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Friday, November 18, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sonics trailed Bulls by 11 at halftime and won 98–84.

Final · Box score
Magic84
Cavs102
Q1 Cavs +6; Q2 Cavs +14; Q3 Cavs +20; Q4 Cavs +18
Final · Box score
Bobcats85
Pacers93
Q1 Pacers +7; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 Pacers +3; Q4 Pacers +8
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Celtics100
Q1 Celtics -4; Q2 Celtics -4; Q3 Celtics +2; Q4 Celtics +7
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Heat106
Q1 Heat -2; Q2 Heat +7; Q3 Heat +12; Q4 Heat +10
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Hornets95
Q1 Hornets +5; Q2 Hornets +19; Q3 Hornets +22; Q4 Hornets +3
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Nuggets95
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 Nuggets -1; Q3 Nuggets +8; Q4 Nuggets +9
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Suns102
Q1 Suns -1; Q2 Suns +5; Q3 Suns +7; Q4 Suns +8
Final · Box score
Pistons78
Rockets70
Q1 Pistons +4; Q2 Pistons +3; Q3 Pistons +9; Q4 Pistons +8
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Blazers80
Q1 Warriors +12; Q2 Warriors +11; Q3 Warriors +8; Q4 Warriors +11
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Kings103
Q1 Kings +9; Q2 Kings +4; Q3 Kings +12; Q4 Kings +21
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Lakers91
Q1 Clippers +6; Q2 Clippers +8; Q3 Clippers +9; Q4 Clippers +6
Final · Box score
Bulls84
Sonics98
Q1 Sonics -5; Q2 Sonics -11; Q3 Sonics +3; Q4 Sonics +14
On this day · 2004–05Nov 18, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Sonics

Seattle rallies from 11 down to beat Chicago

Dwyane Wade goes for 32 points

Game flow · Sonics margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-11+3+14Sonics AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2618192184
Sonics2112333298
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 9 games: 31, 32, 15, 28, 17, 19, 19, 32, 27Sonics27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 9 games: 18, 19, 13, 0, 17, 41, 29, 22, 27Sonics27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 8 games: 10, 13, 19, 5, 21, 11, 8, 16Bulls16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Michael SweetneyPoints, last 8 games: 10, 14, 10, 9, 6, 7, 24, 13Bulls13 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Raptors-Celtics

Toronto's skid reaches nine

Boston won 100–93; the Raptors fall to 0–9. Paul Pierce led Boston with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · Raptors
Lvs Wizards96–99Lvs Nets92–102L@ Pistons84–117Lvs Cavs93–105Lvs Jazz84–99Lvs Sonics121–126L@ Sixers92–104Lvs Sixers115–121L@ Celtics93–100
Lead changes
Pistons-Rockets8
Raptors-Celtics6
Bobcats-Pacers5
Hawks-Hornets2
Warriors-Blazers0
Bucks-Kings0
Clippers-Lakers0
The night in charts
Sixers-Heat combined for 202, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HeatSixers 96, Heat 106
202
Jazz-SunsJazz 94, Suns 102
196
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 93, Celtics 100
193
Clippers-LakersClippers 97, Lakers 91
188
Hawks-HornetsHawks 92, Hornets 95
187
Magic-CavsMagic 84, Cavs 102
186
Bucks-KingsBucks 82, Kings 103
185
Bulls-SonicsBulls 84, Sonics 98
182
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 86, Nuggets 95
181
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 85, Pacers 93
178
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 91, Blazers 80
171
Pistons-RocketsPistons 78, Rockets 70
148
Hornets won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hawks-HornetsHawks 92, Hornets 95
+3 Hornets
Clippers-LakersClippers 97, Lakers 91
+6 Clippers
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 93, Celtics 100
+7 Celtics
Pistons-RocketsPistons 78, Rockets 70
+8 Pistons
Bobcats-PacersBobcats 85, Pacers 93
+8 Pacers
Jazz-SunsJazz 94, Suns 102
+8 Suns
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 86, Nuggets 95
+9 Nuggets
Sixers-HeatSixers 96, Heat 106
+10 Heat
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 91, Blazers 80
+11 Warriors
Bulls-SonicsBulls 84, Sonics 98
+14 Sonics
Magic-CavsMagic 84, Cavs 102
+18 Cavs
Bucks-KingsBucks 82, Kings 103
+21 Kings
Sonics erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SonicsSonics won · Bulls 84, Sonics 98
11 pts
Raptors-CelticsCeltics won · Raptors 93, Celtics 100
4 pts
Sixers-HeatHeat won · Sixers 96, Heat 106
2 pts
Jazz-SunsSuns won · Jazz 94, Suns 102
1 pt
Knicks-NuggetsNuggets won · Knicks 86, Nuggets 95
1 pt
Antoine Walker shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Antoine WalkerHeat · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
StoudamireHawks · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Ricky DavisCeltics · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
HouseSuns · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
RushBobcats · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Hornets
Hawks 92Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1814184292
Hornets2328212395
The story
Chris Paul had 25 points and 12 assists as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Atlanta 95-92

Salim Stoudamire led Atlanta with 30 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL · 9-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the second 28-14, their biggest quarter edge.

Hornets lead by quarter
300 +5+19+22+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 97Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2726212397
Lakers2124202691
The story
Elton Brand's 23 points and 14 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 97-91

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-21, was where the Clippers built it.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +6+8+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sonics
Bulls 84Sonics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2618192184
Sonics2112333298
The story
Seattle beat Chicago 98-84 behind 27 points from Ray Allen

Michael Sweetney paced Chicago: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 third quarter erased a 11-point hole for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −5−11+3+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.9Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.9 in 8 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 33, 39, 37, 37, 28, 17, 18, 42, 36Lakers-Clippers · L
31.9 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 29, 29, 25, 34, 28, 34, 42, 33Sixers-Heat · L
32.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 9 games: 23, 31, 21, 23, 29, 25, 19, 25, 32Heat-Sixers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Eddie HousePoints, last 8 games: 4, 10, 7, 11, 2, 2, 3, 31Suns-Jazz · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Salim StoudamirePoints, last 9 games: 0, 15, 15, 7, 11, 10, 11, 5, 30Hawks-Hornets · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 19, 27, 23, 17, 20, 27, 17, 29Pacers-Bobcats · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST