Friday, December 12, 2003Regular season · 11 games

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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed ORL by 8 at halftime and won 99–95.

Final · Box score

Nuggets86

Sixers77

Final · Box score

Wolves110

Wizards91

Final · Box score

Raptors111

Celtics114

Final · Box score

Hawks92

Pacers103

Final · Box score

Grizzlies88

Heat91

Final · Box score

Sonics93

Pistons72

Final · Box score

Nets99

Magic95

Final · Box score

Bulls95

Bucks109

Final · Box score

Kings100

Jazz93

Final · Box score

Hornets96

Warriors85

Final · Box score

Mavs110

Lakers93

On this day · 2002–03Dec 12, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: David Wesley (Hornets-Jazz), 33 points.

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The lead · Nets-Magic

New Jersey climbs back to beat Orlando

Marcus Camby goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · NJN margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Nets	20	17	29	33	99
Magic	19	26	17	33	95

Who led

Kerry KittlesNJN22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST

Richard JeffersonNJN19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST

Tracy McGradyORL20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST

Juwan HowardORL20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST

Top scorers tonight

Vince Carter TOR35

Paul Pierce BOS33

Rashard Lewis SEA33

Donyell Marshall TOR31

Michael Redd MIL30

Camby tops the night at 56.9 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

CambyDEN · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST

56.9

KGMIN · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK

55.7

MasonMIL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL

55.7

PierceBOS · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL

54.7

DirkDAL · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL

54.4

Antoine WalkerDAL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL

54.0

OdomMIA · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

53.8

Baron DavisNOH · 27 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL

52.6

Records so far

Lakers leads the league at 18–4

East

1. IND18-5

2. NOH17-7

3. TOR13-9

4. DET14-10

5. PHI12-11

6. NJN11-11

7. BOS11-12

8. MIL11-12

9. MIA7-15

10. WAS7-15

11. NYK7-16

12. ATL7-17

13. CLE6-16

14. CHI5-16

15. ORL3-20

West

1. LAL18-4

2. SAC15-5

3. DAL14-8

4. DEN14-8

5. HOU13-8

6. MIN13-9

7. SAS14-10

8. MEM12-9

9. UTA12-10

10. POR10-10

11. SEA10-10

12. GSW10-11

13. LAC7-11

14. PHX8-14

Lead changes

Hornets-Warriors10

Kings-Jazz9

Nets-Magic8

Nuggets-Sixers5

Grizzlies-Heat2

Hawks-Pacers0

Sonics-Pistons0

The night in charts

Raptors-Celtics combined for 225, 21 more than any other game

Points by game

Raptors-CelticsRaptors 111, Celtics 114

225

Bulls-BucksBulls 95, Bucks 109

204

Mavs-LakersMavs 110, Lakers 93

203

Wolves-WizardsWolves 110, Wizards 91

201

Hawks-PacersHawks 92, Pacers 103

195

Nets-MagicNets 99, Magic 95

194

Kings-JazzKings 100, Jazz 93

193

Hornets-WarriorsHornets 96, Warriors 85

181

Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 88, Heat 91

179

Sonics-PistonsSonics 93, Pistons 72

165

Nuggets-SixersNuggets 86, Sixers 77

163

3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer

Closest finishes

Raptors-CelticsRaptors 111, Celtics 114

+3 BOS

Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 88, Heat 91

+3 MIA

Nets-MagicNets 99, Magic 95

+4 NJN

Kings-JazzKings 100, Jazz 93

+7 SAC

Nuggets-SixersNuggets 86, Sixers 77

+9 DEN

Hawks-PacersHawks 92, Pacers 103

+11 IND

Hornets-WarriorsHornets 96, Warriors 85

+11 NOH

Bulls-BucksBulls 95, Bucks 109

+14 MIL

Mavs-LakersMavs 110, Lakers 93

+17 DAL

Wolves-WizardsWolves 110, Wizards 91

+19 MIN

Sonics-PistonsSonics 93, Pistons 72

+21 SEA

NJN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Nets-MagicNJN won · Nets 99, Magic 95

8 pts

Kings-JazzSAC won · Kings 100, Jazz 93

1 pt

Kittles shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

KittlesNJN · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL

75% (9-12)

TrentMIN · 16 PTS, 5 REB

70% (7-10)

PoseyMEM · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST

70% (7-10)

P.J. BrownNOH · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

70% (7-10)

MasonMIL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL

69% (9-13)

Final · Raptors-Celtics

Raptors 111Celtics 114

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Raptors	24	32	26	29	111
Celtics	29	39	23	23	114

The story

Paul Pierce had 33 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Toronto 114-111

Donyell Marshall led Toronto with 31 PTS, 9 REB 33 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 13-27 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 39-32, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter

Final · Grizzlies-Heat

Grizzlies 88Heat 91

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Grizzlies	19	17	28	24	88
Heat	29	23	21	18	91

The story

Lamar Odom's 29 points and 14 rebounds carried Miami past Memphis, 91-88

For Memphis, Earl Watson had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter

Final · Nets-Magic

Nets 99Magic 95

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Nets	20	17	29	33	99
Magic	19	26	17	33	95

The story

New Jersey beat Orlando 99-95 behind 16 points and 15 rebounds from Kenyon Martin

Tracy McGrady paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Donyell MarshallTOR

+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes

Udonis HaslemMIA

−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Josh HowardDAL

+28.7minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

44 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Seattle by 21.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 35

Vince CarterRaptors-Celtics · L

23.5 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

35 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST

Paul PierceCeltics-Raptors · W

23.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST

Rashard LewisSonics-Pistons · W

20.3 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST

Donyell MarshallRaptors-Celtics · L

12.2 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST

Michael ReddBucks-Bulls · W

22.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST

Lamar OdomHeat-Grizzlies · W

16.5 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight

Season high29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Voshon LenardDEN+5.6 20.7 last 10 · 15.1 season

Shareef Abdur-RahimATL+4.1 24.4 last 10 · 20.3 season

Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.0 10.0 last 10 · 6.0 season

Sam CassellMIN+3.8 22.8 last 10 · 19.0 season

Jiri WelschBOS+3.8 9.6 last 10 · 5.8 season

Cold

Flip MurraySEA−5.0 14.1 last 10 · 19.1 season

Calbert CheaneyGSW−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season

Dion GloverATL−3.1 9.2 last 10 · 12.3 season

Eddie JonesMIA−2.8 16.1 last 10 · 18.9 season

Udonis HaslemMIA−2.7 4.2 last 10 · 6.9 season

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