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Saturday, November 25, 2006Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIL by 14 at halftime and won 111–98.

Final
MIA102
CHA93
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +9
Final
ATL79
ORL98
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +28; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +19
Final
DET115
WAS111
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +4
Final
PHI95
CLE108
Q1 CLE -9; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +13
Final
CHI106
NYK95
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +22; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +11
Final
LAC96
MIN104
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -12; Q4 MIN +8
Final
NOK73
DAL85
Q1 DAL +19; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +12
Final
MEM76
HOU85
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
Final
BOS111
MIL98
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -14; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +13
Final
POR85
SAC105
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +22; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +20
Final
UTA78
GSW91
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +13
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2005–06Nov 25, 2005: 12 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (WAS @ DET), 39 points.
The lead · BOS @ MIL

Paul Pierce scores 34 as Boston wins in Milwaukee

Final: 111–98. Paul Pierce made 9 of 15 shots from the field.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-14+3+13BOS AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS25213728111
MIL2733201898
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 19, 21, 32, 29, 39, 28, 12, 34BOS34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 14, 14, 20, 19, 20, 7, 16, 21BOS21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 28, 57, 30, 25, 21, 21, 32, 24MIL24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BogutPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 15, 9, 13, 0, 14, 14, 14, 18MIL18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ MIN

Minnesota rallies from 12 down to beat Clippers

Trailing by 12 after three, Minnesota outscored the Clippers 35–15 the rest of the way. Final: 104–96. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIN vs LAC
Kevin Garnett · MINSam Cassell · LACPTS2531REB104AST48Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 35

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 24, 37, 20, 37, 29, 18, 33, 35MIA @ CHA · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 19, 21, 32, 29, 39, 28, 12, 34BOS @ MIL · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 16, 21, 13, 12, 12, 18, 13, 31LAC @ MIN · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 31, 20, 35, 21, 28, 23, 29, 46, 31PHI @ CLE · L
30.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 11, 29, 12, 23, 11, 24, 9, 29DET @ WAS · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 40, 29, 25, 22, 20, 45, 29, 26, 3, 28WAS vs DET · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST