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Thursday, November 24, 2005Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SEA by 8 at halftime and won 108–96.

Final · Box score
Cavs76
Pacers98
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Sonics96
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2004–05Nov 24, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pistons), 43 points.
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The lead · Sonics-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 34, Lakers rally past Seattle

Lamar Odom goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-8+8+12LAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1932202596
Lakers24193629108
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 37, 37, 28, 17, 18, 42, 36, 43, 34LAL34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 13, 15, 16, 7, 13, 18, 6, 23LAL23 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 17, 41, 29, 22, 27, 14, 26, 32SEA32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 17, 19, 19, 32, 27, 28, 23, 19SEA19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Cavs-Pacers

Indiana never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 98–76. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pacers-Cavs
Metta World Peace · INDLeBron James · CLEPTS2119REB510AST04Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Cavs-Pacers5
The night in charts
Sonics-Lakers combined for 204, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-LakersSonics 96, Lakers 108
204
Cavs-PacersCavs 76, Pacers 98
174
LAL won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Sonics-LakersSonics 96, Lakers 108
+12 LAL
Cavs-PacersCavs 76, Pacers 98
+22 IND
Gooden shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenCLE · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
CookLAL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Smush ParkerLAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
Stephen JacksonIND · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
LewisSEA · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
52% (12-23)
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 96Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1932202596
Lakers24193629108
The story
Smush Parker had 16 points as Los Angeles beat Seattle 108-96

Ray Allen led Seattle with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Lakers took the third 36-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5−8+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 76Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1515222476
Pacers2522213098
The story
Metta World Peace's 21 points carried Indiana past Cleveland, 98-76

For Cleveland, Drew Gooden had 16 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB · 6-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-15, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +10+17+16+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James was the fantasy play: 49.0 FPTS on 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.5Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.5 in 11 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−4.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 37, 37, 28, 17, 18, 42, 36, 43, 34Lakers-Sonics · W
33.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 17, 41, 29, 22, 27, 14, 26, 32Sonics-Lakers · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 13, 15, 16, 7, 13, 18, 6, 23Lakers-Sonics · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 15, 24, 30, 24, 27, 8, 24, 21Pacers-Cavs · W
21.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 31, 16, 26, 37, 16, 36, 36, 19Cavs-Pacers · L
27.6 PPG season to date · −9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 17, 19, 19, 32, 27, 28, 23, 19Sonics-Lakers · L
24.2 PPG season to date · −5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST