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Saturday, November 26, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed PHI by 13 at halftime and won 105–102.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers102
Knicks105
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -13; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Sonics99
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOK +8; Q3 NOK +7; Q4 NOK +6
Final · Box score
Heat77
Magic80
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Wizards82
Bobcats100
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +18
Final · Box score
Wolves89
Cavs85
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Mavs92
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Rockets89
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Bucks76
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Warriors117
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +26
On this day · 2004–05Nov 26, 2004: 13 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Knicks

Stephon Marbury scores 33, New York wins in overtime

Gerald Wallace goes for 26 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-13+10+3NYK AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers302811258102
Knicks2025252411105
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 22, 17, 10, 4, 9, 27, 21, 33NYK33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 8, 19, 4, 21, 22, 20, 12, 21NYK21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 28, 34, 42, 33, 37, 24, 45, 40PHI40 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 13, 28, 21, 21, 26, 15, 11, 19PHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Toronto by 26, the widest margin of 9 games.

NYK over PHI3ORL over MIA3MIN over CLE4CHI over HOU5NOK over SEA6DET over MIL9CHA over WAS18MEM over DAL20GSW over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Raptors-Warriors combined for 208, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 91, Warriors 117
208
Sixers-KnicksSixers 102, Knicks 105
207
Hornets-SonicsHornets 105, Sonics 99
204
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 112, Mavs 92
204
Bulls-RocketsBulls 94, Rockets 89
183
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 82, Bobcats 100
182
Wolves-CavsWolves 89, Cavs 85
174
Pistons-BucksPistons 85, Bucks 76
161
Heat-MagicHeat 77, Magic 80
157
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-KnicksSixers 102, Knicks 105
+3 NYK
Heat-MagicHeat 77, Magic 80
+3 ORL
Wolves-CavsWolves 89, Cavs 85
+4 MIN
Bulls-RocketsBulls 94, Rockets 89
+5 CHI
Hornets-SonicsHornets 105, Sonics 99
+6 NOK
Pistons-BucksPistons 85, Bucks 76
+9 DET
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 82, Bobcats 100
+18 CHA
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 112, Mavs 92
+20 MEM
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 91, Warriors 117
+26 GSW
NYK erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-KnicksNYK won · Sixers 102, Knicks 105
13 pts
Wolves-CavsMIN won · Wolves 89, Cavs 85
5 pts
Pistons-BucksDET won · Pistons 85, Bucks 76
1 pt
KG shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
BoshTOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
PetersonTOR · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
JR SmithNOK · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 102Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers302811258102
Knicks2025252411105
The story
Channing Frye had 21 points and 11 rebounds as New York beat Philadelphia 105-102 in OT

Chris Webber led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Knicks took the third 25-11.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −10−13+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 77Magic 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1617212377
Magic2021201980
The story
Orlando beat Miami 80-77 behind 16 rebounds and 15 points from Dwight Howard

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 16 REB, 15 PTS, 4 BLK · 7-14 FG

The swing

A 20-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+8+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning topped the game at 48.2 FPTS: 21 REB, 15 PTS

Final · Hornets-Sonics
Hornets 105Sonics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets29262228105
Sonics2918232999
The story
David West's 21 points carried New Orleans/Oklahoma City past Seattle, 105-99

For Seattle, Nick Collison had 13 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-18, was where the Hornets built it.

NOK lead by quarter
200 0+8+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rashard Lewis was the fantasy play: 47.1 FPTS on 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg14.9Last 3

14.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 28, 34, 42, 33, 37, 24, 45, 40Sixers-Knicks · L
33.3 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 16, 26, 37, 16, 36, 36, 19, 38Cavs-Wolves · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 20, 20, 14, 14, 24, 18, 9, 36Grizzlies-Mavs · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 22, 17, 10, 4, 9, 27, 21, 33Knicks-Sixers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 13, 19, 20, 24, 20, 8, 15, 30Rockets-Bulls · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 23, 30, 35, 20, 23, 31, 23, 27Mavs-Grizzlies · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST