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Wednesday, November 26, 2003Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ATL by 9 at halftime and won 99–97.

Final · Box score
Celtics94
Magic92
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Sixers90
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +4
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors99
Hawks97
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Wolves92
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Cavs72
Hornets82
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH +13; Q4 NOH +10
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Spurs109
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Suns121
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Rockets76
Jazz83
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Wizards99
Lakers120
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +25; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +21
On this day · 2002–03Nov 26, 2002: 7 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Hawks-Sonics), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Vince Carter scores 43 as Toronto beats Atlanta

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 23 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-9-80+2TOR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors162323271099
Hawks24242219897
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 33, 23, 13, 18, 20, 21, 15, 43TOR43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 12, 10, 6, 25, 16, 11, 13, 17TOR17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 27, 16, 26, 26, 30ATL30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 17, 24, 25, 19, 2, 19, 25, 12ATL12 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Phoenix by 31.

BOS over ORL2TOR over ATL2PHI over DET4NYK over MIN5UTA over HOU7NOH over CLE10SAS over CHI11LAL over WAS21PHX over DAL31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Jazz13
Cavs-Hornets8
Pistons-Sixers7
Raptors-Hawks3
Bulls-Spurs3
Wizards-Lakers1
Shot of the night

Vince's jumper with 1.2 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 99-97 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Lakers combined for 219, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-LakersWizards 99, Lakers 120
219
Mavs-SunsMavs 90, Suns 121
211
Bulls-SpursBulls 98, Spurs 109
207
Raptors-HawksRaptors 99, Hawks 97
196
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 97, Wolves 92
189
Celtics-MagicCeltics 94, Magic 92
186
Pistons-SixersPistons 86, Sixers 90
176
Rockets-JazzRockets 76, Jazz 83
159
Cavs-HornetsCavs 72, Hornets 82
154
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-MagicCeltics 94, Magic 92
+2 BOS
Raptors-HawksRaptors 99, Hawks 97
+2 TOR
Pistons-SixersPistons 86, Sixers 90
+4 PHI
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 97, Wolves 92
+5 NYK
Rockets-JazzRockets 76, Jazz 83
+7 UTA
Cavs-HornetsCavs 72, Hornets 82
+10 NOH
Bulls-SpursBulls 98, Spurs 109
+11 SAS
Wizards-LakersWizards 99, Lakers 120
+21 LAL
Mavs-SunsMavs 90, Suns 121
+31 PHX
TOR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HawksTOR won · Raptors 99, Hawks 97
9 pts
Knicks-WolvesNYK won · Knicks 97, Wolves 92
2 pts
Pistons-SixersPHI won · Pistons 86, Sixers 90
2 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 76, Jazz 83
1 pt
Cavs-HornetsNOH won · Cavs 72, Hornets 82
1 pt
Harvey shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarveyORL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BaxterCHI · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
GeorgeLAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
MutomboNYK · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 99Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors162323271099
Hawks24242219897
The story
Chris Bosh had 17 points as Toronto beat Atlanta 99-97 in OT

Jason Terry led Atlanta with 12 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 27-19.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −8−9−80+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Magic
Celtics 94Magic 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2821202594
Magic2623202392
The story
Paul Pierce's 30 points carried Boston past Orlando, 94-92

For Orlando, Tracy McGrady had 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 12-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-26, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +200+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 72Hornets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2313171972
Hornets2220241682
The story
New Orleans beat Cleveland 82-72 behind 26 points and 8 assists from Baron Davis

Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced Cleveland: 20 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 9-21 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 20-13 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −1+6+13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.1Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 11 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 43

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 33, 23, 13, 18, 20, 21, 15, 43Raptors-Hawks · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 16, 12, 20, 27, 16, 26, 26, 30Hawks-Raptors · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 19, 14, 19, 17, 23, 33, 16, 30Celtics-Magic · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 40, 36, 19, 15, 24, 27, 28, 30Sixers-Pistons · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 23, 23, 25, 17, 33, 18, 28, 26Hornets-Cavs · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 26, 19, 23, 26, 20, 30, 25, 25Wolves-Knicks · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST