FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 4, 2004Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by LAC (vs LAL) and MIL (vs WAS).

Final · Box score
Suns73
Raptors83
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Wizards94
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Nets95
Knicks85
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +10
Final · Box score
Sonics99
Kings130
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +34; Q4 SAC +31
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Clippers101
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2002–03Jan 4, 2003: 9 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Wizards-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Clippers

Elton Brand posts 30 and 15 as Clippers beat Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 44 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4+8+3LAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3220242298
Clippers27292817101
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 22, 22, 20, 14, 24, 20, 19, 30LAC30 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 20, 25, 10, 22, 16, 24, 44, 21, 20LAC20 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 35, 13, 10, 23, 23, 11, 32, 44LAL44 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Slava MedvedenkoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 6, 11, 4, 12, 10, 10, 14, 18LAL18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Bucks-Wizards

Milwaukee takes care of Washington

A 6-point win, 100–94. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over LAL3MIL over WAS6TOR over PHX10NJN over NYK10SAC over SEA31Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over WAS.
Lead changes
Nets-Knicks16
Lakers-Clippers14
Suns-Raptors5
Bucks-Wizards3
Sonics-Kings3
The night in charts
Sonics-Kings combined for 229, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KingsSonics 99, Kings 130
229
Lakers-ClippersLakers 98, Clippers 101
199
Bucks-WizardsBucks 100, Wizards 94
194
Nets-KnicksNets 95, Knicks 85
180
Suns-RaptorsSuns 73, Raptors 83
156
LAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-ClippersLakers 98, Clippers 101
+3 LAC
Bucks-WizardsBucks 100, Wizards 94
+6 MIL
Nets-KnicksNets 95, Knicks 85
+10 NJN
Suns-RaptorsSuns 73, Raptors 83
+10 TOR
Sonics-KingsSonics 99, Kings 130
+31 SAC
LAC rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-ClippersLAC won · Lakers 98, Clippers 101
5 pts
Bucks-WizardsMIL won · Bucks 100, Wizards 94
5 pts
Nets-KnicksNJN won · Nets 95, Knicks 85
1 pt
Bobby Jackson shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Bobby JacksonSAC · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Kwame BrownWAS · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Van HornNYK · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
BrandLAC · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 5 BLK
60% (9-15)
Tim ThomasMIL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Lakers-Clippers
Lakers 98Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3220242298
Clippers27292817101
The story
Doug Overton had 14 points as Los Angeles beat Los Angeles 101-98

Corey Maggette added 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Clippers took the second 29-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −5+4+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 100Wizards 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks28272718100
Wizards3322192094
The story
Michael Redd's 27 points carried Milwaukee past Washington, 100-94

For Washington, Larry Hughes had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB · 7-17 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-19, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −50+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kwame Brown was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 95Knicks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1816243795
Knicks1915242785
The story
New Jersey beat New York 95-85 behind 35 points and 13 assists from Jason Kidd

Antonio McDyess paced New York: 14 PTS, 11 REB 35 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB · 11-27 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

A 37-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −100+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 30 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 44

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 35, 13, 10, 23, 23, 11, 32, 44Lakers-Clippers · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 18, 18, 24, 16, 13, 23, 26, 35Nets-Knicks · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 22, 22, 20, 14, 24, 20, 19, 30Clippers-Lakers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 6, 17, 18, 26, 22, 25, 21, 27Bucks-Wizards · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 17, 31, 29, 41, 16, 37, 21, 24Kings-Sonics · W
24.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 6, 3, 0, 10, 6, 9, 8, 23Wizards-Bucks · L
8.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 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
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.9 13.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Keith Van HornNYK+4.5 21.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Antawn JamisonDAL+3.9 19.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.0 10.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Vin BakerBOS−4.9 7.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jason TerryATL−4.7 11.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ricky DavisBOS−3.8 9.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Mike MillerMEM−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season