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Tuesday, November 9, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MEM by 5 after the first quarter and won 90–87.

Final · Box score
Mavs84
Magic94
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Hawks79
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Heat103
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +10
Final · Box score
Blazers60
Nets64
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +4
Final · Box score
Sixers88
Knicks96
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Wolves101
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Hornets98
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +31; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Suns94
Bulls74
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Rockets90
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Sonics108
Nuggets88
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +13; Q4 SEA +20
Final · Box score
Raptors92
Kings108
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +16
On this day · 2003–04Nov 9, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pacers), 37 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Rockets

Houston takes over late to edge Memphis

Chris Webber posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4-2+3HOU AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2625211587
Rockets2126232090
Who led
Juwan HowardPoints, last 5 games: 2, 10, 11, 8, 20HOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 5 games: 7, 17, 8, 33, 14HOU14 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Stromile SwiftPoints, last 4 games: 15, 9, 16, 18MEM18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 4 games: 17, 21, 18, 15MEM15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Nets10
Mavs-Magic7
Pacers-Wolves5
Cavs-Hawks5
Grizzlies-Rockets5
Wizards-Heat4
Lakers-Hornets1
Sonics-Nuggets1
Suns-Bulls1
Raptors-Kings0
The night in charts
Lakers-Hornets combined for 204, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HornetsLakers 106, Hornets 98
204
Pacers-WolvesPacers 102, Wolves 101
203
Raptors-KingsRaptors 92, Kings 108
200
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 108, Nuggets 88
196
Wizards-HeatWizards 93, Heat 103
196
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 96
184
Mavs-MagicMavs 84, Magic 94
178
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 87, Rockets 90
177
Cavs-HawksCavs 93, Hawks 79
172
Suns-BullsSuns 94, Bulls 74
168
Blazers-NetsBlazers 60, Nets 64
124
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-WolvesPacers 102, Wolves 101
+1 IND
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 87, Rockets 90
+3 HOU
Blazers-NetsBlazers 60, Nets 64
+4 NJN
Lakers-HornetsLakers 106, Hornets 98
+8 LAL
Sixers-KnicksSixers 88, Knicks 96
+8 NYK
Wizards-HeatWizards 93, Heat 103
+10 MIA
Mavs-MagicMavs 84, Magic 94
+10 ORL
Cavs-HawksCavs 93, Hawks 79
+14 CLE
Raptors-KingsRaptors 92, Kings 108
+16 SAC
Sonics-NuggetsSonics 108, Nuggets 88
+20 SEA
Suns-BullsSuns 94, Bulls 74
+20 PHX
HOU rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-RocketsHOU won · Grizzlies 87, Rockets 90
5 pts
Mavs-MagicORL won · Mavs 84, Magic 94
3 pts
Blazers-NetsNJN won · Blazers 60, Nets 64
2 pts
Cavs-HawksCLE won · Cavs 93, Hawks 79
2 pts
Butler shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ButlerLAL · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
MohammedNYK · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Ray AllenSEA · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Andre MillerDEN · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
IlgauskasCLE · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 102Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers32222622102
Wolves26192333101
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points as Indiana beat Minnesota 102-101

Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK · 9-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+9+12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 54.0 FPTS (22 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 87Rockets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2625211587
Rockets2126232090
The story
Yao Ming's 14 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Memphis, 90-87

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 20-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −5−4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bonzi Wells was the fantasy play: 32.2 FPTS on 13 PTS, 6 REB

Final · Raptors-Kings
Raptors 92Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2025212692
Kings27253521108
The story
Sacramento beat Toronto 108-92 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Brad Miller

Rafer Alston paced Toronto: 15 PTS, 4 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 35-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +7+7+21+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
4.32003–04 avg12.3Last 3

12.3 points a game over his last three games, against 4.3 in 2003–04 (42 games). Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.0minutes, last 3 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
30.62003–04 avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 2003–04 (80 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 20.

IND over MIN1HOU over MEM3NJN over POR4NYK over PHI8LAL over NOH8ORL over DAL10MIA over WAS10CLE over ATL14SAC over TOR16PHX over CHI20SEA over DEN20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 5 games: 25, 38, 28, 24, 31Lakers-Hornets · W
29.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 4 games: 20, 25, 24, 30Sonics-Nuggets · W
24.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 4 games: 30, 25, 31, 29Sixers-Knicks · L
28.8 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 4 games: 35, 8, 9, 27Cavs-Hawks · W
19.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 4 games: 24, 23, 27, 27Sonics-Nuggets · W
25.2 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 4 games: 23, 29, 22, 26Suns-Bulls · W
25.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST