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Tuesday, November 23, 2010Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wizards trailed Sixers by 14 at halftime and won 116–114.

Final · Box score
Cavs89
Pacers100
Q1 Pacers +8; Q2 Pacers +25; Q3 Pacers +27; Q4 Pacers +11
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks101
Nets107
Q1 Nets +10; Q2 Nets +8; Q3 Nets +3; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets +6
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers114
Wizards116
Q1 Wizards -10; Q2 Wizards -14; Q3 Wizards -4; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats107
Knicks110
Q1 Knicks +6; Q2 Knicks +11; Q3 Knicks +14; Q4 Knicks +3
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Mavs88
Q1 Mavs +7; Q2 Mavs -4; Q3 Mavs -5; Q4 Mavs +4
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Lakers98
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 Lakers +2; Q3 Lakers +1; Q4 Lakers +7
On this day · 2009–10Nov 23, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Al Thornton (Clippers-Wolves), 31 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Wizards

Washington rallies from fourteen down at the half, wins in overtime

JaVale McGee goes for 24 points

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-14-40+2Wizards AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers302225298114
Wizards2018353310116
Who led
John WallPoints, last 9 games: 14, 28, 29, 13, 13, 19, 13, 16, 25Wizards25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 8, 10, 6, 8, 8, 10, 20, 24Wizards24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 9 games: 10, 27, 12, 12, 11, 7, 13, 10, 23Sixers23 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 20, 17, 8, 8, 13, 27, 4, 19Sixers19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Indiana by 11.

Wizards over Sixers2Knicks over Bobcats3Mavs over Pistons4Nets over Hawks6Lakers over Bulls7Pacers over Cavs11Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Sixers-Wizards9
Bulls-Lakers8
Pistons-Mavs4
Bobcats-Knicks2
Cavs-Pacers0
Shot of the night

Young's three with 7.6 seconds left in OT puts the Wizards ahead, 116-114 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Wizards combined for 230, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WizardsSixers 114, Wizards 116
230
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 107, Knicks 110
217
Hawks-NetsHawks 101, Nets 107
208
Cavs-PacersCavs 89, Pacers 100
189
Bulls-LakersBulls 91, Lakers 98
189
Pistons-MavsPistons 84, Mavs 88
172
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-WizardsSixers 114, Wizards 116
+2 Wizards
Bobcats-KnicksBobcats 107, Knicks 110
+3 Knicks
Pistons-MavsPistons 84, Mavs 88
+4 Mavs
Hawks-NetsHawks 101, Nets 107
+6 Nets
Bulls-LakersBulls 91, Lakers 98
+7 Lakers
Cavs-PacersCavs 89, Pacers 100
+11 Pacers
Wizards erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WizardsWizards won · Sixers 114, Wizards 116
14 pts
Pistons-MavsMavs won · Pistons 84, Mavs 88
5 pts
Rush shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RushPacers · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PrincePistons · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
DouglasKnicks · 22 PTS, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Brook LopezNets · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
63% (12-19)
SpeightsSixers · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Sixers-Wizards
Sixers 114Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers302225298114
Wizards2018353310116
The story
John Wall had 25 points as Washington beat Philadelphia 116-114 in OT

Elton Brand led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Wizards took the third 35-25.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 −10−14−40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 84Mavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1725192384
Mavs2414183288
The story
Dallas beat Detroit 88-84 behind 16 points from Jason Terry

Rodney Stuckey paced Detroit: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 7-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +7−4−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 101Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks212224268101
Nets3120192314107
The story
Brook Lopez's 32 points carried New Jersey past Atlanta, 107-101 in OT

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 16 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-21, was where the Nets built it.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +10+8+30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 14 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg16.4Last 3

16.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 42

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 25, 12, 16, 25, 29, 36, 21, 42Mavs-Pistons · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bryant Reeves Grizzlies, Jan 15, 1998: 41 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Season high42 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 16, 4, 23, 24, 17, 7, 20, 32Nets-Hawks · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 18, 18, 22, 24, 33, 33, 22, 30Bulls-Lakers · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 18, 31, 26, 8, 19, 10, 12, 27Nets-Hawks · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
John WallPoints, last 9 games: 14, 28, 29, 13, 13, 19, 13, 16, 25Wizards-Sixers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 8, 10, 6, 8, 8, 10, 20, 24Wizards-Sixers · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST