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Wednesday, February 2, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Raptors trailed Pacers by 17 at halftime and won 98–97.

Final · Box score
Nets89
Celtics110
Q1 Celtics +6; Q2 Celtics +16; Q3 Celtics +23; Q4 Celtics +21
Final · Box score
Raptors98
Pacers97
Q1 Raptors -14; Q2 Raptors -17; Q3 Raptors -5; Q4 Raptors +1
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Sixers95
Q1 Rockets -2; Q2 Rockets +8; Q3 Rockets +17; Q4 Rockets +23
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Pistons99
Q1 Pistons -3; Q2 Pistons +9; Q3 Pistons +14; Q4 Pistons +15
Final · Box score
Suns108
Wolves79
Q1 Suns +10; Q2 Suns +15; Q3 Suns +35; Q4 Suns +29
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Hornets82
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +14; Q3 Mavs +13; Q4 Mavs +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Blazers97
Q1 Blazers -3; Q2 Blazers +4; Q3 Blazers -2; Q4 Blazers +3
Final · OT · Box score
Kings111
Warriors107
Q1 Kings +6; Q2 Kings -12; Q3 Kings -3; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 Kings +4
On this day · 2003–04Feb 2, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Blazers), 39 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pacers

Toronto erases 17-point lead, steals one from Indiana

Brad Miller goes for 38 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-17-5+1Raptors AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1818303298
Pacers3221182697
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 19, 14, 16, 21, 27, 18, 27, 25Raptors25 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 24, 32, 22, 13, 18, 21, 22Raptors22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 19, 9, 13, 17, 11, 14, 24, 18Pacers18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jeff FosterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 8, 2, 10, 6, 7, 5, 7, 16Pacers16 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Blazers21
Raptors-Pacers10
Rockets-Sixers5
Kings-Warriors5
Mavs-Hornets0
Suns-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Miller's layup with 10 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 111-107 final

The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 218, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 111, Warriors 107
218
Rockets-SixersRockets 118, Sixers 95
213
Nets-CelticsNets 89, Celtics 110
199
Raptors-PacersRaptors 98, Pacers 97
195
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 94, Blazers 97
191
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 79
187
Hawks-PistonsHawks 84, Pistons 99
183
Mavs-HornetsMavs 90, Hornets 82
172
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-PacersRaptors 98, Pacers 97
+1 Raptors
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 94, Blazers 97
+3 Blazers
Kings-WarriorsKings 111, Warriors 107
+4 Kings
Mavs-HornetsMavs 90, Hornets 82
+8 Mavs
Hawks-PistonsHawks 84, Pistons 99
+15 Pistons
Nets-CelticsNets 89, Celtics 110
+21 Celtics
Rockets-SixersRockets 118, Sixers 95
+23 Rockets
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 79
+29 Suns
Raptors erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PacersRaptors won · Raptors 98, Pacers 97
17 pts
Kings-WarriorsKings won · Kings 111, Warriors 107
12 pts
Nuggets-BlazersBlazers won · Nuggets 94, Blazers 97
3 pts
Hawks-PistonsPistons won · Hawks 84, Pistons 99
3 pts
Rockets-SixersRockets won · Rockets 118, Sixers 95
2 pts
LaFrentz shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaFrentzCeltics · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
HassellMIN · 14 PTS, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
DelkHawks · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
MarionSuns · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
BillupsPistons · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 98Pacers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1818303298
Pacers3221182697
The story
Chris Bosh's 25 points and 15 rebounds carried Toronto past Indiana, 98-97

For Indiana, Jeff Foster had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 17 going into the third, then won it 30-18.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 −14−17−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 94Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2223252494
Blazers1930192997
The story
Portland beat Denver 97-94 behind 26 points from Nick Van Exel

Kenyon Martin paced Denver: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −3+4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 111Warriors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings2815322115111
Warriors2233231811107
The story
Jason Richardson had 37 points in a 111-107 in OT loss to Sacramento

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB 37 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 15-26 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Kings took the third 32-23.

Kings lead by quarter
200 +6−12−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Chris BoshRaptors
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 45 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 37 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Minnesota by 29, the widest margin of 8 games.

Raptors over Pacers1Blazers over Nuggets3Kings over Warriors4Mavs over Hornets8Pistons over Hawks15Celtics over Nets21Rockets over Sixers23Suns over Wolves29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Brad Miller leads the day with 38

Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 16, 10, 31, 19, 19, 27, 4, 38Kings-Warriors · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 35, 42, 26, 22, 31, 20, 29, 37Warriors-Kings · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 28, 27, 35, 33, 30, 28, 16, 34Rockets-Sixers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 22, 17, 33, 23, 34, 18, 22, 28Celtics-Nets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 32, 28, 29, 24, 38, 45, 27, 28Sixers-Rockets · L
29.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 14, 16, 15, 10, 12, 4, 6, 27Nuggets-Blazers · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damon StoudamireBlazers+10.4 25.2 last 10 · 14.8 season
Vince CarterNets+6.6 26.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
Nick Van ExelBlazers+6.3 17.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Chris KamanClippers+6.2 14.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Jason RichardsonWarriors+6.1 28.6 last 10 · 22.5 season
Cold
Keith Van HornBucks−7.0 4.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Eric WilliamsRaptors−6.3 2.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Carlos BoozerJazz−5.3 13.1 last 10 · 18.4 season
Austin CrosherePacers−4.9 5.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Marc JacksonSixers−4.7 7.9 last 10 · 12.6 season