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Monday, November 8, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed GSW by 14 after the first quarter and won 101–98.

Final · OT · Box score
Warriors98
Mavs101
Q1 DAL -14; Q2 DAL -13; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Jazz102
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +11
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pistons99
Clippers96
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +6; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 Pistons 0; OT2 DET +3
On this day · 2003–04Nov 8, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Hornets-Bulls), 35 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Mavs

Dallas rallies from thirteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 24 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-13+10+3DAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Warriors332410211098
Mavs1925242013101
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 33, 19, 22, 25DAL25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 4 games: 18, 19, 23, 17DAL17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 4 games: 11, 13, 15, 25GSW25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 4 games: 9, 17, 4, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Pistons-Clippers

Detroit flips a halftime deficit, wins in double overtime

Clippers led 43–42 at the break. Tied 83–83 after regulation, Detroit won the extra time 10–7. Final: 99–96. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Clippers
Chauncey Billups · DETCorey Maggette · LACPTS2025REB519AST94Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pistons-Clippers20
Warriors-Mavs10
Nuggets-Jazz5
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 199, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 98, Mavs 101
199
Pistons-ClippersPistons 99, Clippers 96
195
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 91, Jazz 102
193
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-MavsWarriors 98, Mavs 101
+3 DAL
Pistons-ClippersPistons 99, Clippers 96
+3 DET
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 91, Jazz 102
+11 UTA
DAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-MavsDAL won · Warriors 98, Mavs 101
14 pts
Pistons-ClippersDET won · Pistons 99, Clippers 96
3 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 91, Jazz 102
2 pts
Wilcox shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilcoxLAC · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
KirilenkoUTA · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
HowardDAL · 14 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
DunleavyGSW · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
PrinceDET · 10 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 98Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors332410211098
Mavs1925242013101
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat Golden State 101-98 in OT

Derek Fisher led Golden State with 23 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 24-10.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −14−13+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 99Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pistons1824231861099
Clippers212216246796
The story
Chauncey Billups' 20 points and 9 assists carried Detroit past Los Angeles, 99-96 in OT

For Los Angeles, Chris Wilcox had 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 4-10 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 23-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−1+600+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 91Jazz 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2912203091
Jazz27292422102
The story
Utah beat Denver 102-91 behind 17 points from Raja Bell

Kenyon Martin paced Denver: 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-12 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2+15+19+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg46.5Today

46 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Cooling off
−5.1points, last 4 vs season avg
Points per game
24.3Season avg19.2Last 4

19.2 points a game over his last four games, against 24.3 in 3 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 32 minutes.

Rebounding up
+4.0rebounds, last 4 vs season avg
Rebounds per game
3.0Season avg7.0Last 4

7.0 rebounds a game over his last four games, against 3.0 in 3 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 47 minutes.

Top performances

Corey Maggette leads the day with 25

Corey MaggettePoints, last 4 games: 18, 12, 26, 25Clippers-Pistons · L
20.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 4 games: 33, 19, 22, 25Mavs-Warriors · W
24.8 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 4 games: 11, 13, 15, 25Warriors-Mavs · L
16.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Chris WilcoxPoints, last 4 games: 15, 27, 14, 24Clippers-Pistons · L
20.0 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 4 games: 16, 14, 16, 24Jazz-Nuggets · W
17.5 PPG season to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 4 games: 9, 17, 4, 23Warriors-Mavs · L
13.2 PPG season to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST