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Friday, November 24, 2006Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 15 after the first quarter and won 97–87.

Final · Box score
Raptors93
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Celtics77
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Magic107
Heat104
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Sixers123
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Pistons104
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Cavs87
Pacers97
Q1 IND -15; Q2 IND -12; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Wizards80
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Hornets79
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Spurs92
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Warriors129
Nuggets140
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA -6; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Nets93
Suns99
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Kings109
Sonics100
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +9
On this day · 2005–06Nov 24, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Sonics), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Indiana storms back from 15 down to beat Cleveland

Allen Iverson goes for 46 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-12+4+10IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs272992287
Pacers1232252897
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 9, 12, 8, 17, 20, 26, 23, 29IND29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 4, 7, 2, 16, 15, 17, 19, 19IND19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 38, 29, 32, 37, 20, 15, 30, 30CLE30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 0, 3, 17, 1, 4, 22, 8, 17CLE17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Thirteen games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: New York by 24.

ORL over MIA3DAL over SAS3ATL over TOR4UTA over LAL6PHX over NJN6MIN over NOK7DET over CHA9SAC over SEA9IND over CLE10DEN over GSW11PHI over CHI15MEM over WAS15NYK over BOS24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Hornets20
Magic-Heat20
Lakers-Jazz19
Kings-Sonics11
Bobcats-Pistons9
Warriors-Nuggets7
Knicks-Celtics7
Raptors-Hawks6
Mavs-Spurs4
Cavs-Pacers3
Wizards-Grizzlies1
Bulls-Sixers0
Nets-Suns0
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 269, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 129, Nuggets 140
269
Bulls-SixersBulls 108, Sixers 123
231
Lakers-JazzLakers 108, Jazz 114
222
Magic-HeatMagic 107, Heat 104
211
Kings-SonicsKings 109, Sonics 100
209
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 95, Pistons 104
199
Nets-SunsNets 93, Suns 99
192
Raptors-HawksRaptors 93, Hawks 97
190
Mavs-SpursMavs 95, Spurs 92
187
Cavs-PacersCavs 87, Pacers 97
184
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 101, Celtics 77
178
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 80, Grizzlies 95
175
Wolves-HornetsWolves 86, Hornets 79
165
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HeatMagic 107, Heat 104
+3 ORL
Mavs-SpursMavs 95, Spurs 92
+3 DAL
Raptors-HawksRaptors 93, Hawks 97
+4 ATL
Lakers-JazzLakers 108, Jazz 114
+6 UTA
Nets-SunsNets 93, Suns 99
+6 PHX
Wolves-HornetsWolves 86, Hornets 79
+7 MIN
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 95, Pistons 104
+9 DET
Kings-SonicsKings 109, Sonics 100
+9 SAC
Cavs-PacersCavs 87, Pacers 97
+10 IND
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 129, Nuggets 140
+11 DEN
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 80, Grizzlies 95
+15 MEM
Bulls-SixersBulls 108, Sixers 123
+15 PHI
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 101, Celtics 77
+24 NYK
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 87, Pacers 97
15 pts
Lakers-JazzUTA won · Lakers 108, Jazz 114
6 pts
Wolves-HornetsMIN won · Wolves 86, Hornets 79
3 pts
Knicks-CelticsNYK won · Knicks 101, Celtics 77
2 pts
Kings-SonicsSAC won · Kings 109, Sonics 100
2 pts
Biedrins shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BiedrinsGSW · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
82% (14-17)
BarnesGSW · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
DengCHI · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
KGMIN · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
GarbajosaTOR · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 107Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24243029107
Heat23243126104
The story
Dwight Howard had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Orlando beat Miami 107-104

Udonis Haslem led Miami with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 6-19 FG

The swing

The Magic won the fourth 29-26, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade led the game in fantasy with 71.5 FPTS (33 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 95Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3722152195
Spurs2327231992
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Dallas past San Antonio, 95-92

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 12-23 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-23, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +14+9+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 108Sixers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24263127108
Sixers31293330123
The story
Philadelphia beat Chicago 123-108 behind 19 points from Andre Iguodala

Andres Nocioni paced Chicago: 24 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7+10+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 11 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 46

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 39, 31, 20, 35, 21, 28, 23, 29, 46Sixers-Bulls · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high46 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 19, 30, 26, 24, 26, 20, 24, 35Kings-Sonics · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 34, 24, 37, 20, 37, 29, 18, 33Heat-Magic · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 15 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 24, 32, 16, 14, 22, 35, 32, 31Jazz-Lakers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Andris BiedrinsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 3, 13, 14, 9, 8, 13, 7, 31Warriors-Nuggets · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 35, 26, 31, 26, 24, 24, 30, 31Mavs-Spurs · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST