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Tuesday, November 11, 2003Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 14 at halftime and won 78–76.

Final · Box score
Celtics78
Pacers76
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -14; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Wizards105
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Sonics89
Wolves87
Q1 SEA -1; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA -7; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Hornets97
Mavs125
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +28
Final · Box score
Heat70
Rockets90
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +20
Final · Box score
Raptors80
Blazers83
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Kings97
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Clippers115
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 2002–03Nov 11, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Warriors-Grizzlies), 37 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pacers

Boston climbs out of a 14-point hole against Indiana

Gilbert Arenas goes for 36 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-14-3+2BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1816251978
Pacers2622141476
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 7 games: 23, 23, 25, 20, 27, 17, 19BOS19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 7 games: 15, 24, 8, 20, 9, 18, 12BOS12 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 8 games: 22, 12, 20, 25, 15, 14, 23, 25IND25 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 8 games: 6, 26, 20, 11, 10, 12, 4, 17IND17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Kings12
Sonics-Wolves10
Sixers-Wizards9
Celtics-Pacers6
Raptors-Blazers5
Heat-Rockets1
Hornets-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Murray's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 89-87 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Mavs combined for 222, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-MavsHornets 97, Mavs 125
222
Hawks-ClippersHawks 103, Clippers 115
218
Sixers-WizardsSixers 112, Wizards 105
217
Pistons-KingsPistons 91, Kings 97
188
Sonics-WolvesSonics 89, Wolves 87
176
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 80, Blazers 83
163
Heat-RocketsHeat 70, Rockets 90
160
Celtics-PacersCeltics 78, Pacers 76
154
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 78, Pacers 76
+2 BOS
Sonics-WolvesSonics 89, Wolves 87
+2 SEA
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 80, Blazers 83
+3 POR
Pistons-KingsPistons 91, Kings 97
+6 SAC
Sixers-WizardsSixers 112, Wizards 105
+7 PHI
Hawks-ClippersHawks 103, Clippers 115
+12 LAC
Heat-RocketsHeat 70, Rockets 90
+20 HOU
Hornets-MavsHornets 97, Mavs 125
+28 DAL
BOS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 78, Pacers 76
14 pts
Sixers-WizardsPHI won · Sixers 112, Wizards 105
7 pts
Sonics-WolvesSEA won · Sonics 89, Wolves 87
7 pts
Raptors-BlazersPOR won · Raptors 80, Blazers 83
1 pt
McKie shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McKiePHI · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
DirkDAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
WilcoxLAC · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Baron DavisNOH · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Abdur-RahimATL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 78Pacers 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1816251978
Pacers2622141476
The story
Paul Pierce had 19 points and 9 assists as Boston beat Indiana 78-76

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 25 PTS, 11 REB 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 7-18 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Celtics took the third 25-14.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−14−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 89Wolves 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2525112889
Wolves2622201987
The story
Seattle beat Minnesota 89-87 behind 29 points and 8 assists from Flip Murray

Sam Cassell paced Minnesota: 15 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −1+2−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 50.6 FPTS: 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Final · Raptors-Blazers
Raptors 80Blazers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1723202080
Blazers1630241383
The story
Zach Randolph's 18 points and 11 rebounds carried Portland past Toronto, 83-80

For Toronto, Milt Palacio had 10 AST, 6 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 30-23.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+6+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter was the fantasy play: 50.9 FPTS on 33 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.9Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.9 in 7 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.1minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
24.12002–03 avg5.0Last 2

5.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.1 in 2002–03 (56 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat New Orleans by 28, the widest margin of 8 games.

BOS over IND2SEA over MIN2POR over TOR3SAC over DET6PHI over WAS7LAC over ATL12HOU over MIA20DAL over NOH28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 40

Allen IversonPoints, last 8 games: 26, 27, 19, 31, 29, 33, 37, 40Sixers-Wizards · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 7 games: 18, 16, 12, 25, 11, 22, 36Wizards-Sixers · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 7 games: 39, 26, 15, 19, 18, 34, 33Raptors-Blazers · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 4 games: 11, 19, 23, 32Clippers-Hawks · W
21.2 PPG season to date
Career high32 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 6 games: 21, 9, 14, 20, 21, 30Rockets-Heat · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 5 games: 24, 22, 24, 24, 29Sonics-Wolves · W
24.6 PPG season to date
Career high29 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST