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Friday, November 14, 2003Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed ORL by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–101.

Final · Box score
Cavs82
Celtics91
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Sonics78
Pacers101
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +23
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards101
Heat105
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Knicks80
Nets85
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Wolves77
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Sixers100
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -4; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Suns85
Rockets90
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Raptors64
Kings94
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +30
Final · Box score
Magic101
Nuggets106
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -9; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Warriors98
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Lakers94
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2002–03Nov 14, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Spurs), 37 points.
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The lead · Magic-Nuggets

Denver rallies from 9 down to beat Orlando

Tracy McGrady goes for 51 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-90+5DEN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24351725101
Nuggets15352630106
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 9 games: 16, 19, 8, 8, 16, 13, 18, 15, 27DEN27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 9 games: 13, 9, 10, 18, 18, 19, 12, 14, 27DEN27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 26, 33, 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36, 51ORL51 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tyronn LuePoints, last 9 games: 11, 12, 13, 12, 19, 25, 18, 8, 13ORL13 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Sixers9
Suns-Rockets8
Wizards-Heat8
Knicks-Nets8
Cavs-Celtics5
Pistons-Lakers4
Raptors-Kings2
Clippers-Warriors2
Sonics-Pacers1
Magic-Nuggets1
Jazz-Wolves0
The night in charts
Magic-Nuggets combined for 207, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-NuggetsMagic 101, Nuggets 106
207
Wizards-HeatWizards 101, Heat 105
206
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 104, Warriors 98
202
Spurs-SixersSpurs 96, Sixers 100
196
Pistons-LakersPistons 89, Lakers 94
183
Sonics-PacersSonics 78, Pacers 101
179
Suns-RocketsSuns 85, Rockets 90
175
Cavs-CelticsCavs 82, Celtics 91
173
Knicks-NetsKnicks 80, Nets 85
165
Jazz-WolvesJazz 85, Wolves 77
162
Raptors-KingsRaptors 64, Kings 94
158
6 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-SixersSpurs 96, Sixers 100
+4 PHI
Wizards-HeatWizards 101, Heat 105
+4 MIA
Magic-NuggetsMagic 101, Nuggets 106
+5 DEN
Knicks-NetsKnicks 80, Nets 85
+5 NJN
Suns-RocketsSuns 85, Rockets 90
+5 HOU
Pistons-LakersPistons 89, Lakers 94
+5 LAL
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 104, Warriors 98
+6 LAC
Jazz-WolvesJazz 85, Wolves 77
+8 UTA
Cavs-CelticsCavs 82, Celtics 91
+9 BOS
Sonics-PacersSonics 78, Pacers 101
+23 IND
Raptors-KingsRaptors 64, Kings 94
+30 SAC
DEN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-NuggetsDEN won · Magic 101, Nuggets 106
9 pts
Suns-RocketsHOU won · Suns 85, Rockets 90
6 pts
Spurs-SixersPHI won · Spurs 96, Sixers 100
4 pts
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 101, Heat 105
3 pts
Cardinal shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CardinalGSW · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
83% (10-12)
PaytonLAL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ArroyoUTA · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
T-MacORL · 51 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (20-30)
WilcoxLAC · 21 PTS, 9 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 101Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards232716278101
Heat2522242212105
The story
Lamar Odom's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Miami past Washington, 105-101 in OT

For Washington, Gilbert Arenas had 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 10-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 24-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2−3+50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Sixers
Spurs 96Sixers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2225252496
Sixers18252631100
The story
Philadelphia beat San Antonio 100-96 behind 36 points and 12 assists from Allen Iverson

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 36 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 12-27 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-24 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4−4−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 62.5 FPTS: 35 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST

Final · Magic-Nuggets
Magic 101Nuggets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24351725101
Nuggets15352630106
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Denver beat Orlando 106-101

Tyronn Lue led Orlando with 13 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 6-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 26-17.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −9−90+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.9Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.9 in 7 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Suns-Rockets

Houston takes care of Phoenix

A 5-point win, 90–85. Steve Francis led Houston with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over WAS4PHI over SAS4NJN over NYK5HOU over PHX5DEN over ORL5LAL over DET5LAC over GSW6UTA over MIN8BOS over CLE9IND over SEA23SAC over TOR30Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over PHX.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 51

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 9 games: 26, 33, 31, 19, 23, 4, 14, 36, 51Magic-Nuggets · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +27.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 9 games: 26, 27, 19, 31, 29, 33, 37, 40, 36Sixers-Spurs · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 7 games: 24, 17, 15, 10, 16, 31, 35Spurs-Sixers · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 8 games: 24, 24, 26, 9, 16, 22, 22, 33Suns-Rockets · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 8 games: 10, 19, 7, 35, 39, 28, 22, 31Knicks-Nets · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Carlos ArroyoPoints, last 7 games: 18, 14, 13, 9, 10, 9, 30Jazz-Wolves · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST