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Sunday, November 16, 2003Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed GSW by 8 at halftime and won 106–104.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets97
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 Raptors 0; OT2 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Kings106
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +2
Final · Box score
Heat77
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +22
On this day · 2002–03Nov 16, 2002: 10 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Kings

Peja Stojakovic posts 33 and 11 as Sacramento beats Golden State

Jason Richardson goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-8+1+2SAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21381629104
Kings26252530106
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 19, 34, 36, 13, 12, 27, 17, 33SAC33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 7, 19, 9, 9, 16, 16, 13, 16SAC16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 5 games: 16, 21, 22, 19, 31GSW31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 9 games: 18, 12, 19, 13, 9, 4, 8, 0, 16GSW16 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Raptors11
Warriors-Kings7
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 210, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 104, Kings 106
210
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 97, Raptors 101
198
Heat-LakersHeat 77, Lakers 99
176
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 104, Kings 106
+2 SAC
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 97, Raptors 101
+4 TOR
Heat-LakersHeat 77, Lakers 99
+22 LAL
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 104, Kings 106
8 pts
Rockets-RaptorsTOR won · Rockets 97, Raptors 101
2 pts
Bosh shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshTOR · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
KobeLAL · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
PaytonLAL · 13 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Clifford RobinsonGSW · 16 PTS, 2 STL, 1 AST, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 104Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21381629104
Kings26252530106
The story
Brad Miller's 11 points and 11 assists carried Sacramento past Golden State, 106-104

For Golden State, Erick Dampier had 15 REB, 11 PTS 11 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 5-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 25-16.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +5−8+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 97Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets162124226897
Raptors24161924612101
The story
Chris Bosh had 25 points as Toronto beat Houston 101-97 in OT

Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 24-16, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +8+3−200+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Steve Francis led the game in fantasy with 39.9 FPTS (25 PTS, 7 REB)

Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 77Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2115221977
Lakers3122232399
The story
Los Angeles beat Miami 99-77 behind 27 points from Kobe Bryant

Lamar Odom paced Miami: 18 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +10+17+18+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
24.12002–03 avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 2002–03 (56 games). Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 32.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Raptors

Toronto outlasts Houston in double overtime

83–83 at the end of regulation. Toronto took the last extra period 12–8. Final: 101–97. Chris Bosh led Toronto with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Rockets
Chris Bosh · TORSteve Francis · HOUPTS2525REB97AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 33

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 19, 34, 36, 13, 12, 27, 17, 33Kings-Warriors · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 5 games: 16, 21, 22, 19, 31Warriors-Kings · L
21.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 9 games: 15, 21, 31, 37, 11, 19, 19, 16, 27Lakers-Heat · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 5, 6, 2, 6, 12, 10, 6, 25Raptors-Rockets · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 9 games: 17, 19, 19, 17, 31, 14, 15, 26, 25Rockets-Raptors · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 9 games: 19, 19, 12, 10, 16, 16, 12, 21, 20Rockets-Raptors · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST