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Sunday, November 27, 2005Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by POR (vs ATL) and IND (vs LAC).

Final · Box score
Blazers77
Hawks75
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Pacers97
Clippers92
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +5
Final · OT · Box score
Nets102
Lakers96
Q1 NJN +16; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 NJN +6
On this day · 2004–05Nov 27, 2004: 8 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Grizzlies), 32 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Hawks

Portland wins a tight one over Atlanta

Jason Kidd goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-2-7+2POR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2514172177
Hawks1823221275
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 21, 22, 13, 17, 20, 16, 8, 24POR24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Darius MilesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 23, 14, 15, 16, 22, 19, 23, 12POR12 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 14, 6, 23, 15, 14, 34, 17, 16ATL16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 10, 6, 21, 10, 19, 4, 15ATL15 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Lakers combined for 198, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-LakersNets 102, Lakers 96
198
Pacers-ClippersPacers 97, Clippers 92
189
Blazers-HawksBlazers 77, Hawks 75
152
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-HawksBlazers 77, Hawks 75
+2 POR
Pacers-ClippersPacers 97, Clippers 92
+5 IND
Nets-LakersNets 102, Lakers 96
+6 NJN
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HawksPOR won · Blazers 77, Hawks 75
7 pts
Pacers-ClippersIND won · Pacers 97, Clippers 92
7 pts
Randolph shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphPOR · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
KamanLAC · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK
55% (6-11)
KiddNJN · 35 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 2 BLK
52% (11-21)
PachuliaATL · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
MaggetteLAC · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Blazers-Hawks
Blazers 77Hawks 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2514172177
Hawks1823221275
The story
Zach Randolph's 24 points and 15 rebounds carried Portland past Atlanta, 77-75

For Atlanta, Al Harrington had 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 12-15 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 21-12.

POR lead by quarter
200 +7−2−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Clippers
Pacers 97Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3116262497
Clippers3222162292
The story
Indiana beat Los Angeles 97-92 behind 22 points from Metta World Peace

Chris Kaman paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1−7+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand topped the game at 51.5 FPTS: 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Nets-Lakers
Nets 102Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2610292611102
Lakers10182835596
The story
Nenad Krstic had 20 points and 13 rebounds as New Jersey beat Los Angeles 102-96 in OT

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 10 REB, 8 PTS, 5 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

The Nets won the first 26-10, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +16+8+90+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
33.1Season avg40.2Last 5

40.2 points a game over his last five games, against 33.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 46 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs 2004–05 avg
Minutes per game
12.52004–05 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 2004–05 (61 games). Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Clippers

Indiana beats Clippers, 97–92

Indiana led 73–70 after three and won by 5. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over ATL2IND over LAC5NJN over LAL6Final margin, points. Pink = IND over LAC.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 46

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 37, 28, 17, 18, 42, 36, 43, 34, 46Lakers-Nets · L
34.2 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high46 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 10, 20, 10, 12, 15, 11, 25, 35Nets-Lakers · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 21, 22, 13, 17, 20, 16, 8, 24Blazers-Hawks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 23, 32, 20, 23, 32, 21, 20, 22Clippers-Pacers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 24, 30, 24, 27, 8, 24, 21, 22Pacers-Clippers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Nenad KrsticPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 9, 5, 25, 11, 21, 19, 6, 20Nets-Lakers · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST