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Tuesday, December 21, 2004Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Celtics by 1 at halftime and won 108–100.

Final · Box score
Nets94
Bobcats91
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 Nets +6; Q3 Nets +6; Q4 Nets +3
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Cavs107
Q1 Cavs +7; Q2 Cavs +15; Q3 Cavs +10; Q4 Cavs +10
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Heat108
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 Heat -1; Q3 Heat +6; Q4 Heat +8
Final · Box score
Mavs123
Knicks94
Q1 Mavs +16; Q2 Mavs +39; Q3 Mavs +37; Q4 Mavs +29
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Kings104
Q1 Kings +7; Q2 Kings +9; Q3 Kings +9; Q4 Kings +11
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets91
Clippers100
Q1 Clippers +15; Q2 Clippers +17; Q3 Clippers +3; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 Clippers +9
On this day · 2003–04Dec 21, 2003: 6 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Warriors), 33 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 33 in Miami win over Boston

Josh Howard goes for 26 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1+6+8Heat AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics33272119100
Heat33262821108
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22, 33Heat33 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 20, 11, 17, 9, 4, 8, 10, 18Heat18 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 26, 6, 22, 33, 31, 13, 34, 25Celtics25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 7, 8, 0, 11, 5, 11, 8, 15Celtics15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Bobcats

New Jersey holds off Charlotte, 94–91

New Jersey led 71–65 after three and held on to win by three. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Nets over Bobcats3Heat over Celtics8Clippers over Hornets9Cavs over Wolves10Kings over Wizards11Mavs over Knicks29Final margin, points. Pink = Nets over Bobcats.
Lead changes
Wolves-Cavs10
Celtics-Heat10
Wizards-Kings6
Nets-Bobcats6
Hornets-Clippers2
Mavs-Knicks0
The night in charts
Mavs-Knicks combined for 217, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KnicksMavs 123, Knicks 94
217
Celtics-HeatCeltics 100, Heat 108
208
Wolves-CavsWolves 97, Cavs 107
204
Wizards-KingsWizards 93, Kings 104
197
Hornets-ClippersHornets 91, Clippers 100
191
Nets-BobcatsNets 94, Bobcats 91
185
Nets won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nets-BobcatsNets 94, Bobcats 91
+3 Nets
Celtics-HeatCeltics 100, Heat 108
+8 Heat
Hornets-ClippersHornets 91, Clippers 100
+9 Clippers
Wolves-CavsWolves 97, Cavs 107
+10 Cavs
Wizards-KingsWizards 93, Kings 104
+11 Kings
Mavs-KnicksMavs 123, Knicks 94
+29 Mavs
McInnis shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McInnisCavs · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
BrandClippers · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
BibbyKings · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HudsonMIN · 17 PTS, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
PejaKings · 26 PTS, 6 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Bobcats
Nets 94Bobcats 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2223262394
Bobcats2217262691
The story
Richard Jefferson had 28 points as New Jersey beat Charlotte 94-91

Kareem Rush led Charlotte with 23 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the second 23-17, their biggest quarter edge.

Nets lead by quarter
200 0+6+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Hart led the game in fantasy with 42.9 FPTS (15 AST, 7 REB, 4 PTS)

Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 100Heat 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics33272119100
Heat33262821108
The story
Miami beat Boston 108-100 behind 18 points and 17 rebounds from Udonis Haslem

Gary Payton paced Boston: 12 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

A 28-21 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 0−1+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Clippers
Hornets 91Clippers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets92429191091
Clippers2426151619100
The story
Bobby Simmons' 30 points carried Los Angeles past New Orleans, 100-91 in OT

For New Orleans, P.J. Brown had 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 12-25 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-9, was where the Clippers built it.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +15+17+30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Elton Brand was the fantasy play: 50.1 FPTS on 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 33

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 17, 26, 20, 0, 29, 25, 22, 33Heat-Celtics · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Bobby SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 15, 16, 15, 22, 8, 10, 14, 30Clippers-Hornets · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 26, 27, 24, 21, 22, 26, 38, 28Nets-Bobcats · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 12, 13, 6, 13, 16, 12, 13, 26Mavs-Knicks · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 32, 19, 35, 16, 19, 23, 28, 26Wolves-Cavs · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 27, 19, 23, 31, 25, 11, 31, 26Cavs-Wolves · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andre MillerNuggets+3.9 18.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Matt HarpringJazz+3.8 16.5 last 10 · 12.7 season
Quentin RichardsonSuns+3.6 18.4 last 10 · 14.8 season
Eric WilliamsRaptors+3.5 15.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Allen IversonSixers+3.5 31.7 last 10 · 28.2 season
Cold
Chris WilcoxClippers−4.6 6.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jarvis HayesWizards−4.1 5.6 last 10 · 9.7 season
Hedo TurkogluMagic−3.5 9.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongMavs−3.1 5.1 last 10 · 8.2 season
Bonzi WellsGrizzlies−3.0 7.8 last 10 · 10.8 season