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Saturday, November 12, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed IND by 16 at halftime and won 103–102.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies85
Hawks84
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Wizards110
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Bobcats99
Heat108
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +26; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Rockets99
Nets91
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Hornets103
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Bucks103
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -16; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Warriors86
Suns101
Q1 PHX +17; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +15
On this day · 2004–05Nov 12, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Magic), 41 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bucks

Milwaukee erases 16-point lead, steals one from Indiana

Tracy McGrady goes for 35 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-16-3+1MIL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers32241828102
Bucks22183132103
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 5 games: 30, 41, 23, 21, 28MIL28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 5 games: 16, 21, 13, 8, 19MIL19 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 6 games: 19, 27, 23, 17, 20, 27IND27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 6 games: 16, 22, 15, 24, 30, 24IND24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Wizards

Washington handles San Antonio by 15

The Wizards won the third quarter 33–25. Final: 110–95. Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 43 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over ATL1MIL over IND1CHI over UTA5DAL over NOK6HOU over NJN8MIA over CHA9WAS over SAS15PHX over GSW15Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over SAS.
Lead changes
Spurs-Wizards18
Grizzlies-Hawks7
Warriors-Suns1
Rockets-Nets1
Bobcats-Heat0
Shot of the night

Pau's layup at the buzzer puts the Grizzlies ahead, 85-84 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Hornets combined for 212, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HornetsMavs 109, Hornets 103
212
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 99, Heat 108
207
Pacers-BucksPacers 102, Bucks 103
205
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 95, Wizards 110
205
Jazz-BullsJazz 98, Bulls 103
201
Rockets-NetsRockets 99, Nets 91
190
Warriors-SunsWarriors 86, Suns 101
187
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 85, Hawks 84
169
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BucksPacers 102, Bucks 103
+1 MIL
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 85, Hawks 84
+1 MEM
Jazz-BullsJazz 98, Bulls 103
+5 CHI
Mavs-HornetsMavs 109, Hornets 103
+6 DAL
Rockets-NetsRockets 99, Nets 91
+8 HOU
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 99, Heat 108
+9 MIA
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 95, Wizards 110
+15 WAS
Warriors-SunsWarriors 86, Suns 101
+15 PHX
MIL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 102, Bucks 103
16 pts
Spurs-WizardsWAS won · Spurs 95, Wizards 110
3 pts
Arenas shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArenasWAS · 43 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
CP3NOK · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Ben GordonCHI · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ManuSAS · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Mo WilliamsMIL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 102Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers32241828102
Bucks22183132103
The story
T.J. Ford had 19 points and 9 assists as Milwaukee beat Indiana 103-102

Stephen Jackson led Indiana with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Bucks took the third 31-18.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −10−16−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal led the game in fantasy with 58.0 FPTS (27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Hawks
Grizzlies 85Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2419222085
Hawks2317172784
The story
Memphis beat Atlanta 85-84 behind 20 points from Pau Gasol

Zaza Pachulia paced Atlanta: 12 REB, 10 PTS 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

A 22-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +1+3+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joe Johnson topped the game at 48.7 FPTS: 17 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 109Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29242630109
Hornets25252231103
The story
Jason Terry's 26 points carried Dallas past New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 109-103

For New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-25, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+3+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.6Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.6 in 5 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg20.9Last 3

20.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 6 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg33.5Today

34 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 43

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 6 games: 21, 27, 30, 18, 32, 43Wizards-Spurs · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 2 games: 23, 35Rockets-Nets · W
29.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 7 games: 27, 23, 13, 31, 2, 29, 33Jazz-Bulls · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 6 games: 28, 16, 34, 14, 23, 30Mavs-Hornets · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 5 games: 30, 41, 23, 21, 28Bucks-Pacers · W
28.6 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 7 games: 10, 10, 13, 14, 8, 11, 28Spurs-Wizards · L
13.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST