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Sunday, November 28, 2004Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 6 after three quarters and won 114–109.

Final · OT · Box score
Wizards114
Raptors109
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Warriors91
Clippers103
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Heat106
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Nets71
Blazers83
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Kings110
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Sonics103
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +9; Q3 SEA +9; Q4 SEA +8
Final · Box score
Hornets76
Lakers89
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 2003–04Nov 28, 2003: 12 games. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (Pistons-Cavs), 44 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Raptors

Larry Hughes posts 33-10-10 as Washington tops Toronto

Kevin Garnett goes for 28 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-1-60+5WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards2025213414114
Raptors232326289109
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 26, 7, 23, 21, 22, 20, 20, 33WAS33 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 10, 25, 20, 25, 7, 26, 23, 27WAS27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 21, 10, 30, 12, 8, 16, 8, 29TOR29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 21, 14, 21, 4, 25, 22, 19, 26TOR26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Heat

Miami edges Boston by two

Boston won the fourth 27–21, but Miami held on, 106–104. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over BOS2WAS over TOR5SEA over IND8MIN over SAC11LAC over GSW12POR over NJN12LAL over NOH13Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over BOS.
Lead changes
Wizards-Raptors16
Hornets-Lakers14
Wolves-Kings9
Nets-Blazers7
Warriors-Clippers4
Celtics-Heat3
Pacers-Sonics3
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 231, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 121, Kings 110
231
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 114, Raptors 109
223
Celtics-HeatCeltics 104, Heat 106
210
Pacers-SonicsPacers 95, Sonics 103
198
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 91, Clippers 103
194
Hornets-LakersHornets 76, Lakers 89
165
Nets-BlazersNets 71, Blazers 83
154
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 104, Heat 106
+2 MIA
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 114, Raptors 109
+5 WAS
Pacers-SonicsPacers 95, Sonics 103
+8 SEA
Wolves-KingsWolves 121, Kings 110
+11 MIN
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 91, Clippers 103
+12 LAC
Nets-BlazersNets 71, Blazers 83
+12 POR
Hornets-LakersHornets 76, Lakers 89
+13 LAL
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RaptorsWAS won · Wizards 114, Raptors 109
6 pts
Hornets-LakersLAL won · Hornets 76, Lakers 89
1 pt
Celtics-HeatMIA won · Celtics 104, Heat 106
1 pt
Nets-BlazersPOR won · Nets 71, Blazers 83
1 pt
James Jones shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
James JonesIND · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
HaywoodWAS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
SimmonsLAC · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
61% (11-18)
Damon JonesMIA · 16 PTS, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 104Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30301727104
Heat34252621106
The story
Dwyane Wade's 25 points and 9 assists carried Miami past Boston, 106-104

For Boston, Raef LaFrentz had 21 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 26-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4−1+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 114Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2025213414114
Raptors232326289109
The story
Brendan Haywood had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Washington beat Toronto 114-109 in OT

Vince Carter led Toronto with 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 34-28.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3−1−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 121Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34272436121
Kings31292426110
The story
Minnesota beat Sacramento 121-110 behind 20 points from Eddie Griffin

Mike Bibby paced Sacramento: 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+1+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg17.3Last 3

17.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Larry Hughes leads the day with 33

Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 26, 7, 23, 21, 22, 20, 20, 33Wizards-Raptors · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 21, 10, 30, 12, 8, 16, 8, 29Raptors-Wizards · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 25, 24, 20, 21, 16, 23, 26, 28Wolves-Kings · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 0, 5, 0, 12, 22, 13, 5, 27Pacers-Sonics · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 10, 25, 20, 25, 7, 26, 23, 27Wizards-Raptors · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 21, 14, 21, 4, 25, 22, 19, 26Raptors-Wizards · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST