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Friday, November 7, 2003Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by LAC (vs DEN) and NYK (vs SAC).

Final · Box score
Raptors60
Wizards86
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +28; Q3 WAS +32; Q4 WAS +26
Final · Box score
Nets94
Celtics87
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +7
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Pacers91
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Kings111
Knicks114
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Pistons105
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Lakers95
Hornets114
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +17; Q4 NOH +19
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Magic71
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +29
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Bulls85
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +21
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers104
Nuggets102
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Suns96
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Warriors95
Q1 GSW +21; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Sonics100
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +16; Q4 SEA +18
On this day · 2002–03Nov 7, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Celtics), 41 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Nuggets

Clippers outlast Denver in overtime

Allen Iverson goes for 33 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8+3-50+2LAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers2527162016104
Nuggets3316241514102
Who led
Corey MaggettePoints, last 3 games: 21, 26, 29LAC29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 3 games: 11, 19, 23LAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 6 games: 12, 18, 23, 2, 14, 30DEN30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 6 games: 13, 9, 10, 18, 18, 19DEN19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Nuggets17
Blazers-Sonics8
Lakers-Hornets4
Cavs-Pacers3
Raptors-Wizards2
Grizzlies-Suns1
Jazz-Warriors0
Bucks-Pistons0
The night in charts
Kings-Knicks combined for 225, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-KnicksKings 111, Knicks 114
225
Lakers-HornetsLakers 95, Hornets 114
209
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 104, Nuggets 102
206
Bucks-PistonsBucks 99, Pistons 105
204
Sixers-BullsSixers 106, Bulls 85
191
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 89, Warriors 95
184
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 88, Suns 96
184
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 82, Sonics 100
182
Nets-CelticsNets 94, Celtics 87
181
Cavs-PacersCavs 90, Pacers 91
181
Wolves-MagicWolves 100, Magic 71
171
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 60, Wizards 86
146
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 90, Pacers 91
+1 IND
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 104, Nuggets 102
+2 LAC
Kings-KnicksKings 111, Knicks 114
+3 NYK
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 89, Warriors 95
+6 GSW
Bucks-PistonsBucks 99, Pistons 105
+6 DET
Nets-CelticsNets 94, Celtics 87
+7 NJN
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 88, Suns 96
+8 PHX
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 82, Sonics 100
+18 SEA
Lakers-HornetsLakers 95, Hornets 114
+19 NOH
Sixers-BullsSixers 106, Bulls 85
+21 PHI
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 60, Wizards 86
+26 WAS
Wolves-MagicWolves 100, Magic 71
+29 MIN
LAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-NuggetsLAC won · Clippers 104, Nuggets 102
8 pts
Kings-KnicksNYK won · Kings 111, Knicks 114
8 pts
Nets-CelticsNJN won · Nets 94, Celtics 87
1 pt
Blazers-SonicsSEA won · Blazers 82, Sonics 100
1 pt
Maggette shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaggetteLAC · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
79% (11-14)
ShaqLAL · 21 PTS, 6 REB
73% (8-11)
CurryCHI · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Flip MurraySEA · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
64% (9-14)
HilarioDEN · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 90Pacers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2224232190
Pacers3120231791
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 14 points and 12 rebounds carried Indiana past Cleveland, 91-90

For Cleveland, Ricky Davis had 12 REB, 10 AST, 9 PTS 14 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 5 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +9+5+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 104Nuggets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2527162016104
Nuggets3316241514102
The story
Corey Maggette had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Denver 104-102 in OT

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 11-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Clippers took the second 27-16.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −8+3−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Andre Miller led the game in fantasy with 48.1 FPTS (13 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Kings-Knicks
Kings 111Knicks 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24273624111
Knicks25183734114
The story
New York won 114-111 despite 36 points from Peja Stojakovic

Kurt Thomas paced New York: 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 13-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1−8−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Points per game
18.12002–03 avg32.0Last 3

32.0 points a game over his last three games, against 18.1 in 2002–03 (77 games). Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
27.42002–03 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.4 in 2002–03 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.6minutes, today vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
10.42002–03 avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 2002–03 (46 games). Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Timberwolves rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Minnesota beat Orlando by 29.

IND over CLE1LAC over DEN2NYK over SAC3DET over MIL6GSW over UTA6NJN over BOS7PHX over MEM8SEA over POR18NOH over LAL19PHI over CHI21WAS over TOR26MIN over ORL29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 39

Allan HoustonPoints, last 5 games: 10, 19, 7, 35, 39Knicks-Kings · W
22.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 5 games: 22, 28, 19, 34, 36Kings-Knicks · L
27.8 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 6 games: 26, 27, 19, 31, 29, 33Sixers-Bulls · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 6 games: 12, 18, 23, 2, 14, 30Nuggets-Clippers · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 3 games: 21, 26, 29Clippers-Nuggets · W
25.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 6 games: 16, 21, 16, 36, 17, 28Bucks-Pistons · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST