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Monday, November 20, 2006Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed ORL by 9 after the first quarter and won 95–86.

Final · Box score
Mavs93
Bobcats85
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Knicks90
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Magic86
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Blazers98
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Nets87
Sonics99
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -6; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 SEA +12
Final · Box score
Suns113
Warriors110
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2005–06Nov 20, 2005: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Bulls), 43 points.
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The lead · Magic-Grizzlies

Memphis climbs out of a 9-point hole against Orlando

Emeka Okafor goes for 22 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5-2+9MEM AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2322202186
Grizzlies1426233295
Who led
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 21, 7, 12, 10, 4, 26, 6, 26MEM26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 9 games: 6, 0, 0, 2, 6, 7, 7, 8, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 7, 8, 17, 21, 17, 9, 24, 24ORL24 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 14, 10, 12, 17, 18, 15, 15, 16ORL16 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Warriors14
Magic-Grizzlies9
Mavs-Bobcats6
Rockets-Knicks6
Nets-Sonics5
Raptors-Jazz5
Spurs-Blazers3
Shot of the night

Nash's three with 4.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 113-110 final

The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 223, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 113, Warriors 110
223
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 107, Blazers 98
205
Raptors-JazzRaptors 96, Jazz 101
197
Rockets-KnicksRockets 97, Knicks 90
187
Nets-SonicsNets 87, Sonics 99
186
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 86, Grizzlies 95
181
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 93, Bobcats 85
178
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-WarriorsSuns 113, Warriors 110
+3 PHX
Raptors-JazzRaptors 96, Jazz 101
+5 UTA
Rockets-KnicksRockets 97, Knicks 90
+7 HOU
Mavs-BobcatsMavs 93, Bobcats 85
+8 DAL
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 107, Blazers 98
+9 SAS
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 86, Grizzlies 95
+9 MEM
Nets-SonicsNets 87, Sonics 99
+12 SEA
MEM rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-GrizzliesMEM won · Magic 86, Grizzlies 95
9 pts
Spurs-BlazersSAS won · Spurs 107, Blazers 98
8 pts
Nets-SonicsSEA won · Nets 87, Sonics 99
6 pts
Raptors-JazzUTA won · Raptors 96, Jazz 101
6 pts
Suns-WarriorsPHX won · Suns 113, Warriors 110
5 pts
Boozer shot 14-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 35 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
88% (14-16)
MillsapUTA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
DwightORL · 24 PTS, 23 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ManuSAS · 25 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Suns-Warriors
Suns 113Warriors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31213724113
Warriors31262726110
The story
Shawn Marion had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Phoenix beat Golden State 113-110

Monta Ellis led Golden State with 31 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Suns took the third 37-27.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0−5+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mickael Pietrus led the game in fantasy with 50.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Raptors-Jazz
Raptors 96Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2529231996
Jazz29231930101
The story
Mehmet Okur's 17 points and 13 rebounds carried Utah past Toronto, 101-96

For Toronto, Fred Jones had 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 5-16 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 30-19.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4−2−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Bobcats
Mavs 93Bobcats 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2122242693
Bobcats2120242085
The story
Dallas beat Charlotte 93-85 behind 24 points and 14 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Gerald Wallace paced Charlotte: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0+2+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 2 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
27.52005–06 avg6.0Last 2

6.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.5 in 2005–06 (79 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Blazers

San Antonio climbs back to beat Portland

Portland led by 8 at the half. San Antonio won it 107–98. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Spurs-Blazers
Tim Duncan · SASZach Randolph · PORPTS2523REB68AST52Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 35

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 20, 15, 24, 32, 16, 14, 22, 35Jazz-Raptors · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 16, 17, 21, 12, 14, 17, 31, 31Warriors-Suns · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 21, 26, 33, 22, 22, 32, 34, 29Sonics-Nets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 30, 33, 34, 38, 15, 28, 18, 27Nets-Sonics · L
27.5 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 21, 7, 12, 10, 4, 26, 6, 26Grizzlies-Magic · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 24, 23, 35, 34, 20, 20, 33, 26Rockets-Knicks · W
26.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST