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Wednesday, December 1, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed GSW by 6 after three quarters and won 107–99.

Final · Box score
Bucks100
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Raptors108
Magic129
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +27; Q4 ORL +21
Final · Box score
Nets68
Wizards95
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Knicks90
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Kings94
Hornets81
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +14; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Lakers84
Bulls92
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Sixers72
Spurs105
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +33
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Suns120
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +19
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz119
Sonics129
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +3; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +10
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Warriors99
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Pacers76
Clippers88
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +12
On this day · 2003–04Dec 1, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers-Suns), 32 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Warriors

Minnesota makes it three straight

Kevin Garnett goes for 17 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-3-6+8MIN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29222729107
Warriors2727301599
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 3, 20, 16, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26MIN26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 8, 11, 9, 16, 18, 12, 15, 20MIN20 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 15, 22, 7, 17, 27, 13, 17, 25GSW25 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 27, 27, 27, 13, 26, 17, 17, 21GSW21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Philadelphia by 33, the widest margin of 11 games.

BOS over MIL1NYK over MEM8CHI over LAL8MIN over GSW8SEA over UTA10LAC over IND12SAC over NOH13PHX over CLE19ORL over TOR21WAS over NJN27SAS over PHI33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bucks-Celtics22
Jazz-Sonics16
Kings-Hornets8
Wolves-Warriors8
Pacers-Clippers8
Cavs-Suns7
Sixers-Spurs7
Grizzlies-Knicks1
The night in charts
Jazz-Sonics combined for 248, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SonicsJazz 119, Sonics 129
248
Raptors-MagicRaptors 108, Magic 129
237
Cavs-SunsCavs 101, Suns 120
221
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 107, Warriors 99
206
Bucks-CelticsBucks 100, Celtics 101
201
Sixers-SpursSixers 72, Spurs 105
177
Lakers-BullsLakers 84, Bulls 92
176
Kings-HornetsKings 94, Hornets 81
175
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 82, Knicks 90
172
Pacers-ClippersPacers 76, Clippers 88
164
Nets-WizardsNets 68, Wizards 95
163
BOS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bucks-CelticsBucks 100, Celtics 101
+1 BOS
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 82, Knicks 90
+8 NYK
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 107, Warriors 99
+8 MIN
Lakers-BullsLakers 84, Bulls 92
+8 CHI
Jazz-SonicsJazz 119, Sonics 129
+10 SEA
Pacers-ClippersPacers 76, Clippers 88
+12 LAC
Kings-HornetsKings 94, Hornets 81
+13 SAC
Cavs-SunsCavs 101, Suns 120
+19 PHX
Raptors-MagicRaptors 108, Magic 129
+21 ORL
Nets-WizardsNets 68, Wizards 95
+27 WAS
Sixers-SpursSixers 72, Spurs 105
+33 SAS
MIN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-WarriorsMIN won · Wolves 107, Warriors 99
6 pts
Grizzlies-KnicksNYK won · Grizzlies 82, Knicks 90
5 pts
Cavs-SunsPHX won · Cavs 101, Suns 120
5 pts
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 100, Celtics 101
4 pts
Kings-HornetsSAC won · Kings 94, Hornets 81
2 pts
Brad Miller shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerSAC · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
BrandLAC · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
OkurUTA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
BoozerUTA · 36 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
Final · Bucks-Celtics
Bucks 100Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28302220100
Celtics30242918101
The story
Mark Blount had 16 points and 16 rebounds as Boston beat Milwaukee 101-100

Keith Van Horn led Milwaukee with 21 PTS, 7 REB 16 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Celtics took the third 29-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−4+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 119Sonics 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz272431289119
Sonics2927292519129
The story
Carlos Boozer had 36 points, but Seattle won 129-119 in OT

For Seattle, Luke Ridnour had 17 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 36 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 15-21 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the SuperSonics took it 19-9.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2+5+30+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 108Magic 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors34261533108
Magic34343427129
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 129-108 behind 20 rebounds and 15 points from Dwight Howard

Vince Carter paced Toronto: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 REB, 15 PTS, 3 AST · 4-6 FG

The swing

A 34-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 0+8+27+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, today vs 2003–04 avg
Points per game
3.82003–04 avg12Today

12 points today in 16 minutes, against 3.8 a game in 2003–04 (45 games).

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 38

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 14, 24, 21, 24, 20, 19, 19, 21, 38Sonics-Jazz · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 25, 20, 8, 18, 15, 6, 27, 36Jazz-Sonics · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 25, 20, 25, 7, 26, 23, 27, 30Wizards-Nets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 19, 23, 29, 29, 30, 40, 20, 20, 28Lakers-Bulls · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 14, 19, 17, 17, 17, 25, 30, 27Clippers-Pacers · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 3, 20, 16, 9, 10, 11, 25, 26Wolves-Warriors · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST