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Friday, December 1, 2006Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by PHX (vs MIL) and TOR (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Celtics102
Raptors106
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Bobcats109
Wizards121
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Hawks95
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Pistons108
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Wolves92
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +14
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Hornets108
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Kings90
Mavs109
Q1 DAL +19; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Suns122
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Magic91
Blazers89
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Sonics105
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA +4; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +2
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The lead · Celtics-Raptors

Toronto gets past Boston

Chris Paul posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+7+3+4TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32192724102
Raptors30282325106
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 31, 17, 25, 11, 17, 19, 18, 25TOR25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 8, 10, 11, 8, 6, 19, 2, 17TOR17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 32, 29, 39, 28, 12, 34, 31, 19BOS19 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Ryan GomesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 12, 2, 22, 12, 8, 15, 5, 16BOS16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Dallas by 19.

ORL over POR2SEA over IND2CHI over NOK3TOR over BOS4PHX over MIL6DET over NYK8CLE over ATL11WAS over CHA12DEN over MIN14DAL over SAC19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Suns19
Pacers-Sonics15
Bobcats-Wizards14
Nuggets-Wolves9
Celtics-Raptors7
Knicks-Pistons7
Bulls-Hornets4
Magic-Blazers2
Cavs-Hawks0
Kings-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Ridnour's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Suns combined for 238, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SunsBucks 116, Suns 122
238
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 109, Wizards 121
230
Bulls-HornetsBulls 111, Hornets 108
219
Pacers-SonicsPacers 103, Sonics 105
208
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 100, Pistons 108
208
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 102, Raptors 106
208
Cavs-HawksCavs 106, Hawks 95
201
Kings-MavsKings 90, Mavs 109
199
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 106, Wolves 92
198
Magic-BlazersMagic 91, Blazers 89
180
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-SonicsPacers 103, Sonics 105
+2 SEA
Magic-BlazersMagic 91, Blazers 89
+2 ORL
Bulls-HornetsBulls 111, Hornets 108
+3 CHI
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 102, Raptors 106
+4 TOR
Bucks-SunsBucks 116, Suns 122
+6 PHX
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 100, Pistons 108
+8 DET
Cavs-HawksCavs 106, Hawks 95
+11 CLE
Bobcats-WizardsBobcats 109, Wizards 121
+12 WAS
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 106, Wolves 92
+14 DEN
Kings-MavsKings 90, Mavs 109
+19 DAL
PHX rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-SunsPHX won · Bucks 116, Suns 122
2 pts
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 102, Raptors 106
2 pts
Pacers-SonicsSEA won · Pacers 103, Sonics 105
1 pt
Harrington shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarringtonIND · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
CollisonSEA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DwightORL · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
NashPHX · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Anthony ParkerTOR · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Final · Magic-Blazers
Magic 91Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2625211991
Blazers2222232289
The story
Dwight Howard's 18 points and 16 rebounds carried Orlando past Portland, 91-89

For Portland, Zach Randolph had 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-22, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+7+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sonics
Pacers 103Sonics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers28302223103
Sonics27352221105
The story
Seattle beat Indiana 105-103 behind 18 points from Rashard Lewis

Al Harrington paced Indiana: 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 4-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-30 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −1+4+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 111Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls28312428111
Hornets24233031108
The story
Andres Nocioni had 31 points and 13 rebounds as Chicago beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City 111-108

Rasual Butler led New Orleans/Oklahoma City with 33 PTS, 2 AST 31 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 12-23 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the second 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+12+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg22.6Last 3

22.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 33 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 37

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 28, 57, 30, 25, 21, 21, 32, 24, 45, 37Bucks-Suns · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 33, 34, 34, 29, 33, 30, 33, 37, 35Nuggets-Wolves · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 20, 45, 29, 26, 3, 28, 21, 33Wizards-Bobcats · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Rasual ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 5, 7, 10, 2, 3, 4, 13, 33Hornets-Bulls · L
6.7 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 13, 2, 30, 15, 24, 19, 10, 31Bulls-Hornets · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 37, 20, 15, 30, 30, 25, 27, 31Cavs-Hawks · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST