FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 6, 2004Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed NYK by 5 after the first quarter and won 107–96.

Final · Box score
Knicks96
Cavs107
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Magic107
Pacers114
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Clippers75
Nets92
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +23; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +17
Final · Box score
Lakers90
Wolves106
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
Wizards72
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +22
Final · Box score
Hawks89
Kings105
Q1 SAC +15; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +16
On this day · 2002–03Jan 6, 2003: 10 games. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Wizards-Celtics), 37 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Cavs

Cleveland beats New York, 107–96

Tracy McGrady goes for 43 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+11+13+11CLE AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2322252696
Cavs18382724107
Who led
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 22, 8, 11, 8, 6, 10, 12, 24CLE24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 8, 16, 18, 11, 9, 3, 9, 22CLE22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 20, 28, 28, 19, 22, 25, 21, 20NYK20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 20, 26, 23, 15, 18, 13, 17, 18NYK18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Magic-Pacers

Indiana leads Orlando wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 114–107. Best quarter: the second, 36–35. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over ORL7CLE over NYK11MIN over LAL16SAC over ATL16NJN over LAC17SAS over WAS22Final margin, points. Pink = IND over ORL.
Lead changes
Wizards-Spurs6
Knicks-Cavs1
Magic-Pacers0
Lakers-Wolves0
Hawks-Kings0
The night in charts
Magic-Pacers combined for 221, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-PacersMagic 107, Pacers 114
221
Knicks-CavsKnicks 96, Cavs 107
203
Lakers-WolvesLakers 90, Wolves 106
196
Hawks-KingsHawks 89, Kings 105
194
Clippers-NetsClippers 75, Nets 92
167
Wizards-SpursWizards 72, Spurs 94
166
IND won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Magic-PacersMagic 107, Pacers 114
+7 IND
Knicks-CavsKnicks 96, Cavs 107
+11 CLE
Hawks-KingsHawks 89, Kings 105
+16 SAC
Lakers-WolvesLakers 90, Wolves 106
+16 MIN
Clippers-NetsClippers 75, Nets 92
+17 NJN
Wizards-SpursWizards 72, Spurs 94
+22 SAS
Bibby shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BibbySAC · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
64% (7-11)
KGMIN · 26 PTS, 18 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
60% (12-20)
BoozerCLE · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
KiddNJN · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
59% (13-22)
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 107Pacers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic18352826107
Pacers33362520114
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 25 points as Indiana beat Orlando 114-107

Juwan Howard led Orlando with 19 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 10-25 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 33-18, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +15+16+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 96Cavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2322252696
Cavs18382724107
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas' 24 points carried Cleveland past New York, 107-96

For New York, Keith Van Horn had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 38-22.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −5+11+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 90Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1830162690
Wolves33292222106
The story
Minnesota beat Los Angeles 106-90 behind 26 points and 18 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 18 REB, 6 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

A 33-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +15+14+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Season avg20.8Last 3

20.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 43

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 29, 20, 41, 24, 0, 22, 34, 43Magic-Pacers · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
43 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 18, 24, 16, 13, 23, 26, 35, 32Nets-Clippers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 17, 31, 21, 12, 27, 7, 21, 30Wolves-Lakers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 31, 29, 41, 16, 37, 21, 24, 28Kings-Hawks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 28, 22, 27, 28, 28, 18, 27, 26Wolves-Lakers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 18 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 18, 31, 23, 20, 21, 15, 34, 26Wolves-Lakers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alvin WilliamsTOR+4.9 13.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Keith Van HornNYK+4.8 21.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
LeBron JamesCLE+4.2 24.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Jason KiddNJN+3.9 21.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jiri WelschBOS+3.6 11.9 last 10 · 8.3 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−5.0 11.2 last 10 · 16.2 season
Ricky DavisBOS−3.5 9.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Tyronn LueORL−3.5 7.7 last 10 · 11.2 season