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Tuesday, November 28, 2006Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DEN by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–96.

Final · Box score
Hawks95
Wizards96
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Bobcats96
Nets92
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Hornets77
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Bulls102
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Wolves75
Rockets82
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies108
Nuggets96
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Blazers97
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Kings93
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Lakers105
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +4
On this day · 2005–06Nov 28, 2005: 5 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Knicks), 33 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Memphis climbs out of an 8-point hole against Denver

Michael Redd goes for 45 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1+1+12MEM AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies17362827108
Nuggets2527281696
Who led
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 4, 26, 6, 26, 9, 18, 12, 25MEM25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 27, 11, 17, 6, 17, 15, 11, 22MEM22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 33, 34, 34, 29, 33, 30, 33, 37DEN37 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 15, 13, 4, 13, 14, 13, 5, 14DEN14 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Toronto by 17.

WAS over ATL1CHA over NJN4MIL over LAL4HOU over MIN7IND over POR8MEM over DEN12SAC over LAC13TOR over NOK17CHI over NYK17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Knicks-Bulls15
Clippers-Kings14
Grizzlies-Nuggets10
Pacers-Blazers8
Bucks-Lakers7
Wolves-Rockets5
Hawks-Wizards4
Raptors-Hornets1
Bobcats-Nets1
The night in charts
Bucks-Lakers combined for 214, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-LakersBucks 109, Lakers 105
214
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 108, Nuggets 96
204
Pacers-BlazersPacers 105, Blazers 97
202
Hawks-WizardsHawks 95, Wizards 96
191
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 96, Nets 92
188
Knicks-BullsKnicks 85, Bulls 102
187
Clippers-KingsClippers 80, Kings 93
173
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 94, Hornets 77
171
Wolves-RocketsWolves 75, Rockets 82
157
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-WizardsHawks 95, Wizards 96
+1 WAS
Bobcats-NetsBobcats 96, Nets 92
+4 CHA
Bucks-LakersBucks 109, Lakers 105
+4 MIL
Wolves-RocketsWolves 75, Rockets 82
+7 HOU
Pacers-BlazersPacers 105, Blazers 97
+8 IND
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 108, Nuggets 96
+12 MEM
Clippers-KingsClippers 80, Kings 93
+13 SAC
Knicks-BullsKnicks 85, Bulls 102
+17 CHI
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 94, Hornets 77
+17 TOR
MEM rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-NuggetsMEM won · Grizzlies 108, Nuggets 96
8 pts
Pacers-BlazersIND won · Pacers 105, Blazers 97
3 pts
Bucks-LakersMIL won · Bucks 109, Lakers 105
3 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 85, Bulls 102
2 pts
Raptors-HornetsTOR won · Raptors 94, Hornets 77
2 pts
Yao shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
RobertsMEM · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CurryNYK · 24 PTS, 8 REB
67% (10-15)
MayCHA · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
LivingstonLAC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 95Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2227271995
Wizards3025212096
The story
Gilbert Arenas' 21 points carried Washington past Atlanta, 96-95

For Atlanta, Tyronn Lue had 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-22, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joe Johnson was the fantasy play: 52.7 FPTS on 33 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Final · Bucks-Lakers
Bucks 109Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks27252730109
Lakers30173127105
The story
Mo Williams had 22 points as Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 109-105

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Bucks took the second 25-17.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3+5+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Nets
Bobcats 96Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats3128152296
Nets2623202392
The story
Charlotte beat New Jersey 96-92 behind 20 points from Sean May

Richard Jefferson paced New Jersey: 27 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

A 31-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +5+10+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 50.7 FPTS: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 13 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs 2005–06 avg
Minutes per game
27.52005–06 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 2005–06 (79 games). Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 45

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 57, 30, 25, 21, 21, 32, 24, 45Bucks-Lakers · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
45 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 33, 34, 34, 29, 33, 30, 33, 37Nuggets-Grizzlies · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 34, 28, 29, 22, 25, 27, 16, 33Hawks-Wizards · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 26, 23, 20, 23, 25, 24, 18, 30Blazers-Pacers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 10, 23, 19, 20, 22, 19, 3, 28Kings-Clippers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 9 games: 16, 11, 23, 16, 9, 16, 6, 14, 27Nets-Bobcats · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST