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Saturday, November 24, 2007Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIN by 18 at halftime and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Raptors108
Cavs111
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Bulls78
Knicks85
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Bobcats95
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Heat99
Magic120
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +21
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors100
Sixers98
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Grizzlies124
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Wolves87
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 ATL -18; Q3 ATL -11; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +21; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +28
Final · Box score
Mavs95
Bucks97
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Clippers89
Q1 NOH -5; Q2 NOH +7; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +9
On this day · 2006–07Nov 24, 2006: 13 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Bulls), 46 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Wolves

Atlanta erases 18-point lead, steals one from Minnesota

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-18-11+7ATL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1728193094
Wolves2835121287
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 16, 22, 34, 39, 14, 20, 22, 25ATL25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 22, 8, 23, 15, 38, 11, 16, 16ATL16 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 24, 17, 23, 15, 20, 30, 15, 23MIN23 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Marko JaricPoints, last 10 games: 1, 10, 6, 7, 9, 6, 9, 9, 14, 20MIN20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Rockets rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Denver by 28.

BOS over CHA1GSW over PHI2MIL over DAL2CLE over TOR3MEM over WAS6NYK over CHI7ATL over MIN7NOH over LAC9ORL over MIA21HOU over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bobcats25
Warriors-Sixers15
Mavs-Bucks15
Wizards-Grizzlies11
Bulls-Knicks8
Hornets-Clippers8
Raptors-Cavs5
Heat-Magic5
Hawks-Wolves2
Nuggets-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Azubuike's three with 6.8 seconds left in OT puts the Warriors ahead, 100-98 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Grizzlies combined for 242, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 118, Grizzlies 124
242
Raptors-CavsRaptors 108, Cavs 111
219
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 120
219
Warriors-SixersWarriors 100, Sixers 98
198
Mavs-BucksMavs 95, Bucks 97
192
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 96, Bobcats 95
191
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 81, Rockets 109
190
Hornets-ClippersHornets 98, Clippers 89
187
Hawks-WolvesHawks 94, Wolves 87
181
Bulls-KnicksBulls 78, Knicks 85
163
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-BobcatsCeltics 96, Bobcats 95
+1 BOS
Warriors-SixersWarriors 100, Sixers 98
+2 GSW
Mavs-BucksMavs 95, Bucks 97
+2 MIL
Raptors-CavsRaptors 108, Cavs 111
+3 CLE
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 118, Grizzlies 124
+6 MEM
Bulls-KnicksBulls 78, Knicks 85
+7 NYK
Hawks-WolvesHawks 94, Wolves 87
+7 ATL
Hornets-ClippersHornets 98, Clippers 89
+9 NOH
Heat-MagicHeat 99, Magic 120
+21 ORL
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 81, Rockets 109
+28 HOU
ATL erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-WolvesATL won · Hawks 94, Wolves 87
18 pts
Warriors-SixersGSW won · Warriors 100, Sixers 98
12 pts
Raptors-CavsCLE won · Raptors 108, Cavs 111
9 pts
Celtics-BobcatsBOS won · Celtics 96, Bobcats 95
5 pts
Hornets-ClippersNOH won · Hornets 98, Clippers 89
5 pts
Jamison shot 18-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamisonWAS · 41 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
82% (18-22)
Carlos NavarroMEM · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
KGBOS · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
JaricMIN · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
KaponoTOR · 17 PTS, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Warriors-Sixers
Warriors 100Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2322301510100
Sixers30271914898
The story
Monta Ellis had 31 points as Golden State beat Philadelphia 100-98 in OT

Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Warriors took the third 30-19.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−12−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 108Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors30262527108
Cavs21312930111
The story
Chris Bosh had 41 points, but Cleveland won 111-108

For Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 16 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 41 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 13-25 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 31-26.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −9−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Grizzlies
Wizards 118Grizzlies 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26272540118
Grizzlies26243242124
The story
Memphis beat Washington 124-118 behind 27 points from Rudy Gay

Antonio Daniels paced Washington: 11 AST, 10 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0−3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 2 vs 2006–07 avg
Minutes per game
23.42006–07 avg10.5Last 2

10.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.4 in 2006–07 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 41

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 23, 7, 14, 30, 19, 27, 30, 41Wizards-Grizzlies · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 1, 26, 24, 14, 14, 22, 11, 31, 22, 41Raptors-Cavs · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 26, 22, 27, 39, 40, 34, 45, 37Cavs-Raptors · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 12, 21, 26, 41, 9, 15, 19, 35Rockets-Nuggets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 6 games: 15, 23, 23, 14, 31, 32Heat-Magic · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 12, 6, 12, 8, 9, 21, 11, 31Warriors-Sixers · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST