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Saturday, November 18, 2006Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIL by 15 at halftime and won 102–100.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat93
Hawks88
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats83
Magic97
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Wizards111
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Rockets92
Pistons104
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Nets68
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +18
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Knicks118
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Hornets99
Wolves96
Q1 NOK +4; Q2 NOK -5; Q3 NOK -7; Q4 NOK +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies84
Mavs89
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Bucks100
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -15; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +8
Final · OT · Box score
Suns117
Jazz120
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA -11; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Sonics95
Warriors107
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +12
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers97
Clippers103
Q1 LAC -12; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +6
On this day · 2005–06Nov 18, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 36 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bucks

Indiana erases 15-point lead, steals one from Milwaukee

Gilbert Arenas goes for 45 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-4+2IND AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers15203235102
Bucks27232129100
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 9 games: 20, 25, 17, 16, 9, 12, 8, 17, 20IND20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 10, 10, 5, 10, 10, 13, 7, 17IND17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 37, 15, 26, 30, 34, 28, 57, 30, 25, 21MIL21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 15, 6, 9, 12, 4, 15, 26, 19MIL19 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 18.

IND over MIL2NOK over MIN3UTA over PHX3BOS over NYK4MIA over ATL5DAL over MEM5LAC over PHI6DEN over TOR8WAS over CLE12DET over HOU12GSW over SEA12ORL over CHA14POR over NJN18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Suns-Jazz15
Pacers-Bucks11
Rockets-Pistons10
Sixers-Clippers9
Celtics-Knicks9
Heat-Hawks8
Hornets-Wolves8
Cavs-Wizards7
Sonics-Warriors6
Raptors-Nuggets3
Bobcats-Magic0
Blazers-Nets0
Shot of the night

Peja's three with 0.6 seconds left breaks the tie, 99-96 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 240, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 122, Knicks 118
240
Suns-JazzSuns 117, Jazz 120
237
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 109, Nuggets 117
226
Cavs-WizardsCavs 99, Wizards 111
210
Pacers-BucksPacers 102, Bucks 100
202
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 95, Warriors 107
202
Sixers-ClippersSixers 97, Clippers 103
200
Rockets-PistonsRockets 92, Pistons 104
196
Hornets-WolvesHornets 99, Wolves 96
195
Heat-HawksHeat 93, Hawks 88
181
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 83, Magic 97
180
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 84, Mavs 89
173
Blazers-NetsBlazers 86, Nets 68
154
6 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-BucksPacers 102, Bucks 100
+2 IND
Hornets-WolvesHornets 99, Wolves 96
+3 NOK
Suns-JazzSuns 117, Jazz 120
+3 UTA
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 122, Knicks 118
+4 BOS
Heat-HawksHeat 93, Hawks 88
+5 MIA
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 84, Mavs 89
+5 DAL
Sixers-ClippersSixers 97, Clippers 103
+6 LAC
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 109, Nuggets 117
+8 DEN
Rockets-PistonsRockets 92, Pistons 104
+12 DET
Cavs-WizardsCavs 99, Wizards 111
+12 WAS
Sonics-WarriorsSonics 95, Warriors 107
+12 GSW
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 83, Magic 97
+14 ORL
Blazers-NetsBlazers 86, Nets 68
+18 POR
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BucksIND won · Pacers 102, Bucks 100
15 pts
Sixers-ClippersLAC won · Sixers 97, Clippers 103
12 pts
Suns-JazzUTA won · Suns 117, Jazz 120
11 pts
Hornets-WolvesNOK won · Hornets 99, Wolves 96
7 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 122, Knicks 118
3 pts
Okafor shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforCHA · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
87% (13-15)
CP3NOK · 35 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
ArenasWAS · 45 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
Amar'ePHX · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
EllisGSW · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 102Bucks 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers15203235102
Bucks27232129100
The story
Indiana beat Milwaukee 102-100 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Jermaine O'Neal

Michael Redd paced Milwaukee: 21 PTS, 5 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 8 BLK, 4 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 32-21 third quarter erased a 15-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−15−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 117Jazz 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns2227352211117
Jazz2529193314120
The story
Deron Williams had 25 points and 14 assists as Utah beat Phoenix 120-117 in OT

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB · 11-23 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 33-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+5−110+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion led the game in fantasy with 54.2 FPTS (35 PTS, 6 REB)

Final · Sixers-Clippers
Sixers 97Clippers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers25182225797
Clippers1325232913103
The story
Elton Brand's 33 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Philadelphia, 103-97 in OT

For Philadelphia, Allen Iverson had 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 12 REB, 5 STL · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 12 going into the second, then won it 25-18.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −12−5−40+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 8 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.7Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.7 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 27.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 45

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 9 games: 7, 44, 24, 40, 29, 25, 22, 20, 45Wizards-Cavs · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 23, 35, 30, 19, 21, 32, 29, 39Celtics-Knicks · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 9 games: 25, 17, 20, 31, 34, 24, 37, 20, 37Heat-Hawks · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 7, 35, 18, 18, 18, 4, 19, 37Knicks-Celtics · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 12, 22, 34, 12, 20, 2, 20, 35Hornets-Wolves · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 9 games: 16, 27, 19, 25, 8, 21, 17, 9, 35Suns-Jazz · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST