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Thursday, November 30, 2006Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIA by 7 after the first quarter and won 87–85.

Final · Box score
Pistons87
Heat85
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Lakers132
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +30
On this day · 2005–06Nov 30, 2005: 11 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Heat

Detroit holds off Miami, 87–85

Kobe Bryant goes for 52 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+2+2DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1824242187
Heat2520192185
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 23, 27, 30, 16, 15, 26, 18, 24DET24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 16, 20, 15, 25, 15, 21, 21, 12DET12 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 20, 37, 29, 18, 33, 35, 33, 21MIA21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 13, 21, 8, 5, 19, 13, 18, 20MIA20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Jazz-Lakers

Lakers never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 132–102. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 52 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Jazz
Kobe Bryant · LALCarlos Boozer · UTAPTS5226REB47AST35Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Jazz-Lakers5
Pistons-Heat3
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 234, 62 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 102, Lakers 132
234
Pistons-HeatPistons 87, Heat 85
172
DET won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 87, Heat 85
+2 DET
Jazz-LakersJazz 102, Lakers 132
+30 LAL
Haslem shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaslemMIA · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
KobeLAL · 52 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (19-26)
BoozerUTA · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
69% (11-16)
HamiltonDET · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
53% (9-17)
PrinceDET · 12 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
45% (5-11)
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 87Heat 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1824242187
Heat2520192185
The story
Richard Hamilton had 24 points as Detroit beat Miami 87-85

Udonis Haslem led Miami with 20 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Pistons took the third 24-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 −7−3+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade led the game in fantasy with 42.5 FPTS (21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 102Lakers 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27143229102
Lakers29244237132
The story
Lamar Odom's 14 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Utah, 132-102

For Utah, Carlos Boozer had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 5-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-14, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +2+12+22+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.1Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 24.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 52 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 52

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 21, 31, 18, 40, 27, 19, 27, 52Lakers-Jazz · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +27.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high52 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 22, 35, 32, 31, 4, 21, 23, 26Jazz-Lakers · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 23, 27, 30, 16, 15, 26, 18, 24Pistons-Heat · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 20, 37, 29, 18, 33, 35, 33, 21Heat-Pistons · L
27.6 PPG season to date · −7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 13, 21, 8, 5, 19, 13, 18, 20Heat-Pistons · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Maurice EvansPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 9, 4, 6, 3, 5, 7, 8, 17Lakers-Jazz · W
6.5 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST