FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 3, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CHI by 13 at halftime and won 88–77.

Final · Box score
Sixers83
Spurs77
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Kings116
Clippers109
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Warriors93
Pistons99
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Pacers91
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Magic103
Grizzlies112
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Celtics88
Bulls77
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -13; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Mavs119
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Jazz63
Rockets84
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Nuggets76
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +8
On this day · 2002–03Jan 3, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Hornets), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bulls

Paul Pierce scores 33, Boston rallies past Chicago

Jermaine O'Neal goes for 26 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-13-1+11BOS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics229273088
Bulls2123151877
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 31, 15, 27, 24, 21, 14, 18, 33BOS33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 3, 13, 10, 2, 8, 15, 15, 18BOS18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 12, 5, 30, 42, 8, 13, 28, 16CHI16 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jerome WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 12, 15, 2, 9, 14, 12, 7, 9CHI9 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Houston by 21.

PHI over SAS6DET over GSW6SAC over LAC7IND over NOH7DAL over MIN7ATL over DEN8MEM over ORL9BOS over CHI11HOU over UTA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Pistons25
Sixers-Spurs20
Wolves-Mavs18
Hawks-Nuggets12
Celtics-Bulls9
Jazz-Rockets5
Magic-Grizzlies3
The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 231, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 112, Mavs 119
231
Kings-ClippersKings 116, Clippers 109
225
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 103, Grizzlies 112
215
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 93, Pistons 99
192
Hornets-PacersHornets 84, Pacers 91
175
Celtics-BullsCeltics 88, Bulls 77
165
Sixers-SpursSixers 83, Spurs 77
160
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 84, Nuggets 76
160
Jazz-RocketsJazz 63, Rockets 84
147
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 93, Pistons 99
+6 DET
Sixers-SpursSixers 83, Spurs 77
+6 PHI
Wolves-MavsWolves 112, Mavs 119
+7 DAL
Kings-ClippersKings 116, Clippers 109
+7 SAC
Hornets-PacersHornets 84, Pacers 91
+7 IND
Hawks-NuggetsHawks 84, Nuggets 76
+8 ATL
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 103, Grizzlies 112
+9 MEM
Celtics-BullsCeltics 88, Bulls 77
+11 BOS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 63, Rockets 84
+21 HOU
BOS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BullsBOS won · Celtics 88, Bulls 77
13 pts
Sixers-SpursPHI won · Sixers 83, Spurs 77
7 pts
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 112, Mavs 119
5 pts
Warriors-PistonsDET won · Warriors 93, Pistons 99
4 pts
Christie shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChristieSAC · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
CassellMIN · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
DirkDAL · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
YaoHOU · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
LueORL · 15 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Warriors-Pistons
Warriors 93Pistons 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2821222293
Pistons2424272499
The story
Tayshaun Prince's 20 points carried Detroit past Golden State, 99-93

For Golden State, Erick Dampier had 14 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 27-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 −4−1+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Richardson was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Hawks-Nuggets
Hawks 84Nuggets 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2025241584
Nuggets162626876
The story
Atlanta beat Denver 84-76 behind 25 points from Stephen Jackson

Shareef Abdur-Rahim backed him with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 11-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 15-8 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4+3+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony topped the game at 39.6 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 88Bulls 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics229273088
Bulls2123151877
The story
Mike James had 18 points as Boston beat Chicago 88-77

Jerome Williams led Chicago with 12 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Celtics took the third 27-15.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1−13−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 35

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 23, 25, 27, 21, 19, 29, 22, 35Hornets-Pacers · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 29, 29, 20, 41, 24, 0, 22, 34Magic-Grizzlies · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 26, 18, 31, 23, 20, 21, 15, 34Wolves-Mavs · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 31, 15, 27, 24, 21, 14, 18, 33Celtics-Bulls · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 15, 23, 6, 31, 18, 20, 23, 31Mavs-Wolves · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 35, 28, 22, 27, 28, 28, 18, 27Wolves-Mavs · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 22 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LeBron JamesCLE+5.4 25.4 last 10 · 20.0 season
Jiri WelschBOS+5.2 13.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Donyell MarshallTOR+4.3 17.6 last 10 · 13.3 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.0 12.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Antawn JamisonDAL+3.9 19.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−4.9 7.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jason TerryATL−4.7 11.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.2 12.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Ricky DavisBOS−3.8 9.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Mike MillerMEM−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season