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Wednesday, November 30, 2005Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CHI by 8 at halftime and won 109–101.

Final · Box score
Heat96
Hawks74
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +22
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers105
Cavs112
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Raptors66
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +26
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Wizards96
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Nets83
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Knicks109
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Nuggets95
Q1 NOK -4; Q2 NOK +1; Q3 NOK +5; Q4 NOK +7
Final · Box score
Pacers91
Suns109
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +17; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Bobcats94
Sonics104
Q1 SEA +6; Q2 SEA +10; Q3 SEA +13; Q4 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Kings106
Warriors113
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2004–05Nov 30, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (Hawks-Knicks), 36 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Knicks

New York climbs out of an 8-point hole against Chicago

Marcus Camby goes for 16 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-8-8+8NYK AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29292419101
Knicks24262435109
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 20, 12, 17, 19, 4, 11, 13, 28NYK28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 4, 21, 22, 20, 12, 21, 12, 21NYK21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 6, 15, 11, 6, 19, 18, 7, 28CHI28 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 17, 18, 12, 9, 13, 17, 10, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Wizards

Washington handles Portland by 7

The Wizards won the second quarter 30–23. Final: 96–89. Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over LAC7WAS over POR7BOS over PHI7NOK over DEN7GSW over SAC7NYK over CHI8DET over NJN10SEA over CHA10PHX over IND18MIA over ATL22MEM over TOR26Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over POR.
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 219, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 106, Warriors 113
219
Clippers-CavsClippers 105, Cavs 112
217
Sixers-CelticsSixers 103, Celtics 110
213
Bulls-KnicksBulls 101, Knicks 109
210
Pacers-SunsPacers 91, Suns 109
200
Bobcats-SonicsBobcats 94, Sonics 104
198
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 102, Nuggets 95
197
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 89, Wizards 96
185
Pistons-NetsPistons 93, Nets 83
176
Heat-HawksHeat 96, Hawks 74
170
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 92, Raptors 66
158
CLE won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Clippers-CavsClippers 105, Cavs 112
+7 CLE
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 102, Nuggets 95
+7 NOK
Kings-WarriorsKings 106, Warriors 113
+7 GSW
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 89, Wizards 96
+7 WAS
Sixers-CelticsSixers 103, Celtics 110
+7 BOS
Bulls-KnicksBulls 101, Knicks 109
+8 NYK
Bobcats-SonicsBobcats 94, Sonics 104
+10 SEA
Pistons-NetsPistons 93, Nets 83
+10 DET
Pacers-SunsPacers 91, Suns 109
+18 PHX
Heat-HawksHeat 96, Hawks 74
+22 MIA
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 92, Raptors 66
+26 MEM
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-KnicksNYK won · Bulls 101, Knicks 109
8 pts
Blazers-WizardsWAS won · Blazers 89, Wizards 96
5 pts
Pistons-NetsDET won · Pistons 93, Nets 83
5 pts
Clippers-CavsCLE won · Clippers 105, Cavs 112
4 pts
Hornets-NuggetsNOK won · Hornets 102, Nuggets 95
4 pts
Diaw shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiawPHX · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
HamiltonDET · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Andre MillerDEN · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
NashPHX · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB
67% (10-15)
StoudamireMEM · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 105Cavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers262127238105
Cavs2230192615112
The story
LeBron James had 28 points and 9 assists as Cleveland beat Los Angeles 112-105 in OT

Sam Cassell led Los Angeles with 26 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 7-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 30-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+5−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand led the game in fantasy with 64.1 FPTS (33 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 103Celtics 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25252627103
Celtics28232732110
The story
Paul Pierce's 32 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Philadelphia, 110-103

For Philadelphia, Chris Webber had 28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-27, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+1+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 102Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets24312720102
Nuggets2826231895
The story
New Orleans/Oklahoma City beat Denver 102-95 behind 26 points from Desmond Mason

Earl Boykins paced Denver: 12 AST, 9 PTS, 3 REB 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 31-26 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hornets.

NOK lead by quarter
200 −4+1+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 14 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.8Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 3.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 42, 33, 37, 24, 45, 40, 38, 40Sixers-Celtics · L
34.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 20, 23, 32, 21, 20, 22, 19, 33Clippers-Cavs · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 28, 20, 25, 10, 29, 25, 17, 33Warriors-Kings · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 15, 12, 9, 8, 7, 15, 10, 33Nuggets-Hornets · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 23, 22, 26, 24, 33, 27, 16, 32Celtics-Sixers · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 19, 32, 27, 28, 23, 19, 15, 32Sonics-Bobcats · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST