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Wednesday, November 23, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOK trailed MIN by 12 at halftime and won 84–80.

Final · Box score
Celtics117
Hawks120
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Wizards83
Magic91
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Bobcats108
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Pistons114
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +27; Q4 DET +25
Final · Box score
Suns100
Rockets88
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Heat100
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Wolves80
Hornets84
Q1 NOK -9; Q2 NOK -12; Q3 NOK -2; Q4 NOK +4
Final · Box score
Nets105
Kings114
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Warriors89
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +30; Q3 SAS +33; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Clippers103
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -10; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2004–05Nov 23, 2004: 10 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Bucks), 30 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Hornets

New Orleans/Oklahoma City fights back from 12 down against Minnesota

Elton Brand goes for 21 points

Game flow · NOK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-12-2+4NOK AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2622141880
Hornets1719242484
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 12, 15, 16, 16, 9, 34, 20, 22NOK22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 10, 26, 16, 18, 25, 21, 9, 21NOK21 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 25, 22, 17, 19, 25, 25, 19, 24MIN24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 9 games: 8, 21, 9, 10, 10, 7, 16, 13, 17MIN17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Denver by 25.

ATL over BOS3LAC over TOR3NOK over MIN4ORL over WAS8SAC over NJN9MIL over PHI11PHX over HOU12CHA over NYK13MIA over POR21SAS over GSW24DET over DEN25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
The night in charts
Celtics-Hawks combined for 237, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HawksCeltics 117, Hawks 120
237
Nets-KingsNets 105, Kings 114
219
Sixers-BucksSixers 97, Bucks 108
205
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 100, Clippers 103
203
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 89, Pistons 114
203
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 95, Bobcats 108
203
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 113, Warriors 89
202
Suns-RocketsSuns 100, Rockets 88
188
Blazers-HeatBlazers 79, Heat 100
179
Wizards-MagicWizards 83, Magic 91
174
Wolves-HornetsWolves 80, Hornets 84
164
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 117, Hawks 120
+3 ATL
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 100, Clippers 103
+3 LAC
Wolves-HornetsWolves 80, Hornets 84
+4 NOK
Wizards-MagicWizards 83, Magic 91
+8 ORL
Nets-KingsNets 105, Kings 114
+9 SAC
Sixers-BucksSixers 97, Bucks 108
+11 MIL
Suns-RocketsSuns 100, Rockets 88
+12 PHX
Knicks-BobcatsKnicks 95, Bobcats 108
+13 CHA
Blazers-HeatBlazers 79, Heat 100
+21 MIA
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 113, Warriors 89
+24 SAS
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 89, Pistons 114
+25 DET
NOK erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HornetsNOK won · Wolves 80, Hornets 84
12 pts
Raptors-ClippersLAC won · Raptors 100, Clippers 103
10 pts
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 97, Bucks 108
9 pts
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 117, Hawks 120
1 pt
Nets-KingsSAC won · Nets 105, Kings 114
1 pt
Parker shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
Marc JacksonNJN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
83% (10-12)
DiawPHX · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MarburyNYK · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 100Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors30282319100
Clippers24243025103
The story
Corey Maggette's 30 points carried Los Angeles past Toronto, 103-100

For Toronto, Charlie Villanueva had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 30-23.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−10−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 117Hawks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27333621117
Hawks26353524120
The story
Atlanta beat Boston 120-117 behind 34 points from Al Harrington

Ricky Davis paced Boston: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-18 FG

The swing

A 24-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Hornets
Wolves 80Hornets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2622141880
Hornets1719242484
The story
Chris Paul had 21 points and 8 assists as New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 84-80

Troy Hudson led Minnesota with 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 7-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Hornets took the third 24-14.

NOK lead by quarter
200 −9−12−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 50.7 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg15.4Last 3

15.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 45

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 34, 28, 34, 42, 33, 37, 24, 45Sixers-Bucks · L
32.8 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 8 games: 18, 18, 14, 6, 23, 15, 14, 34Hawks-Celtics · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 29, 20, 19, 23, 22, 26, 24, 33Celtics-Hawks · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 30, 41, 23, 21, 28, 15, 27, 18, 25, 32Bucks-Sixers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 7 games: 20, 17, 20, 21, 21, 24, 30Clippers-Raptors · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 19, 10, 15, 14, 13, 12, 21, 27Warriors-Spurs · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST