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Friday, January 2, 2004Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 6 at halftime and won 103–90.

Final · Box score
Hornets86
Raptors74
Q1 NOH +10; Q2 NOH +24; Q3 NOH +16; Q4 NOH +12
Final · Box score
Warriors79
Wizards97
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Celtics90
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +13
Final · Box score
Magic101
Heat112
Q1 MIA +16; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Nets97
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN -4; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +15
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Knicks99
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Suns81
Pistons93
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Jazz88
Grizzlies100
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Hawks75
Wolves93
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Bucks109
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Blazers96
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Lakers109
Sonics111
Q1 Sonics 0; Q2 SEA +1; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +2
On this day · 2002–03Jan 2, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Wizards-Bulls), 28 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Celtics

Indiana makes it three straight

Kenyon Martin goes for 16 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+1+13IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25232530103
Celtics3024181890
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 8, 21, 18, 3, 18, 18, 28IND28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 19, 16, 21, 27, 13, 20, 21, 21IND21 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 19, 31, 15, 27, 24, 21, 14, 18BOS18 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 4, 3, 13, 10, 2, 8, 15, 15BOS15 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Bulls-Knicks

Chicago tops New York in New York

Final: 104–99. Jamal Crawford led Chicago with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SEA over LAL2CHI over NYK5MIL over DAL8DEN over POR10MIA over ORL11NOH over TOR12DET over PHX12MEM over UTA12IND over BOS13NJN over CLE15WAS over GSW18MIN over ATL18Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over NYK.
Lead changes
Lakers-Sonics19
Warriors-Wizards11
Cavs-Nets8
Jazz-Grizzlies6
Bulls-Knicks5
Hornets-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Allen's jumper with 5.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 111-109 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Sonics combined for 220, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SonicsLakers 109, Sonics 111
220
Magic-HeatMagic 101, Heat 112
213
Mavs-BucksMavs 101, Bucks 109
210
Bulls-KnicksBulls 104, Knicks 99
203
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 106, Blazers 96
202
Pacers-CelticsPacers 103, Celtics 90
193
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 88, Grizzlies 100
188
Cavs-NetsCavs 82, Nets 97
179
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 79, Wizards 97
176
Suns-PistonsSuns 81, Pistons 93
174
Hawks-WolvesHawks 75, Wolves 93
168
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 86, Raptors 74
160
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-SonicsLakers 109, Sonics 111
+2 SEA
Bulls-KnicksBulls 104, Knicks 99
+5 CHI
Mavs-BucksMavs 101, Bucks 109
+8 MIL
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 106, Blazers 96
+10 DEN
Magic-HeatMagic 101, Heat 112
+11 MIA
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 86, Raptors 74
+12 NOH
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 88, Grizzlies 100
+12 MEM
Suns-PistonsSuns 81, Pistons 93
+12 DET
Pacers-CelticsPacers 103, Celtics 90
+13 IND
Cavs-NetsCavs 82, Nets 97
+15 NJN
Hawks-WolvesHawks 75, Wolves 93
+18 MIN
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 79, Wizards 97
+18 WAS
IND rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 103, Celtics 90
6 pts
Cavs-NetsNJN won · Cavs 82, Nets 97
4 pts
Bulls-KnicksCHI won · Bulls 104, Knicks 99
4 pts
Nuggets-BlazersDEN won · Nuggets 106, Blazers 96
2 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesMEM won · Jazz 88, Grizzlies 100
1 pt
Jamison shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamisonDAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KittlesNJN · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ArroyoUTA · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
LenardDEN · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
PennyPHX · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 109Sonics 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25302727109
Sonics25313025111
The story
Rashard Lewis had 20 points as Seattle beat Los Angeles 111-109

Gary Payton led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the third 30-27, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 0+1+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant led the game in fantasy with 58.7 FPTS (32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 104Knicks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23292428104
Knicks2726232399
The story
Jamal Crawford's 28 points carried Chicago past New York, 104-99

For New York, Shandon Anderson had 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 11-21 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-23, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo was the fantasy play: 53.7 FPTS on 16 REB, 15 PTS

Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 82Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1924201982
Nets2019322697
The story
New Jersey beat Cleveland 97-82 behind 26 points and 10 assists from Jason Kidd

Carlos Boozer paced Cleveland: 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB · 9-18 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +1−4+8+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 35

Ray AllenPoints, last 5 games: 24, 15, 28, 22, 35Sonics-Lakers · W
24.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 0 REB · 9 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 12, 21, 11, 22, 17, 12, 8, 33Heat-Magic · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 15, 35, 13, 10, 23, 23, 11, 32Lakers-Sonics · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 27, 7, 14, 17, 16, 17, 30Blazers-Nuggets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 18, 25, 14, 9, 12, 8, 17, 29Magic-Heat · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 16, 12, 5, 30, 42, 8, 13, 28Bulls-Knicks · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LeBron JamesCLE+5.4 25.4 last 10 · 20.0 season
Jiri WelschBOS+5.1 13.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+4.3 17.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.0 12.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Josh HowardDAL+3.8 12.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Ricky DavisBOS−4.5 9.2 last 10 · 13.7 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.2 12.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Vin BakerBOS−4.1 8.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Mike MillerMEM−4.0 6.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.8 4.6 last 10 · 8.4 season