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Friday, November 25, 2005Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed UTA by 11 at halftime and won 94–90.

Final · Box score
Blazers89
Magic104
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Celtics90
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wizards120
Pistons114
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards 0; OT2 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Hawks87
Pacers85
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Rockets81
Grizzlies86
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Heat90
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Bucks91
Wolves99
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Spurs99
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Clippers95
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Jazz90
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW -11; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Kings106
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Nets81
Suns92
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +11
On this day · 2004–05Nov 25, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Austin Croshere (Pacers-Wolves), 25 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Jazz

Golden State rallies from 11 down to beat Utah

Rasheed Wallace goes for 33 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-11-3+4GSW AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2020243094
Jazz2922162390
Who led
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 11, 32, 21, 28, 20, 25, 10, 29GSW29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 23, 10, 11, 16, 21, 17, 6, 13GSW13 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 13, 18, 12, 21, 21, 10, 4, 24UTA24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 11, 9, 7, 7, 3, 13, 12, 21UTA21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Kings18
Bucks-Wolves12
Warriors-Jazz9
Rockets-Grizzlies9
Wizards-Pistons8
Blazers-Magic6
Bulls-Spurs5
Nets-Suns1
Shot of the night

Wells's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Pistons combined for 234, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-PistonsWizards 120, Pistons 114
234
Raptors-KingsRaptors 104, Kings 106
210
Bulls-SpursBulls 106, Spurs 99
205
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 95, Nuggets 105
200
Blazers-MagicBlazers 89, Magic 104
193
Mavs-HeatMavs 103, Heat 90
193
Bucks-WolvesBucks 91, Wolves 99
190
Warriors-JazzWarriors 94, Jazz 90
184
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 89, Celtics 90
179
Nets-SunsNets 81, Suns 92
173
Hawks-PacersHawks 87, Pacers 85
172
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 81, Grizzlies 86
167
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bobcats-CelticsBobcats 89, Celtics 90
+1 BOS
Raptors-KingsRaptors 104, Kings 106
+2 SAC
Hawks-PacersHawks 87, Pacers 85
+2 ATL
Warriors-JazzWarriors 94, Jazz 90
+4 GSW
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 81, Grizzlies 86
+5 MEM
Wizards-PistonsWizards 120, Pistons 114
+6 WAS
Bulls-SpursBulls 106, Spurs 99
+7 CHI
Bucks-WolvesBucks 91, Wolves 99
+8 MIN
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 95, Nuggets 105
+10 DEN
Nets-SunsNets 81, Suns 92
+11 PHX
Mavs-HeatMavs 103, Heat 90
+13 DAL
Blazers-MagicBlazers 89, Magic 104
+15 ORL
GSW erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-JazzGSW won · Warriors 94, Jazz 90
11 pts
Blazers-MagicORL won · Blazers 89, Magic 104
8 pts
Raptors-KingsSAC won · Raptors 104, Kings 106
3 pts
Bucks-WolvesMIN won · Bucks 91, Wolves 99
3 pts
Bobcats-CelticsBOS won · Bobcats 89, Celtics 90
1 pt
Stevenson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StevensonORL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
Abdur-RahimSAC · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
AtkinsWAS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
NelsonORL · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
JaricMIN · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 87Pacers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2214213087
Pacers1716232985
The story
Atlanta beat Indiana 87-85 behind 16 points and 9 assists from Joe Johnson

Austin Croshere paced Indiana: 15 REB, 10 PTS 16 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 7-24 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 22-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+3+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal topped the game at 53.0 FPTS: 30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 94Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2020243094
Jazz2922162390
The story
Jason Richardson had 29 points as Golden State beat Utah 94-90

Mehmet Okur led Utah with 15 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 11-20 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Warriors took the third 24-16.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −9−11−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deron Williams led the game in fantasy with 44.5 FPTS (24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 120Pistons 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wizards26222621916120
Pistons13303022910114
The story
Antawn Jamison's 22 points and 20 rebounds carried Washington past Detroit, 120-114 in OT

For Detroit, Chauncey Billups had 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 20 REB, 2 AST · 6-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-13, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +13+5+100+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 15.

BOS over CHA1ATL over IND2SAC over TOR2GSW over UTA4MEM over HOU5WAS over DET6CHI over SAS7MIN over MIL8DEN over LAC10PHX over NJN11DAL over MIA13ORL over POR15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 39

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 32, 43, 18, 33, 17, 36, 19, 39Wizards-Pistons · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 23, 24, 31, 25, 21, 28, 12, 35Nuggets-Clippers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 10, 16, 13, 20, 14, 12, 11, 33Pistons-Wizards · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 17, 20, 27, 17, 29, 15, 15, 30Pacers-Hawks · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 15, 13, 20, 12, 17, 15, 8, 30Wolves-Bucks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 11, 32, 21, 28, 20, 25, 10, 29Warriors-Jazz · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST