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Friday, November 17, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MEM by 6 at halftime and won 115–103.

Final · Box score
Nets100
Pacers91
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +10; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +9
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Celtics118
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +28
Final · Box score
Wolves76
Cavs92
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Heat76
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +25; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Pistons100
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Mavs115
Grizzlies103
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL -3; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Suns106
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Jazz118
Sonics109
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +9
On this day · 2005–06Nov 17, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Wolves), 33 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Grizzlies

Dallas keeps rolling, beats Memphis

LeBron James goes for 37 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6-3+12DAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28232440115
Grizzlies28292125103
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 8 games: 21, 24, 26, 19, 35, 26, 31, 26DAL26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 8 games: 8, 2, 7, 7, 8, 8, 14, 22DAL22 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 8 games: 22, 15, 21, 7, 12, 10, 4, 26MEM26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 5 games: 15, 9, 9, 15, 21MEM21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Boston by 28.

LAL over TOR7NJN over IND9DET over WAS9UTA over SEA9DAL over MEM12PHX over PHI12CLE over MIN16SAS over CHI17NYK over MIA24BOS over POR28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Mavs-Grizzlies10
Raptors-Lakers10
Wizards-Pistons9
Jazz-Sonics7
Wolves-Cavs6
Sixers-Suns6
Nets-Pacers5
Blazers-Celtics2
The night in charts
Jazz-Sonics combined for 227, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SonicsJazz 118, Sonics 109
227
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 115, Grizzlies 103
218
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 90, Celtics 118
208
Raptors-LakersRaptors 100, Lakers 107
207
Sixers-SunsSixers 94, Suns 106
200
Wizards-PistonsWizards 91, Pistons 100
191
Nets-PacersNets 100, Pacers 91
191
Bulls-SpursBulls 83, Spurs 100
183
Knicks-HeatKnicks 100, Heat 76
176
Wolves-CavsWolves 76, Cavs 92
168
LAL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Raptors-LakersRaptors 100, Lakers 107
+7 LAL
Wizards-PistonsWizards 91, Pistons 100
+9 DET
Nets-PacersNets 100, Pacers 91
+9 NJN
Jazz-SonicsJazz 118, Sonics 109
+9 UTA
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 115, Grizzlies 103
+12 DAL
Sixers-SunsSixers 94, Suns 106
+12 PHX
Wolves-CavsWolves 76, Cavs 92
+16 CLE
Bulls-SpursBulls 83, Spurs 100
+17 SAS
Knicks-HeatKnicks 100, Heat 76
+24 NYK
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 90, Celtics 118
+28 BOS
DAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-GrizzliesDAL won · Mavs 115, Grizzlies 103
6 pts
Wizards-PistonsDET won · Wizards 91, Pistons 100
3 pts
Wolves-CavsCLE won · Wolves 76, Cavs 92
3 pts
Dampier shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DampierDAL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
BarbosaPHX · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
WarrickMEM · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
CrawfordNYK · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Suns
Sixers 94Suns 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2032241894
Suns29303017106
The story
Leandro Barbosa's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past Philadelphia, 106-94

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-20, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+7+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 115Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28232440115
Grizzlies28292125103
The story
Dallas beat Memphis 115-103 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Hakim Warrick paced Memphis: 26 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 40-25 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0−6−3+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Cavs
Wolves 76Cavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2223171476
Cavs2220242692
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 14 points as Cleveland beat Minnesota 92-76

Craig Smith led Minnesota with 12 PTS, 10 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the fourth 26-14, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0−3+4+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg12.0Last 5

12.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 8 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 26, 35, 16, 34, 19, 38, 29, 32, 37Cavs-Wolves · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 32, 18, 21, 26, 33, 22, 22, 32Sonics-Jazz · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 7 games: 23, 15, 17, 32, 19, 21, 31Lakers-Raptors · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 9 games: 29, 22, 23, 35, 30, 19, 21, 32, 29Celtics-Blazers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 8 games: 25, 27, 30, 33, 34, 38, 15, 28Nets-Pacers · W
28.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 9 games: 18, 12, 8, 14, 14, 26, 27, 16, 27Jazz-Sonics · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST