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Wednesday, January 28, 2004Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIA by 9 after three quarters and won 94–93.

Final · Box score
Pistons106
Celtics103
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Heat93
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Suns79
Pacers101
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Magic104
Wizards100
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Raptors94
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Blazers88
Grizzlies76
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Hornets101
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH -5; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Bulls99
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Kings99
Rockets94
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Mavs88
Jazz91
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Wolves90
Warriors97
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Sonics82
Lakers96
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2002–03Jan 28, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Jazz), 32 points.
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The lead · Heat-Cavs

Zydrunas Ilgauskas posts 30 and 11 as Cleveland beats Miami

Kevin Garnett posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12-1-9+1CLE AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2128301493
Cavs3315222494
Who led
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 19, 17, 9, 5, 13, 14, 11, 30CLE30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 21, 19, 16, 27, 29, 29, 16, 27CLE27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 18, 21, 12, 17, 18, 26, 27, 16MIA16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 14, 11, 26, 12, 12, 19, 20, 15MIA15 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Indiana by 22.

CLE over MIA1NOH over MIL1DET over BOS3UTA over DAL3ORL over WAS4SAC over HOU5GSW over MIN7TOR over PHI10POR over MEM12LAL over SEA14DEN over CHI16IND over PHX22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Hornets21
Mavs-Jazz15
Heat-Cavs10
Wolves-Warriors7
Sixers-Raptors7
Kings-Rockets7
Pistons-Celtics5
Blazers-Grizzlies5
Sonics-Lakers3
Bulls-Nuggets2
Suns-Pacers1
Shot of the night

Wagner's jumper with 7.4 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 94-93 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Nuggets combined for 214, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 99, Nuggets 115
214
Pistons-CelticsPistons 106, Celtics 103
209
Magic-WizardsMagic 104, Wizards 100
204
Bucks-HornetsBucks 100, Hornets 101
201
Kings-RocketsKings 99, Rockets 94
193
Heat-CavsHeat 93, Cavs 94
187
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 90, Warriors 97
187
Suns-PacersSuns 79, Pacers 101
180
Mavs-JazzMavs 88, Jazz 91
179
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 84, Raptors 94
178
Sonics-LakersSonics 82, Lakers 96
178
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 88, Grizzlies 76
164
6 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CavsHeat 93, Cavs 94
+1 CLE
Bucks-HornetsBucks 100, Hornets 101
+1 NOH
Pistons-CelticsPistons 106, Celtics 103
+3 DET
Mavs-JazzMavs 88, Jazz 91
+3 UTA
Magic-WizardsMagic 104, Wizards 100
+4 ORL
Kings-RocketsKings 99, Rockets 94
+5 SAC
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 90, Warriors 97
+7 GSW
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 84, Raptors 94
+10 TOR
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 88, Grizzlies 76
+12 POR
Sonics-LakersSonics 82, Lakers 96
+14 LAL
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 99, Nuggets 115
+16 DEN
Suns-PacersSuns 79, Pacers 101
+22 IND
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 93, Cavs 94
9 pts
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 106, Celtics 103
6 pts
Kings-RocketsSAC won · Kings 99, Rockets 94
5 pts
Bucks-HornetsNOH won · Bucks 100, Hornets 101
5 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 90, Warriors 97
4 pts
Jim Jackson shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jim JacksonHOU · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
92% (11-12)
IlgauskasCLE · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
88% (14-16)
RandolphPOR · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
FizerCHI · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bucks-Hornets
Bucks 100Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24342022100
Hornets21322820101
The story
Baron Davis had 23 points and 10 assists as New Orleans beat Milwaukee 101-100

Damon Jones led Milwaukee with 14 PTS, 10 AST 23 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 8-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Hornets took the third 28-20.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −3−5+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 93Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2128301493
Cavs3315222494
The story
LeBron James' 27 points carried Cleveland past Miami, 94-93

For Miami, Lamar Odom had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-21, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +12−1−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 106Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons22272631106
Celtics28192333103
The story
Detroit beat Boston 106-103 behind 15 rebounds and 14 points from Ben Wallace

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 15 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 4-9 FG

The swing

A 27-19 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6+2+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 46 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 40

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 20, 15, 30, 18, 40, 10, 21, 40Bucks-Hornets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 44, 33, 34, 20, 33, 31, 36, 39Magic-Wizards · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 19, 17, 9, 5, 13, 14, 11, 30Cavs-Heat · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 16, 33, 18, 31, 23, 23, 17, 29Mavs-Jazz · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 11, 11, 10, 14, 14, 11, 5, 28Rockets-Kings · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 20, 21, 15, 10, 12, 5, 23, 28Kings-Rockets · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Michael FinleyDAL+6.5 24.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.0 21.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Tracy McGradyORL+5.9 33.0 last 10 · 27.1 season
Slava MedvedenkoLAL+5.0 16.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Mark BlountBOS+4.5 12.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Vince CarterTOR−4.7 15.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Dion GloverATL−4.6 6.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.5 5.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.5 9.9 last 10 · 14.4 season