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Friday, November 21, 2003Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 11 after the first quarter and won 85–78.

Final · Box score
Celtics85
Sixers87
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI -9; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Cavs83
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Pistons94
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Pacers76
Hornets75
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Hawks75
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +24; Q2 SAS +34; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +39
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Nuggets108
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +21
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Magic92
Kings122
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +30
Final · Box score
Heat91
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Lakers101
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Rockets78
Blazers85
Q1 POR -11; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Sonics97
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -8; Q4 MEM +1
On this day · 2002–03Nov 21, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Yao Ming (Rockets-Mavs), 30 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Blazers

Portland rallies from 11 down to beat Houston

Baron Davis goes for 33 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+3+7+7POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2712182178
Blazers1626222185
Who led
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 3, 6, 14, 17, 14, 5, 13, 23POR23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 19, 29, 18, 28, 13, 25, 17, 21POR21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 16, 12, 21, 20, 12, 23, 21HOU21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 21, 30, 9, 10, 19, 19, 7, 17HOU17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 39.

IND over NOH1MEM over SEA1PHI over BOS2LAL over CHI7POR over HOU7DET over NYK9UTA over MIL9GSW over MIA10MIN over CLE14DEN over WAS21SAC over ORL30SAS over ATL39Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pacers-Hornets15
Grizzlies-Sonics15
Magic-Kings7
Heat-Warriors6
Bulls-Lakers5
Wolves-Cavs1
Shot of the night

Williams's three with 10 seconds left breaks the tie, 98-97 final

The night in charts
Magic-Kings combined for 214, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-KingsMagic 92, Kings 122
214
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 87, Nuggets 108
195
Bulls-LakersBulls 94, Lakers 101
195
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 98, Sonics 97
195
Heat-WarriorsHeat 91, Warriors 101
192
Bucks-JazzBucks 90, Jazz 99
189
Hawks-SpursHawks 75, Spurs 114
189
Wolves-CavsWolves 97, Cavs 83
180
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 85, Pistons 94
179
Celtics-SixersCeltics 85, Sixers 87
172
Rockets-BlazersRockets 78, Blazers 85
163
Pacers-HornetsPacers 76, Hornets 75
151
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-HornetsPacers 76, Hornets 75
+1 IND
Grizzlies-SonicsGrizzlies 98, Sonics 97
+1 MEM
Celtics-SixersCeltics 85, Sixers 87
+2 PHI
Rockets-BlazersRockets 78, Blazers 85
+7 POR
Bulls-LakersBulls 94, Lakers 101
+7 LAL
Bucks-JazzBucks 90, Jazz 99
+9 UTA
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 85, Pistons 94
+9 DET
Heat-WarriorsHeat 91, Warriors 101
+10 GSW
Wolves-CavsWolves 97, Cavs 83
+14 MIN
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 87, Nuggets 108
+21 DEN
Magic-KingsMagic 92, Kings 122
+30 SAC
Hawks-SpursHawks 75, Spurs 114
+39 SAS
POR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BlazersPOR won · Rockets 78, Blazers 85
11 pts
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 85, Sixers 87
9 pts
Pacers-HornetsIND won · Pacers 76, Hornets 75
8 pts
Grizzlies-SonicsMEM won · Grizzlies 98, Sonics 97
8 pts
Bulls-LakersLAL won · Bulls 94, Lakers 101
5 pts
Manu shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManuSAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
BibbySAC · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
69% (9-13)
OdomMIA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
ShaqLAL · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 76Hornets 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1527211376
Hornets2315261175
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 24 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana beat New Orleans 76-75

George Lynch led New Orleans with 12 REB, 6 PTS, 5 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK · 11-24 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Pacers took the second 27-15.

IND lead by quarter
200 −8+4−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Sonics
Grizzlies 98Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2920222798
Sonics2729231897
The story
Memphis beat Seattle 98-97 behind 28 points from Jason Williams

Vladimir Radmanovic paced Seattle: 23 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 11-18 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +2−7−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Flip Murray topped the game at 47.0 FPTS: 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 85Sixers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2427151985
Sixers2418232287
The story
Allen Iverson's 24 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Boston, 87-85

For Boston, Vin Baker had 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 8-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 23-15.

PHI lead by quarter
200 0−9−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce was the fantasy play: 55.4 FPTS on 33 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 12 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg25.2Today

25 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 33

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 37, 23, 35, 25, 23, 23, 25, 17, 33Hornets-Pacers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 27, 17, 19, 14, 19, 17, 23, 33Celtics-Sixers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 23, 22, 15, 20, 27, 6, 8, 31Wolves-Cavs · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 8 games: 16, 21, 22, 19, 31, 13, 10, 29Warriors-Heat · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 17, 28, 22, 20, 25, 12, 24, 28Bucks-Jazz · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 11, 19, 19, 16, 27, 19, 21, 28Lakers-Bulls · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST