By Chris Rosenbluth

Nov. 27, 2006: SCOREBOARD | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE NIGHT
A.I.'s 45 weren't enough to lift the Sixers in Miami. Victor Baldizon/NBAE/Getty Images
RICK KAMLA'S FANTASY TAKE
"Well, I've seen enough to know Randy Foye is the bomb. Question is, has Dwane Casey seen enough to give the budding superstar the minutes he needs and deserves? Dude has 15 and 17 points in the last two games, and he needs to be picked up at once."
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"We couldn't do anything with (Dwight) Howard. He's so big and long, we couldn't keep him off the boards. He got huge rebounds."
-- Utah head coach Jerry Sloan, noting a common complaint among the Association's task masters so far this campaign. Howard had 21 points and 16 boards in Orlando's 88-75 win.
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SHOOTING STUDS
Mike Dunleavy, Warriors
111-102 win vs. Spurs
20 pts, 8-13 FG, 2-2 3-pt FG

Allen Iverson, 76ers
103-91 loss at Heat
45 pts, 17-37 FG, 11-12 FT

Mark Blount, Timberwolves
93-87 loss at Mavericks
18 pts, 8-14 FG, 1-1 3-pt FG
STAT SHEET STUFFER
Dwyane Wade continued a remarkable run Monday. He tallied 33 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds against the Sixers, giving him three straight games of at least 30, 10 and five. Monday's performance (in a 103-91 Heat win) was his fifth 30-10-5 game this season and 12th of his career, good for third among active players. He also became the first player since 1989 with at least 30 points and 12 dimes in three straight.
SHOOTING DUDS
Mehmet Okur, Jazz
88-75 loss vs. Magic
3-9 FG, 1-5 3-pt FG, 13 pts

Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks
93-87 win vs. Timberwolves
2-8 FG, 0-1 3-pt FG, 15 pts

S. Dalembert & S. Randolph, 76ers
103-91 loss at Heat
2-14 FG, 2 pts
YOU WANNA DIME, YOU GOTTA WORK FOR IT
With a comfortable 20-point lead in the third quarter, it looked as if the Mavericks would treat their fans to a relatively easy victory, their 10th in a row since an 0-4 start. The Timberwolves had other ideas, though, and came storming back in the fourth quarter behind emerging rookie stud Randy Foye. Foye rallied his team all period, and it looked as if the basketball gods were smiling on Minnesota when center Mark Blount drained a jumper with 2:34 left, completing the comeback. Josh Howard's baseline runner and Jerry Stackhouse's free throws put Dallas back up four, but Blount struck again, this time from an unlikely spot. He buried the first 3-pointer of his seven-year career to pull the Wolves within one. After Jason Terry split a pair from the line, Ricky Davis got a step and seemed set to drop in the game-tying layup. But Erick Dampier blocked the shot with 14.9 seconds remaining. The Mavs finished it off from the charity stripe and notched a closer-than-necessary 93-87 win.
SPURS -- ROAD WARRIORS NO MORE
The San Antonio Spurs' attempt to become the first team since the 1996-97 Houston Rockets to start a season 8-0 on the road came up empty Monday in Oakland. An evenly contested affair for three quarters, the Warriors dominated the final 12 minutes on their way to a 111-102 victory. Monta Ellis and Mike Dunleavy sparked Golden State. The pair combined for 24 of the Warriors' 34 points in the period, finishing with 19 and 20 points, respectively. Their efforts, along with a 26-point showing from Jason Richardson and an 18-point, 15-rebound night from Andris Biedrins, helped overcome Tim Duncan's 22-and-16 line. Golden State has now defeated the Spurs and the Jazz -- the NBA's top two teams -- in back-to-back games, an even more impressive feat when considering how good San Antonio has been on the road during the last decade. Since 1996, the Spurs are an NBA-best 230-172 away from home.
ROOKIE WATCH
It took Randy Foye a few weeks to acclimate himself to the daily grind of NBA life, but it now appears the rookie has figured things out. On Monday, Foye sparked the Wolves' fourth-quarter run by scoring 11 of his 17 points in the frame and putting his team in a position to pull off the upset. But it was not to be for Minnesota, which saw its three-game winning streak snapped. Foye eclipsed his previous season high of 15 points, which he accomplished Saturday against the Clippers.
LOCKDOWN OF THE NIGHT
If you want to beat the Jazz, one things is becoming clear: Hold them to less than 100 points. The Magic did just that on Monday and picked up an 88-75 win, moving ahead of the Cavaliers for the Eastern Conference's stingiest defense. Orlando -- which sits atop the East at 11-4 -- is holding opponents to 93.3 points per game. In all three of its losses, Utah has been held below the century mark. The Jazz shot just 42.6 percent Monday, almost seven percentage points below their season average.