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Friday, November 5, 2004Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DET by 10 after the first quarter and won 101–89.

Final · Box score
Suns108
Sixers98
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +19; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Pistons89
Raptors101
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Celtics94
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Rockets89
Grizzlies81
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Magic90
Hornets89
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Nets111
Bulls106
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +20; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets 0; OT2 NJN +5
Final · Box score
Clippers81
Blazers94
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +13
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Warriors80
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +22
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Lakers96
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Hawks85
Sonics106
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +15; Q4 SEA +21
On this day · 2003–04Nov 5, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Hornets-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 10 down to beat Detroit

Richard Jefferson goes for 26 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+9+12TOR AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3116202289
Raptors21282725101
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 2 games: 20, 18TOR18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Loren WoodsPoints, last 2 games: 9, 17TOR17 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 2 games: 17, 24DET24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 2 games: 15, 24DET24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Bulls11
Pistons-Raptors5
Magic-Hornets4
Spurs-Lakers4
Rockets-Grizzlies3
Suns-Sixers1
Clippers-Blazers1
Jazz-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Francis's tip-in with 2.7 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Nets-Bulls combined for 217, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BullsNets 111, Bulls 106
217
Suns-SixersSuns 108, Sixers 98
206
Spurs-LakersSpurs 105, Lakers 96
201
Pacers-CelticsPacers 100, Celtics 94
194
Hawks-SonicsHawks 85, Sonics 106
191
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 89, Raptors 101
190
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 102, Warriors 80
182
Magic-HornetsMagic 90, Hornets 89
179
Clippers-BlazersClippers 81, Blazers 94
175
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 89, Grizzlies 81
170
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HornetsMagic 90, Hornets 89
+1 ORL
Nets-BullsNets 111, Bulls 106
+5 NJN
Pacers-CelticsPacers 100, Celtics 94
+6 IND
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 89, Grizzlies 81
+8 HOU
Spurs-LakersSpurs 105, Lakers 96
+9 SAS
Suns-SixersSuns 108, Sixers 98
+10 PHX
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 89, Raptors 101
+12 TOR
Clippers-BlazersClippers 81, Blazers 94
+13 POR
Hawks-SonicsHawks 85, Sonics 106
+21 SEA
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 102, Warriors 80
+22 UTA
TOR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-RaptorsTOR won · Pistons 89, Raptors 101
10 pts
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 100, Celtics 94
2 pts
Wilcox shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilcoxLAC · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
WoodsTOR · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
TurkogluORL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Ricky DavisBOS · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 90Hornets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1827232290
Hornets1720252789
The story
Kelvin Cato's 12 points carried Orlando past New Orleans, 90-89

For New Orleans, Jamaal Magloire had 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK · 4-5 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-20, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+8+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 111Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nets25301821512111
Bulls1520312857106
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 17 points as New Jersey beat Chicago 111-106 in OT

Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 17 PTS, 14 REB 17 PTS, 6 BLK, 5 REB · 5-5 FG

The swing

The Nets won the first 25-15, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +10+20+700+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 89Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons3116202289
Raptors21282725101
The story
Toronto beat Detroit 101-89 behind 18 points from Chris Bosh

Chauncey Billups paced Detroit: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

A 28-16 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −10+2+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace topped the game at 42.2 FPTS: 11 REB, 10 PTS, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+22.0points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
12.02003–04 avg34Today

34 points today in 54 minutes, against 12.0 a game in 2003–04 (76 games).

Losing minutes
−23.7minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
28.22003–04 avg4.5Last 2

4.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.2 in 2003–04 (56 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
13.22003–04 avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 2003–04 (39 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Utah by 22.

ORL over NOH1NJN over CHI5IND over BOS6HOU over MEM8SAS over LAL9PHX over PHI10TOR over DET12POR over LAC13SEA over ATL21UTA over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 36

Baron DavisPoints, last 2 games: 25, 36Hornets-Magic · L
30.5 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kirk HinrichBulls-Nets · L
34.0 PPG season to date
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 3 games: 18, 21, 30Rockets-Grizzlies · W
23.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 2 games: 23, 29Suns-Sixers · W
26.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 2 games: 31, 28Pacers-Celtics · W
29.5 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 3 games: 25, 38, 28Lakers-Spurs · L
30.3 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST