FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 5, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed POR by 19 at halftime and won 119–108.

Final · Box score
Pistons78
Celtics68
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Bucks88
Sixers76
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Pacers87
Heat65
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Suns82
Bulls87
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Warriors65
Rockets83
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Nuggets74
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Mavs94
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +14
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers108
Sonics119
Q1 SEA -11; Q2 SEA -19; Q3 SEA -18; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +11
On this day · 2002–03Jan 5, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Suns), 36 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Sonics

Ray Allen scores 42 as Seattle beats Portland

Tim Duncan goes for 30 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-19-180+11SEA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers323223174108
Sonics2124243515119
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 7 games: 24, 15, 28, 22, 35, 8, 42SEA42 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 4, 12, 12, 21SEA21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 26, 27, 18, 20, 14, 16, 19, 28POR28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 11, 16, 9, 5, 6, 6, 9, 22POR22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pistons-Celtics

Detroit extends win streak to 6

78–68 over Boston. Record: 22–13. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DET
L@ IND75–80Wvs UTA96–75L@ MIL78–83Lvs NJN79–82W@ ATL87–84Wvs NOH108–99Wvs POR78–71Wvs PHX93–81Wvs GSW99–93W@ BOS78–68
The night in charts
Blazers-Sonics combined for 227, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 108, Sonics 119
227
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 108
202
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 98, Nuggets 74
172
Suns-BullsSuns 82, Bulls 87
169
Bucks-SixersBucks 88, Sixers 76
164
Pacers-HeatPacers 87, Heat 65
152
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 65, Rockets 83
148
Pistons-CelticsPistons 78, Celtics 68
146
CHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Suns-BullsSuns 82, Bulls 87
+5 CHI
Pistons-CelticsPistons 78, Celtics 68
+10 DET
Blazers-SonicsBlazers 108, Sonics 119
+11 SEA
Bucks-SixersBucks 88, Sixers 76
+12 MIL
Mavs-JazzMavs 94, Jazz 108
+14 UTA
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 65, Rockets 83
+18 HOU
Pacers-HeatPacers 87, Heat 65
+22 IND
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 98, Nuggets 74
+24 SAS
SEA erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SonicsSEA won · Blazers 108, Sonics 119
19 pts
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 78, Celtics 68
1 pt
Parker shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
Jim JacksonHOU · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
MasonMIL · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
64% (7-11)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
63% (12-19)
Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 82Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1225182782
Bulls2517202587
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 19 points carried Chicago past Phoenix, 87-82

For Phoenix, Joe Johnson had 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 7-19 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-12, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +13+5+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Leandro Barbosa was the fantasy play: 42.6 FPTS on 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB

Final · Blazers-Sonics
Blazers 108Sonics 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers323223174108
Sonics2124243515119
The story
Vladimir Radmanovic had 21 points as Seattle beat Portland 119-108 in OT

Zach Randolph led Portland with 28 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 35-17.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −11−19−180+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 98Nuggets 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3224231998
Nuggets2215211674
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 98-74 behind 14 points from Tony Parker

Ron Mercer backed him with 13 PTS, 4 REB 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +10+19+21+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 42

Ray AllenPoints, last 7 games: 24, 15, 28, 22, 35, 8, 42Sonics-Blazers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 30, 27, 26, 22, 27, 12, 11, 30Spurs-Nuggets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 26, 27, 18, 20, 14, 16, 19, 28Blazers-Sonics · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 15, 27, 24, 21, 14, 18, 33, 27Celtics-Pistons · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 3, 8, 4, 2, 0, 3, 3, 27Suns-Bulls · L
4.5 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Maurice TaylorPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 10, 4, 14, 22, 13, 8, 14, 25Rockets-Warriors · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LeBron JamesCLE+5.4 25.4 last 10 · 20.0 season
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.9 13.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Keith Van HornNYK+4.5 21.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Jiri WelschBOS+3.6 11.9 last 10 · 8.3 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+3.6 19.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−5.6 6.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Flip MurraySEA−5.1 11.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jason TerryATL−4.7 11.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Ricky DavisBOS−3.5 9.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Mike MillerMEM−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season