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Wednesday, November 21, 2007Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Mavs trailed Rockets by 12 after three quarters and won 100–94.

Final · OT · Box score
Wizards114
Bobcats111
Q1 Wizards +6; Q2 Wizards -2; Q3 Wizards +1; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards +3
Final · Box score
Warriors82
Celtics105
Q1 Celtics +9; Q2 Celtics +13; Q3 Celtics +17; Q4 Celtics +23
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Rockets94
Q1 Mavs -5; Q2 Mavs +1; Q3 Mavs -12; Q4 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Heat79
Q1 Hawks -3; Q2 Hawks -6; Q3 Hawks -10; Q4 Hawks +3
Final · Box score
Knicks86
Pistons98
Q1 Pistons +13; Q2 Pistons +10; Q3 Pistons +17; Q4 Pistons +12
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Grizzlies89
Q1 Raptors -4; Q2 Raptors +2; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 Raptors +6
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Bucks110
Q1 Bucks -7; Q2 Bucks -1; Q3 Bucks -5; Q4 Bucks +7
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Wolves86
Q1 Cavs -1; Q2 Cavs +4; Q3 Cavs +8; Q4 Cavs +11
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Hornets93
Q1 Pacers -6; Q2 Pacers -1; Q3 Pacers +10; Q4 Pacers +12
Final · Box score
Magic110
Spurs128
Q1 Spurs -4; Q2 Spurs -5; Q3 Spurs +3; Q4 Spurs +18
Final · Box score
Kings111
Suns127
Q1 Suns +9; Q2 Suns +17; Q3 Suns +28; Q4 Suns +16
Final · Box score
Nets106
Blazers101
Q1 Nets -7; Q2 Nets -3; Q3 Nets -5; Q4 Nets +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Clippers101
Q1 Clippers -3; Q2 Clippers +7; Q3 Clippers +11; Q4 Clippers +11
On this day · 2006–07Nov 21, 2006: 7 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 40 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Rockets

Dallas climbs out of a 12-point hole against Houston

LeBron James goes for 45 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1-12+6Mavs AHEAD ↑Rockets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25221538100
Rockets3016282094
Who led
Devin HarrisPoints, last 8 games: 13, 11, 21, 7, 18, 19, 19, 22Mavs22 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 9 games: 27, 21, 24, 20, 18, 23, 27, 15, 20Mavs20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 28, 28, 34, 22, 26, 14, 12, 30Rockets30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 2, 9, 6, 4, 11, 9, 7, 18Rockets18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Thirteen games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Boston by 23.

Wizards over Bobcats3Hawks over Heat3Nets over Blazers5Mavs over Rockets6Raptors over Grizzlies6Bucks over Lakers7Cavs over Wolves11Clippers over Nuggets11Pistons over Knicks12Pacers over Hornets12Suns over Kings16Spurs over Magic18Celtics over Warriors23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Grizzlies16
Wizards-Bobcats15
Nets-Blazers14
Magic-Spurs11
Pacers-Hornets8
Lakers-Bucks7
Nuggets-Clippers7
Hawks-Heat7
Mavs-Rockets5
Cavs-Wolves5
Knicks-Pistons3
Kings-Suns0
Warriors-Celtics0
The night in charts
Magic-Spurs combined for 238
Points by game
Magic-SpursMagic 110, Spurs 128
238
Kings-SunsKings 111, Suns 127
238
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 114, Bobcats 111
225
Lakers-BucksLakers 103, Bucks 110
213
Nets-BlazersNets 106, Blazers 101
207
Pacers-HornetsPacers 105, Hornets 93
198
Mavs-RocketsMavs 100, Rockets 94
194
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 90, Clippers 101
191
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 82, Celtics 105
187
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 95, Grizzlies 89
184
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 86, Pistons 98
184
Cavs-WolvesCavs 97, Wolves 86
183
Hawks-HeatHawks 82, Heat 79
161
3 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BobcatsWizards 114, Bobcats 111
+3 Wizards
Hawks-HeatHawks 82, Heat 79
+3 Hawks
Nets-BlazersNets 106, Blazers 101
+5 Nets
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 95, Grizzlies 89
+6 Raptors
Mavs-RocketsMavs 100, Rockets 94
+6 Mavs
Lakers-BucksLakers 103, Bucks 110
+7 Bucks
Cavs-WolvesCavs 97, Wolves 86
+11 Cavs
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 90, Clippers 101
+11 Clippers
Pacers-HornetsPacers 105, Hornets 93
+12 Pacers
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 86, Pistons 98
+12 Pistons
Kings-SunsKings 111, Suns 127
+16 Suns
Magic-SpursMagic 110, Spurs 128
+18 Spurs
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 82, Celtics 105
+23 Celtics
Mavs erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-RocketsMavs won · Mavs 100, Rockets 94
12 pts
Hawks-HeatHawks won · Hawks 82, Heat 79
10 pts
Lakers-BucksBucks won · Lakers 103, Bucks 110
7 pts
Nets-BlazersNets won · Nets 106, Blazers 101
7 pts
Pacers-HornetsPacers won · Pacers 105, Hornets 93
6 pts
Dwight shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightMagic · 34 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
ShaqHeat · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 7 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
NachbarNets · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
NashSuns · 18 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
OkaforBobcats · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Wizards-Bobcats
Wizards 114Bobcats 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2618352510114
Bobcats202632267111
The story
Caron Butler had 39 points as Washington beat Charlotte 114-111 in OT

Raymond Felton led Charlotte with 27 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 39 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 13-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +6−2+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 82Heat 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2116192682
Heat2419231379
The story
Josh Smith's 16 points and 11 rebounds carried Atlanta past Miami, 82-79

For Miami, Udonis Haslem had 17 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 4-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 26-13.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 −3−6−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shaquille O'Neal was the fantasy play: 52.0 FPTS on 18 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 100Rockets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs25221538100
Rockets3016282094
The story
Dallas beat Houston 100-94 behind 22 points from Devin Harris

Tracy McGrady paced Houston: 15 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 38-20 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −5+1−12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Yao Ming topped the game at 65.5 FPTS: 30 PTS, 15 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.6Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 29.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 45

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 32, 26, 22, 27, 39, 40, 34, 45Cavs-Wolves · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high45 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 21, 21, 24, 25, 29, 13, 6, 39Wizards-Bobcats · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 22, 33, 13, 35, 21, 24, 24, 34Magic-Spurs · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 23, 27, 12, 26, 7, 14, 31, 32Spurs-Magic · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 18, 10, 19, 8, 4, 10, 14, 31Kings-Suns · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 28, 28, 34, 22, 26, 14, 12, 30Rockets-Mavs · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST