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Wednesday, November 3, 2004Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 12 after three quarters and won 98–95.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Pacers109
Cavs104
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND -4; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers 0; OT2 IND +5
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Magic93
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Rockets88
Raptors95
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Celtics95
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI -12; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Grizzlies91
Q1 WAS -11; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Wolves99
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Heat100
Nets77
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Hornets91
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Kings85
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Hawks82
Suns112
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +29; Q3 PHX +35; Q4 PHX +30
Final · Box score
Blazers78
Warriors75
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Clippers114
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +24; Q4 LAC +30
Final · Box score
Lakers78
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +26
On this day · 2003–04Nov 3, 2003: 7 games. Top scorer: Matt Harpring (Jazz-Wolves), 32 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Celtics

Allen Iverson scores 30, Philadelphia rallies past Boston

Kevin Garnett goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-2-12+3PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2724202798
Celtics2231301295
Who led
Allen IversonPHI30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Marc JacksonPHI15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Paul PierceBOS35 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Ricky DavisBOS14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Cavs16
Bucks-Magic13
Wizards-Grizzlies8
Blazers-Warriors8
Mavs-Hornets6
Kings-Spurs5
Rockets-Raptors4
Sixers-Celtics4
Knicks-Wolves3
Heat-Nets0
Lakers-Jazz0
Shot of the night

Francis's layup at the buzzer puts the Magic ahead, 93-92 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Cavs combined for 213, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-CavsPacers 109, Cavs 104
213
Sonics-ClippersSonics 84, Clippers 114
198
Mavs-HornetsMavs 106, Hornets 91
197
Hawks-SunsHawks 82, Suns 112
194
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 103, Grizzlies 91
194
Sixers-CelticsSixers 98, Celtics 95
193
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 93, Wolves 99
192
Kings-SpursKings 85, Spurs 101
186
Bucks-MagicBucks 92, Magic 93
185
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 88, Raptors 95
183
Lakers-JazzLakers 78, Jazz 104
182
Heat-NetsHeat 100, Nets 77
177
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 78, Warriors 75
153
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-MagicBucks 92, Magic 93
+1 ORL
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 78, Warriors 75
+3 POR
Sixers-CelticsSixers 98, Celtics 95
+3 PHI
Pacers-CavsPacers 109, Cavs 104
+5 IND
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 93, Wolves 99
+6 MIN
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 88, Raptors 95
+7 TOR
Wizards-GrizzliesWizards 103, Grizzlies 91
+12 WAS
Mavs-HornetsMavs 106, Hornets 91
+15 DAL
Kings-SpursKings 85, Spurs 101
+16 SAS
Heat-NetsHeat 100, Nets 77
+23 MIA
Lakers-JazzLakers 78, Jazz 104
+26 UTA
Hawks-SunsHawks 82, Suns 112
+30 PHX
Sonics-ClippersSonics 84, Clippers 114
+30 LAC
PHI erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CelticsPHI won · Sixers 98, Celtics 95
12 pts
Wizards-GrizzliesWAS won · Wizards 103, Grizzlies 91
11 pts
Blazers-WarriorsPOR won · Blazers 78, Warriors 75
6 pts
Knicks-WolvesMIN won · Knicks 93, Wolves 99
5 pts
Bucks-MagicORL won · Bucks 92, Magic 93
4 pts
Simmons shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsLAC · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
87% (13-15)
HarpringUTA · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BoozerUTA · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
Abdur-RahimPOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 92Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2522202592
Magic2129241993
The story
Steve Francis' 26 points carried Orlando past Milwaukee, 93-92

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 29-22.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4+3+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 98Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2724202798
Celtics2231301295
The story
Paul Pierce had 35 points and 13 rebounds in a 98-95 loss to Philadelphia

Kenny Thomas led Philadelphia with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 35 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 10-23 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 27-12.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5−2−12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 109Cavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pacers26201722915109
Cavs21192718910104
The story
Indiana beat Cleveland 109-104 in OT behind 31 points from Metta World Peace

LeBron James paced Cleveland: 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 14-29 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+6−400+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle

Zydrunas Ilgauskas topped the game at 62.1 FPTS: 35 PTS, 18 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+22.2points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
7.82003–04 avg30Today

30 points today in 35 minutes, against 7.8 a game in 2003–04 (56 games).

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
30.32003–04 avg10.0Last 2

10.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.3 in 2003–04 (76 games). Today: 1 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.9minutes, today vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
11.12003–04 avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 2003–04 (61 games). Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Atlanta by 30.

ORL over MIL1PHI over BOS3POR over GSW3IND over CLE5MIN over NYK6TOR over HOU7WAS over MEM12DAL over NOH15SAS over SAC16MIA over NJN23UTA over LAL26PHX over ATL30LAC over SEA30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 2 games: 25, 38Lakers-Jazz · L
31.5 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Paul PierceCeltics-Sixers · L
35.0 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasCavs-Pacers · L
35.0 PPG season to date
Ties career high35 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonWizards-Grizzlies · W
34.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePacers-Cavs · W
31.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanSpurs-Kings · W
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST