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Tuesday, November 29, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by Bulls (vs Magic) and Bucks (vs Mavs).

Final · Box score
Blazers83
Sixers107
Q1 Sixers +3; Q2 Sixers +16; Q3 Sixers +15; Q4 Sixers +24
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs111
Bucks113
Q1 Bucks -4; Q2 Bucks +1; Q3 Bucks +3; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 Bucks +2
Final · Box score
Clippers93
Wolves84
Q1 Clippers +1; Q2 Clippers +3; Q3 Clippers +12; Q4 Clippers +9
Final · Box score
Magic76
Bulls85
Q1 Bulls -4; Q2 Bulls -1; Q3 Bulls +10; Q4 Bulls +9
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Rockets100
Q1 Rockets +4; Q2 Rockets +1; Q3 Rockets +8; Q4 Rockets +15
Final · Box score
Lakers84
Spurs90
Q1 Spurs +12; Q2 Spurs +5; Q3 Spurs +11; Q4 Spurs +6
Final · Box score
Pacers84
Jazz60
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +7; Q3 Pacers +22; Q4 Pacers +24
Final · Box score
Bobcats92
Kings110
Q1 Kings +5; Q2 Kings +13; Q3 Kings +25; Q4 Kings +18
On this day · 2004–05Nov 29, 2004: 3 games. Top scorer: Elton Brand (Clippers-Cavs), 30 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Bucks

Milwaukee needs overtime to survive Dallas

Kirk Hinrich goes for 20 points

Game flow · Bucks margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4+1+30+2Bucks AHEAD ↑Mavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs2727222411111
Bucks2332242113113
Who led
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 13, 20, 4, 5, 15, 11, 6, 26Bucks26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 15, 9, 8, 10, 6, 12, 4, 24Bucks24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 9, 12, 12, 29, 10, 5, 26, 37Mavs37 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 17, 11, 15, 10, 14, 6, 6, 21Mavs21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Wolves16
Mavs-Bucks13
Magic-Bulls8
Bobcats-Kings4
Blazers-Sixers3
Lakers-Spurs1
The night in charts
Mavs-Bucks combined for 224, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BucksMavs 111, Bucks 113
224
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 92, Kings 110
202
Blazers-SixersBlazers 83, Sixers 107
190
Hawks-RocketsHawks 85, Rockets 100
185
Clippers-WolvesClippers 93, Wolves 84
177
Lakers-SpursLakers 84, Spurs 90
174
Magic-BullsMagic 76, Bulls 85
161
Pacers-JazzPacers 84, Jazz 60
144
Bucks won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Mavs-BucksMavs 111, Bucks 113
+2 Bucks
Lakers-SpursLakers 84, Spurs 90
+6 Spurs
Magic-BullsMagic 76, Bulls 85
+9 Bulls
Clippers-WolvesClippers 93, Wolves 84
+9 Clippers
Hawks-RocketsHawks 85, Rockets 100
+15 Rockets
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 92, Kings 110
+18 Kings
Pacers-JazzPacers 84, Jazz 60
+24 Pacers
Blazers-SixersBlazers 83, Sixers 107
+24 Sixers
Bulls rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BullsBulls won · Magic 76, Bulls 85
4 pts
Mavs-BucksBucks won · Mavs 111, Bucks 113
4 pts
Bibby shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BibbyKings · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
82% (9-11)
DanielsMavs · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
SimmonsBucks · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ManuSpurs · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
MaggetteClippers · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Mavs-Bucks
Mavs 111Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs2727222411111
Bucks2332242113113
The story
Bobby Simmons had 26 points as Milwaukee beat Dallas 113-111 in OT

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Bucks took the second 32-27.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −4+1+30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jason Terry led the game in fantasy with 47.2 FPTS (37 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 84Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1721212584
Spurs2914272090
The story
Manu Ginobili's 22 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 90-84

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 25 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-17, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +12+5+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom was the fantasy play: 49.7 FPTS on 27 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 76Bulls 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2616161876
Bulls2219271785
The story
Chicago beat Orlando 85-76 behind 21 points from Luol Deng

Hedo Turkoglu paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB · 9-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −4−1+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
Quinton RossClippers
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg51.0Today

51 minutes today, against 33.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 37 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Philadelphia by 24.

Bucks over Mavs2Spurs over Lakers6Clippers over Wolves9Bulls over Magic9Rockets over Hawks15Kings over Bobcats18Sixers over Blazers24Pacers over Jazz24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 34, 42, 33, 37, 24, 45, 40, 38Sixers-Blazers · W
33.6 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 9, 12, 12, 29, 10, 5, 26, 37Mavs-Bucks · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 20, 21, 21, 24, 30, 22, 15, 30Clippers-Wolves · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 19, 25, 25, 19, 24, 17, 26, 29Wolves-Clippers · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 16, 7, 13, 18, 6, 23, 8, 27Lakers-Spurs · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 13, 20, 4, 5, 15, 11, 6, 26Bucks-Mavs · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST