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Friday, November 28, 2003Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NJN by 7 at halftime and won 97–93.

Final · Box score
Heat83
Hawks95
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Bucks96
Celtics106
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Pistons92
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Sixers77
Pacers90
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Grizzlies98
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Magic86
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Suns83
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Sonics81
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Nets93
Blazers97
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Rockets74
Kings103
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +26; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +29
Final · Box score
Spurs87
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +29; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2002–03Nov 28, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Andre Miller (Clippers-Nets), 37 points.
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The lead · Nets-Blazers

Portland handles New Jersey by 4

Metta World Peace goes for 20 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7-6+4POR AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2524242093
Blazers2616253097
Who led
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 17, 14, 5, 13, 23, 5, 14, 28POR28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 28, 13, 25, 17, 21, 17, 24, 26POR26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 18, 14, 19, 21, 6, 13, 18, 27NJN27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jason CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 4, 2, 7, 2, 4, 5, 14, 15NJN15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Magic15
Heat-Hawks13
Rockets-Kings5
Wolves-Grizzlies3
Spurs-Lakers3
Nets-Blazers2
Cavs-Pistons2
Sixers-Pacers1
Warriors-Suns0
Sonics-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Vince's jumper with 12 seconds left puts the Raptors ahead, 87-86 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 216, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 103, Nuggets 113
216
Bucks-CelticsBucks 96, Celtics 106
202
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 102, Grizzlies 98
200
Nets-BlazersNets 93, Blazers 97
190
Spurs-LakersSpurs 87, Lakers 103
190
Cavs-PistonsCavs 88, Pistons 92
180
Sonics-JazzSonics 81, Jazz 98
179
Heat-HawksHeat 83, Hawks 95
178
Rockets-KingsRockets 74, Kings 103
177
Warriors-SunsWarriors 92, Suns 83
175
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 86
173
Sixers-PacersSixers 77, Pacers 90
167
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-MagicRaptors 87, Magic 86
+1 TOR
Cavs-PistonsCavs 88, Pistons 92
+4 DET
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 102, Grizzlies 98
+4 MIN
Nets-BlazersNets 93, Blazers 97
+4 POR
Warriors-SunsWarriors 92, Suns 83
+9 GSW
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 103, Nuggets 113
+10 DEN
Bucks-CelticsBucks 96, Celtics 106
+10 BOS
Heat-HawksHeat 83, Hawks 95
+12 ATL
Sixers-PacersSixers 77, Pacers 90
+13 IND
Spurs-LakersSpurs 87, Lakers 103
+16 LAL
Sonics-JazzSonics 81, Jazz 98
+17 UTA
Rockets-KingsRockets 74, Kings 103
+29 SAC
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BlazersPOR won · Nets 93, Blazers 97
7 pts
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 87, Magic 86
4 pts
Abdur-Rahim shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimATL · 34 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
PaytonLAL · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
CassellMIN · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
StoudamirePOR · 28 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
BibbySAC · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 87Magic 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1724271987
Magic2119182886
The story
Vince Carter had 20 points and 8 assists as Toronto beat Orlando 87-86

Juwan Howard led Orlando with 20 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 5-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the third 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4+1+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady led the game in fantasy with 61.1 FPTS (31 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 88Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2421241988
Pistons3319192192
The story
Ben Wallace's 15 rebounds and 6 points carried Detroit past Cleveland, 92-88

For Cleveland, Ricky Davis had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 15 REB, 6 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 2-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-24, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +9+7+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 103Nuggets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24292426103
Nuggets32252333113
The story
Denver beat Dallas 113-103 behind 26 points from Carmelo Anthony

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +8+4+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Antoine Walker topped the game at 56.0 FPTS: 30 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.8Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg28.1Today

28 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 29.

TOR over ORL1DET over CLE4MIN over MEM4POR over NJN4GSW over PHX9BOS over MIL10DEN over DAL10ATL over MIA12IND over PHI13LAL over SAS16UTA over SEA17SAC over HOU29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 44

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 6, 27, 14, 15, 21, 13, 19, 44Pistons-Cavs · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +26.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high44 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 12, 20, 27, 16, 26, 26, 30, 34Hawks-Heat · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 36, 51, 19, 29, 20, 12, 24, 31Magic-Raptors · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 17, 15, 14, 22, 25, 12, 14, 30Mavs-Nuggets · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 8, 10, 11, 17, 22, 5, 13, 29Kings-Rockets · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 17, 14, 5, 13, 23, 5, 14, 28Blazers-Nets · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST