9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SEA by 16 after the first quarter and won 115–105.
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 · 2001–02Nov 23, 2001: 11 games. Top scorer: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (ATL vs DET), 50 points.
The lead · SEA @ DAL
Dallas storms back from 16 down to beat Seattle
The Mavericks trailed by 16 after one and won 115–105. Michael Finley led Dallas with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 34 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 105 |
| DAL | 18 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 115 |
Who led
Michael FinleyDAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonSEA20 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Desmond MasonSEA19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DEN @ PHX
Denver climbs back to beat Phoenix
Phoenix led by 8 at the half. Denver won it 80–79. James Posey led Denver with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Top-scorer duel · DEN vs PHX
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Losing minutes
Loren WoodsMIN
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.
Cooling off
−9.9points, today vs 2001–02 avg
Points per game
4 points today in 16 minutes, against 13.9 a game in 2001–02 (77 games).
Top performances
Paul Pierce leads the day with 31
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.
Paul PierceBOS @ ATL · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTRasheed WallacePOR vs SAC · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTMichael FinleyDAL vs SEA · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTDirk NowitzkiDAL vs SEA · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 ASTSteve NashDAL vs SEA · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 ASTJalen RoseCHI @ UTA · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST