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Monday, January 19, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHI by 15 at halftime and won 93–83.

Final · Box score
Raptors79
Knicks90
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Bulls83
Wizards93
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS -15; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Hawks97
Q1 IND -6; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Sonics90
Sixers81
Q1 SEA -12; Q2 SEA -9; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 SEA +9
Final · Box score
Spurs77
Pistons85
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Bucks99
Magic106
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Kings125
Clippers100
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +25; Q4 SAC +25
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Wolves97
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Rockets83
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Suns88
Lakers85
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2002–03Jan 19, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wizards

Washington erases 15-point lead, steals one from Chicago

Kevin Garnett goes for 29 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-3+10WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3226121383
Wizards2716242693
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 15, 26, 43, 23, 13, 10, 27, 25WAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 2, 7, 5, 4, 6, 14, 12, 17WAS17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 5, 7, 21, 20, 13, 13, 20, 19CHI19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 19, 8, 11, 11, 19, 7, 11, 15CHI15 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Pistons16
Raptors-Knicks12
Rockets-Grizzlies9
Suns-Lakers5
Sonics-Sixers4
Jazz-Warriors3
Pacers-Hawks2
Bucks-Magic2
The night in charts
Kings-Clippers combined for 225, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ClippersKings 125, Clippers 100
225
Bucks-MagicBucks 99, Magic 106
205
Pacers-HawksPacers 100, Hawks 97
197
Hornets-WolvesHornets 90, Wolves 97
187
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 85, Warriors 101
186
Bulls-WizardsBulls 83, Wizards 93
176
Suns-LakersSuns 88, Lakers 85
173
Sonics-SixersSonics 90, Sixers 81
171
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 83, Grizzlies 88
171
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 79, Knicks 90
169
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 77, Pistons 85
162
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-HawksPacers 100, Hawks 97
+3 IND
Suns-LakersSuns 88, Lakers 85
+3 PHX
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 83, Grizzlies 88
+5 MEM
Hornets-WolvesHornets 90, Wolves 97
+7 MIN
Bucks-MagicBucks 99, Magic 106
+7 ORL
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 77, Pistons 85
+8 DET
Sonics-SixersSonics 90, Sixers 81
+9 SEA
Bulls-WizardsBulls 83, Wizards 93
+10 WAS
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 79, Knicks 90
+11 NYK
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 85, Warriors 101
+16 GSW
Kings-ClippersKings 125, Clippers 100
+25 SAC
WAS erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WizardsWAS won · Bulls 83, Wizards 93
15 pts
Sonics-SixersSEA won · Sonics 90, Sixers 81
12 pts
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 79, Knicks 90
6 pts
Pacers-HawksIND won · Pacers 100, Hawks 97
6 pts
Suns-LakersPHX won · Suns 88, Lakers 85
5 pts
Pau shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
CheaneyGSW · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
75% (9-12)
TerryATL · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
PejaSAC · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
BibbySAC · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 88Lakers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2417222588
Lakers2224152485
The story
Joe Johnson had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 88-85

Gary Payton led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Suns took the third 22-15.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2−5+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 100Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27242623100
Hawks3323182397
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Atlanta, 100-97

For Atlanta, Jason Terry had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 26-18.

IND lead by quarter
200 −6−5+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the fantasy play: 43.9 FPTS on 32 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST

Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 79Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2412251879
Knicks1822262490
The story
New York beat Toronto 90-79 behind 28 points and 14 assists from Stephon Marbury

Donyell Marshall paced Toronto: 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB · 11-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 22-12 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6+4+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 34 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
32.92002–03 avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 2002–03 (79 games). Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Clippers by 25, the widest margin of 11 games.

IND over ATL3PHX over LAL3MEM over HOU5ORL over MIL7MIN over NOH7DET over SAS8SEA over PHI9WAS over CHI10NYK over TOR11GSW over UTA16SAC over LAC25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 34

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 43, 28, 35, 32, 28, 44, 33, 34Magic-Bucks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 17, 19, 7, 15, 29, 16, 20, 32Hawks-Pacers · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 21, 24, 28, 19, 29, 33, 24, 23, 31Kings-Clippers · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 27, 26, 26, 28, 22, 22, 19, 29Wolves-Hornets · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 8, 6, 14, 38, 26, 8, 18, 28Knicks-Raptors · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 8, 42, 22, 15, 28, 25, 23, 19, 28Sonics-Sixers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tracy McGradyORL+6.8 33.3 last 10 · 26.5 season
Keith BogansORL+4.8 11.2 last 10 · 6.4 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+4.5 18.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kwame BrownWAS+4.3 13.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Slava MedvedenkoLAL+3.8 14.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.6 8.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jason TerryATL−4.7 11.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Antoine WalkerDAL−4.1 12.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Zach RandolphPOR−4.1 17.5 last 10 · 21.6 season