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Monday, November 28, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by GSW (vs NOK) and DAL (vs TOR).

Final · Box score
Mavs93
Raptors91
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Magic87
Celtics83
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Heat107
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +26; Q3 MIA +25; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Nets101
Nuggets92
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Hornets83
Warriors99
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +16
On this day · 2004–05Nov 28, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (Wizards-Raptors), 33 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Raptors

Dallas holds off Toronto, 93–91

Dwyane Wade goes for 33 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-2+3+2DAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2816252493
Raptors1927202591
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 30, 35, 20, 23, 31, 23, 27, 29DAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 26, 9, 12, 12, 29, 10, 5, 26DAL26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 24, 27, 23, 24, 22, 21, 26TOR26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 9, 38, 12, 25, 13, 16, 17, 5, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hornets-Warriors

Golden State makes it three straight

Golden State beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 99–83 and moved to 10–6. Jason Richardson led Golden State with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · GSW
L@ PHX86–101Wvs CHI100–82Lvs MIL87–90W@ POR91–80L@ LAC101–113Wvs NJN100–97Lvs SAS89–113W@ UTA94–90Wvs TOR117–91Wvs NOK99–83
Lead changes
Mavs-Raptors16
Magic-Celtics15
Hornets-Warriors6
Nets-Nuggets0
Knicks-Heat0
Shot of the night

Terry's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 93-91 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Heat combined for 201, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HeatKnicks 94, Heat 107
201
Nets-NuggetsNets 101, Nuggets 92
193
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 93, Raptors 91
184
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 83, Warriors 99
182
Magic-CelticsMagic 87, Celtics 83
170
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 93, Raptors 91
+2 DAL
Magic-CelticsMagic 87, Celtics 83
+4 ORL
Nets-NuggetsNets 101, Nuggets 92
+9 NJN
Knicks-HeatKnicks 94, Heat 107
+13 MIA
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 83, Warriors 99
+16 GSW
GSW rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WarriorsGSW won · Hornets 83, Warriors 99
2 pts
Mavs-RaptorsDAL won · Mavs 93, Raptors 91
2 pts
Jason Williams shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jason WilliamsMIA · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
JeffersonNJN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Devin HarrisDAL · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
TerryDAL · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
61% (11-18)
FisherGSW · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Raptors
Mavs 93Raptors 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2816252493
Raptors1927202591
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas beat Toronto 93-91

Chris Bosh led Toronto with 26 PTS, 10 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 12-29 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 28-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9−2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 87Celtics 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2126172387
Celtics1926182083
The story
Steve Francis' 19 points carried Orlando past Boston, 87-83

For Boston, Ricky Davis had 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 23-20, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2+2+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce was the fantasy play: 35.6 FPTS on 16 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 94Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2019233294
Heat29362220107
The story
Miami beat New York 107-94 behind 19 points from James Posey

Stephon Marbury paced New York: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +9+26+25+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg21.9Last 3

21.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 14 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 33

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 19, 25, 32, 33, 19, 23, 21, 33Heat-Knicks · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 30, 35, 20, 23, 31, 23, 27, 29Mavs-Raptors · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 23, 24, 27, 23, 24, 22, 21, 26Raptors-Mavs · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 26, 9, 12, 12, 29, 10, 5, 26Mavs-Raptors · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 11, 17, 11, 13, 2, 10, 16, 26Nuggets-Nets · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 18, 16, 19, 19, 9, 23, 10, 25Nets-Nuggets · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST