23, 29, 29, 30, 40Lakers-Kings · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 14, 18, 23, 27, 22, 21, 23, 33Suns-Hornets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 16, 23, 32, 14, 33, 13, 11, 29Magic-Hawks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 29, 26, 15, 29, 26, 24, 28, 28Sixers-Wizards · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 14, 26, 14, 23, 27, 27, 28, 27Wizards-Sixers · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 16, 14, 6, 8, 13, 25, 4, 27Cavs-Celtics · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST