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Saturday, November 19, 2005Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed PHI by 9 at halftime and won 123–120.

Final · Box score
Hornets98
Magic95
Q1 NOK +6; Q2 NOK +5; Q3 NOK -2; Q4 NOK +3
Final · Box score
Cavs123
Sixers120
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Nets89
Q1 NJN -8; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Wolves102
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Mavs119
Q1 DAL +24; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +28; Q4 DAL +37
Final · Box score
Suns91
Spurs97
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Jazz72
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +8
On this day · 2004–05Nov 19, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Jazz), 39 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Sixers

Larry Hughes scores 37 as Cleveland wins in Philadelphia

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-9-9+3CLE AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30272838123
Sixers31352826120
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 21, 16, 13, 11, 22, 22, 12, 37CLE37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 36, 27, 31, 16, 26, 37, 16, 36CLE36 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 29, 25, 34, 28, 34, 42, 33, 37PHI37 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 25, 19, 10, 13, 28, 21, 21, 26PHI26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Cavs-Sixers combined for 243, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SixersCavs 123, Sixers 120
243
Pistons-MavsPistons 82, Mavs 119
201
Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 95
193
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 89, Wolves 102
191
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 97
188
Wizards-NetsWizards 83, Nets 89
172
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 80, Jazz 72
152
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-MagicHornets 98, Magic 95
+3 NOK
Cavs-SixersCavs 123, Sixers 120
+3 CLE
Wizards-NetsWizards 83, Nets 89
+6 NJN
Suns-SpursSuns 91, Spurs 97
+6 SAS
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 80, Jazz 72
+8 MEM
Bobcats-WolvesBobcats 89, Wolves 102
+13 MIN
Pistons-MavsPistons 82, Mavs 119
+37 DAL
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 123, Sixers 120
9 pts
Wizards-NetsNJN won · Wizards 83, Nets 89
8 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 91, Spurs 97
6 pts
Hornets-MagicNOK won · Hornets 98, Magic 95
2 pts
Francis shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FrancisORL · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WestNOK · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
68% (15-22)
OlowokandiMIN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
TurkogluORL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Mike MillerMEM · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 123Sixers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30272838123
Sixers31352826120
The story
Drew Gooden had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland beat Philadelphia 123-120

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 17 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 38-26.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−9−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 98Magic 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2721203098
Magic2122272595
The story
David West's 34 points carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past Orlando, 98-95

For Orlando, Dwight Howard had 17 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST 34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 15-22 FG

The swing

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

NOK lead by quarter
200 +6+5−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 83Nets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2712212383
Nets1927232089
The story
New Jersey beat Washington 89-83 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from Richard Jefferson

Brendan Haywood paced Washington: 13 PTS, 9 REB 16 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 4-11 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-12 second quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −8+7+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antawn Jamison topped the game at 60.6 FPTS: 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 8 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 2 vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
21.42004–05 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.4 in 2004–05 (61 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Nets

New Jersey climbs out of an 8-point hole against Washington

Down 8 after one, the Nets won the second quarter 27–12 and the game 89–83. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Wizards
Vince Carter · NJNAntawn Jamison · WASPTS1923REB613AST53Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 29, 25, 34, 28, 34, 42, 33, 37Sixers-Cavs · L
32.5 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 21, 16, 13, 11, 22, 22, 12, 37Cavs-Sixers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 36, 27, 31, 16, 26, 37, 16, 36Cavs-Sixers · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
David WestPoints, last 9 games: 8, 11, 12, 12, 15, 16, 16, 9, 34Hornets-Magic · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 25, 19, 10, 13, 28, 21, 21, 26Sixers-Cavs · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 9 games: 16, 11, 17, 12, 12, 2, 3, 25, 26Mavs-Pistons · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST