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Wednesday, November 16, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bobcats trailed Pacers by 8 after the first quarter and won 122–90.

Final · Box score
Sixers121
Raptors115
Q1 Sixers +12; Q2 Sixers +10; Q3 Sixers +8; Q4 Sixers +6
Final · Box score
Sonics113
Celtics100
Q1 Sonics +3; Q2 Sonics +18; Q3 Sonics +17; Q4 Sonics +13
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Bobcats122
Q1 Bobcats -8; Q2 Bobcats +10; Q3 Bobcats +17; Q4 Bobcats +32
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Hornets81
Q1 Nuggets -3; Q2 Nuggets +5; Q3 Nuggets +9; Q4 Nuggets +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Suns103
Q1 Grizzlies -4; Q2 Grizzlies +4; Q3 Grizzlies +16; Q4 Grizzlies +12
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Lakers97
Q1 Lakers +3; Q2 Lakers +2; Q3 Lakers +6; Q4 Lakers +5
Final · Box score
Bulls93
Blazers96
Q1 Blazers -1; Q2 Blazers +9; Q3 Blazers +9; Q4 Blazers +3
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Warriors87
Q1 Bucks +5; Q2 Bucks +3; Q3 Bucks +15; Q4 Bucks +3
On this day · 2004–05Nov 16, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Sonics-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bobcats

Kareem Rush scores 35, Charlotte rallies past Indiana

Kobe Bryant goes for 42 points

Game flow · Bobcats margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+10+17+32Bobcats AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3016261890
Bobcats22343333122
Who led
Kareem RushPoints, last 7 games: 8, 14, 0, 13, 15, 7, 35Bobcats35 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Emeka OkaforPoints, last 9 games: 16, 24, 12, 12, 11, 11, 6, 8, 20Bobcats20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 7 games: 16, 22, 15, 24, 30, 24, 27Pacers27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 7 games: 6, 11, 20, 14, 15, 20, 18Pacers18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Charlotte by 32.

Blazers over Bulls3Bucks over Warriors3Lakers over Knicks5Sixers over Raptors6Nuggets over Hornets10Grizzlies over Suns12Sonics over Celtics13Bobcats over Pacers32Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bulls-Blazers11
Bucks-Warriors10
Sonics-Celtics1
Pacers-Bobcats1
Shot of the night

Ratliff's jumper with 8.7 seconds left puts the Blazers ahead, 96-93 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Raptors combined for 236, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 121, Raptors 115
236
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 115, Suns 103
218
Sonics-CelticsSonics 113, Celtics 100
213
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 90, Bobcats 122
212
Bulls-BlazersBulls 93, Blazers 96
189
Knicks-LakersKnicks 92, Lakers 97
189
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 90, Warriors 87
177
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 91, Hornets 81
172
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 90, Warriors 87
+3 Bucks
Bulls-BlazersBulls 93, Blazers 96
+3 Blazers
Knicks-LakersKnicks 92, Lakers 97
+5 Lakers
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 121, Raptors 115
+6 Sixers
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 91, Hornets 81
+10 Nuggets
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 115, Suns 103
+12 Grizzlies
Sonics-CelticsSonics 113, Celtics 100
+13 Sonics
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 90, Bobcats 122
+32 Bobcats
Bobcats rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BobcatsBobcats won · Pacers 90, Bobcats 122
8 pts
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies won · Grizzlies 115, Suns 103
4 pts
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets won · Nuggets 91, Hornets 81
3 pts
Bulls-BlazersBlazers won · Bulls 93, Blazers 96
1 pt
Rush shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RushBobcats · 35 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (12-15)
CollisonSonics · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
IguodalaSixers · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Ray AllenSonics · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
BattierGrizzlies · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 93Blazers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2923182393
Blazers2833181796
The story
Portland beat Chicago 96-93 behind 22 points and 10 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Kirk Hinrich paced Chicago: 14 PTS, 7 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 33-23 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −1+9+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Michael Sweetney topped the game at 41.3 FPTS: 24 PTS, 14 REB

Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 92Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2423252092
Lakers2722291997
The story
Lamar Odom had 13 points as Los Angeles beat New York 97-92

Channing Frye led New York with 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 5-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 29-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +3+2+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 121Raptors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers40242631121
Raptors28262833115
The story
Allen Iverson's 42 points carried Philadelphia past Toronto, 121-115

For Toronto, Mike James had 38 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 42 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL · 16-26 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-28, was where the 76ers built it.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +12+10+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Mike JamesRaptors
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 7 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
Jalen RoseRaptors
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

Kobe BryantPoints, last 8 games: 33, 39, 37, 37, 28, 17, 18, 42Lakers-Knicks · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 9 games: 35, 31, 29, 29, 25, 34, 28, 34, 42Sixers-Raptors · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 8 games: 11, 13, 12, 17, 8, 36, 9, 38Raptors-Sixers · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Kareem RushPoints, last 7 games: 8, 14, 0, 13, 15, 7, 35Bobcats-Pacers · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 8 games: 31, 32, 15, 28, 17, 19, 19, 32Sonics-Celtics · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 9 games: 23, 16, 14, 21, 18, 11, 23, 24, 31Nuggets-Hornets · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST