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Wednesday, November 17, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed ATL by 15 after the first quarter and won 93–86.

Final · Box score
Hawks86
Pacers93
Q1 IND -15; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Magic107
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +15
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics105
Wizards110
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS -12; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Pistons93
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Sonics79
Nets68
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +7; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +11
Final · Box score
Suns95
Hornets84
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Raptors106
Nuggets112
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Heat113
Bucks106
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Blazers82
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +27; Q4 MEM +19
Final · Box score
Bulls85
Warriors98
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2003–04Nov 17, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Rasheed Wallace (Blazers-Mavs), 31 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Pacers

Indiana overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Atlanta 93–86

Kobe Bryant goes for 23 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-7+2+7IND AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3118132486
Pacers1626222993
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 7 games: 19, 15, 22, 8, 39, 33, 25IND25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 6 games: 31, 28, 14, 29, 22, 24IND24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 8 games: 13, 14, 22, 14, 17, 10, 14, 30ATL30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 8 games: 21, 24, 20, 22, 27, 23, 20, 16ATL16 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Celtics-Wizards

Washington outlasts Boston in overtime

100–100 at the end of regulation. Washington took the last extra period 10–5. Final: 110–105. Antawn Jamison led Washington with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Celtics
Antawn Jamison · WASPaul Pierce · BOSPTS2737REB108AST44Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Nuggets14
Jazz-Magic13
Heat-Bucks12
Clippers-Lakers11
Hawks-Pacers9
Suns-Hornets7
Sonics-Nets7
Celtics-Wizards6
Bulls-Warriors2
Grizzlies-Blazers1
The night in charts
Heat-Bucks combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-BucksHeat 113, Bucks 106
219
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 106, Nuggets 112
218
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 105, Wizards 110
215
Jazz-MagicJazz 92, Magic 107
199
Clippers-LakersClippers 89, Lakers 103
192
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 85, Warriors 98
183
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 101, Blazers 82
183
Hawks-PacersHawks 86, Pacers 93
179
Suns-HornetsSuns 95, Hornets 84
179
Wolves-PistonsWolves 85, Pistons 93
178
Sonics-NetsSonics 79, Nets 68
147
WAS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 105, Wizards 110
+5 WAS
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 106, Nuggets 112
+6 DEN
Hawks-PacersHawks 86, Pacers 93
+7 IND
Heat-BucksHeat 113, Bucks 106
+7 MIA
Wolves-PistonsWolves 85, Pistons 93
+8 DET
Suns-HornetsSuns 95, Hornets 84
+11 PHX
Sonics-NetsSonics 79, Nets 68
+11 SEA
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 85, Warriors 98
+13 GSW
Clippers-LakersClippers 89, Lakers 103
+14 LAL
Jazz-MagicJazz 92, Magic 107
+15 ORL
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 101, Blazers 82
+19 MEM
IND erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-PacersIND won · Hawks 86, Pacers 93
15 pts
Celtics-WizardsWAS won · Celtics 105, Wizards 110
12 pts
Jazz-MagicORL won · Jazz 92, Magic 107
7 pts
Wolves-PistonsDET won · Wolves 85, Pistons 93
5 pts
Raptors-NuggetsDEN won · Raptors 106, Nuggets 112
5 pts
Shaq shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
Grant HillORL · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
Van HornMIL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
PrinceDET · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
FrancisORL · 33 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 105Wizards 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics241842165105
Wizards3223172810110
The story
Larry Hughes had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Washington beat Boston 110-105 in OT

Paul Pierce led Boston with 37 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 6 STL · 7-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 28-16.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8+13−120+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Nuggets
Raptors 106Nuggets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29322520106
Nuggets26303026112
The story
Kenyon Martin's 24 points and 16 rebounds carried Denver past Toronto, 112-106

For Toronto, Jalen Rose had 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST · 11-23 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-20, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −3−50+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 86Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3118132486
Pacers1626222993
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 93-86 behind 24 points from Metta World Peace

Antoine Walker paced Atlanta: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 22-13 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −15−7+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Harrington topped the game at 48.2 FPTS: 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.7Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.7 in 7 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 38

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 8 games: 23, 29, 22, 26, 20, 29, 34, 38Suns-Hornets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 6 games: 35, 15, 28, 20, 10, 37Celtics-Wizards · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 8 games: 26, 19, 9, 16, 23, 32, 14, 33Magic-Jazz · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 6 games: 19, 28, 26, 30, 21, 33Bucks-Heat · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 8 games: 20, 10, 16, 17, 24, 27, 18, 32Magic-Jazz · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 8 games: 13, 14, 22, 14, 17, 10, 14, 30Hawks-Pacers · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST