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Monday, November 24, 2003Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 94–88.

Final · Box score
Knicks94
Celtics88
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Magic78
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Hawks89
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -6; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Clippers90
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +15
On this day · 2002–03Nov 24, 2002: 6 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Celtics

New York climbs back to beat Boston

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 22 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10+12+6NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1526341994
Celtics2427122588
Who led
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 4, 0, 2, 8, 13, 15, 20, 28NYK28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 14, 14, 14, 12, 8, 16, 14, 15NYK15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 17, 19, 14, 19, 17, 23, 33, 16BOS16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 18, 12, 12, 13, 20, 12, 22, 16BOS16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Hawks

Detroit takes care of Atlanta

A 5-point win, 94–89. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over ATL5NYK over BOS6IND over ORL11HOU over LAC15Final margin, points. Pink = DET over ATL.
Lead changes
Pistons-Hawks10
Knicks-Celtics3
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 195, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 105, Clippers 90
195
Pistons-HawksPistons 94, Hawks 89
183
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 94, Celtics 88
182
Pacers-MagicPacers 89, Magic 78
167
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-HawksPistons 94, Hawks 89
+5 DET
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 94, Celtics 88
+6 NYK
Pacers-MagicPacers 89, Magic 78
+11 IND
Rockets-ClippersRockets 105, Clippers 90
+15 HOU
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CelticsNYK won · Knicks 94, Celtics 88
10 pts
Pistons-HawksDET won · Pistons 94, Hawks 89
7 pts
Francis shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FrancisHOU · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
PrinceDET · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
TerryATL · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
DrobnjakLAC · 20 PTS, 7 REB
50% (6-12)
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 94Hawks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2324202794
Hawks2529191689
The story
Chauncey Billups' 24 points carried Detroit past Atlanta, 94-89

For Atlanta, Jason Terry had 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-23 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 27-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−7−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 44.3 FPTS on 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 94Celtics 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1526341994
Celtics2427122588
The story
Shandon Anderson had 28 points as New York beat Boston 94-88

Paul Pierce led Boston with 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 10-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Knicks took the third 34-12.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −9−10+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vin Baker led the game in fantasy with 45.9 FPTS (16 PTS, 12 REB)

Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 89Magic 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2028172489
Magic2023132278
The story
Indiana beat Orlando 89-78 behind 17 points from Metta World Peace

Juwan Howard paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 6 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+5+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 13 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.8Season avg28.4Last 3

28.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.8 in 9 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Corey Maggette leads the day with 33

Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 29, 21, 15, 17, 19, 7, 8, 33Clippers-Rockets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 4, 0, 2, 8, 13, 15, 20, 28Knicks-Celtics · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 27, 16, 26, 26Hawks-Pistons · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 12, 17, 24, 25, 19, 2, 19, 25Hawks-Pistons · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 19, 29, 24, 24, 33, 23, 12, 24Pistons-Hawks · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 15, 14, 23, 25, 16, 14, 24, 22Pacers-Magic · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST