November 26, 2003 · 7:00 PM EST
Biggest lead BOS by 11 · ORL by 5 · 11 lead changes
Q4 8:50+15% BOSWelsch Layup (4 PTS) (James 2 AST)BOS 77 · ORL 75
Q4 7:52+16% BOSPierce Tip Shot (21 PTS)BOS 79 · ORL 77
Q4 2:11+20% ORLGiricek 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Howard 2 AST)BOS 90 · ORL 88| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1IN Pacers | 61 | 21 | .744 | — |
2DE Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 7.0 |
3BK Nets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 14.0 |
4MI Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 19.0 |
5MI Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20.0 |
6NO Pelicans | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20.0 |
7NY Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22.0 |
8BO Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25.0 |
9CL Cavaliers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 26.0 |
10PH 76ers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28.0 |
11TO Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28.0 |
12AT Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33.0 |
13WA Wizards | 25 | 57 | .305 | 36.0 |
14CH Bulls | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38.0 |
15OR Magic | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40.0 |
| Zone | BOS | ORL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/1 0% |
| Paint | 7/14 50% | 6/14 43% |
| Mid-range | 14/30 47% | 13/35 37% |
| Corner 3 | 1/4 25% | 0/2 0% |
| Above the break 3 | 1/8 13% | 2/11 18% |
| PPPaul PierceF | 37 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 12-22 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 59.8% |
| VBVin BakerF-C | 35 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 66.3% |
| MJMike JamesG | 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 23.0% |
| EWEric WilliamsF | 30 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 9-12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 52.5% |
| TBTony BattieF-C | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 51.2% |
| JWJiri WelschF | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 100.0% |
| MBMarcus BanksG | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
MB Mark BlountC-F | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 71.7% |
| WMWalter McCartyF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0% |
| KBKedrick BrownG-F | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 125.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 94 | 35 | 21 | 35-73 | 2-12 | 22-28 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 47.9% | 16.7% | 78.6% | 55.1% |
DNP: Jumaine Jones, Kendrick Perkins
| JHJuwan HowardF-C | 34 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 39.8% |
TM Tracy McGradyF-G | 34 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9-19 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 56.6% |
| DHDonnell HarveyF | 30 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 80.0% |
| GGGordan GiricekG | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 | 48.2% |
DG Drew GoodenF | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 37.9% |
| SHSteven HunterC | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 66.7% |
TL Tyronn LueG | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 33.3% |
RS Rod StricklandG | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 41.0% |
| ADAndrew DeClercqF | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 33.3% |
| KBKeith BogansG-F | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 33.6% |
| RGReece GainesG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 92 | 40 | 19 | 39-88 | 2-13 | 12-18 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 44.3% | 15.4% | 66.7% | 48.0% |
DNP: Zaza Pachulia
11:48Welsch S.FOUL (P1.T1)BOS 011:07MISS Pierce 16' Jump ShotBOS 211:03Pierce 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Welsch 2 AST)BOS 410:42MISS McGrady 15' Jump ShotBOS 410:40Blount REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 410:31MISS Pierce 15' Jump ShotBOS 410:28Giricek REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 410:11MISS Giricek 19' Jump ShotBOS 49:50Giricek Layup (2 PTS) (Howard 1 AST)BOS 49:50Giricek Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)BOS 49:13MISS Lue 10' Turnaround Jump ShotBOS 69:11Blount REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 69:02MISS Blount 16' Jump ShotBOS 69:00McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 68:53Blount BLOCK (1 BLK)BOS 68:48Giricek STEAL (1 STL)BOS 68:45Giricek Layup (5 PTS)BOS 68:41Lue P.FOUL (P1.T1)BOS 68:27McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 68:05McGrady 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)BOS 67:38Lue OFF.Foul (P2)BOS 97:38Lue Foul Turnover (P1.T1)BOS 96:57Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)BOS 116:57McGrady STEAL (1 STL)BOS 116:49Blount S.FOUL (P1.T3)BOS 116:49McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)BOS 116:49McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)BOS 116:35Blount Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Baker 1 AST)BOS 136:17Giricek Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)BOS 136:17Pierce STEAL (1 STL)BOS 136:08Blount Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)BOS 135:53McGrady 22' Jump Shot (6 PTS)BOS 135:44Pierce Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)BOS 145:34Welsch Layup (2 PTS) (Baker 2 AST)BOS 165:18Giricek 7' Jump Bank Shot (7 PTS)BOS 165:01MISS Pierce 14' Jump ShotBOS 164:50MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump ShotBOS 164:35McGrady S.FOUL (P1.T2)BOS 164:35Blount Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)BOS 174:35MISS Blount Free Throw 2 of 2BOS 174:20McGrady Driving Dunk (8 PTS)BOS 174:02Pierce 18' Jump Shot (5 PTS)BOS 193:53Giricek 22' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Strickland 1 AST)BOS 193:18MISS Giricek 3PT Jump ShotBOS 213:11Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 213:06Pierce 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS)BOS 232:44MISS Giricek 15' Jump ShotBOS 232:42Welsch REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 231:57Giricek Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)BOS 251:27Gooden P.FOUL (P1.T3)BOS 271:16Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 280:56MISS Gooden 18' Jump ShotBOS 280:49MISS Strickland 25' 3PT Jump ShotBOS 280:40Gooden STEAL (1 STL)BOS 28The Celtics edged the Magic 94-92 on the road.
Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, while Tracy McGrady led the Magic with 24 points and 6 assists.
The Celtics took the lead for good with 7:52 left in Q4. The Celtics led by as many as 11 points. The lead changed hands 11 times and the score was tied 17 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
