FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 14, 2004Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Raptors by 11 at halftime and won 95–91.

Final · Box score
Rockets95
Celtics80
Q1 Rockets +5; Q2 Rockets +5; Q3 Rockets +13; Q4 Rockets +15
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Pacers85
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 Pacers +2; Q3 Pacers +7; Q4 Pacers +7
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Pistons95
Q1 Pistons -3; Q2 Pistons -11; Q3 Pistons -6; Q4 Pistons +4
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Nets115
Q1 Nets +9; Q2 Nets +4; Q3 Nets +20; Q4 Nets +12
Final · Box score
Magic110
Knicks120
Q1 Knicks +5; Q2 Knicks +7; Q3 Knicks +2; Q4 Knicks +10
Final · Box score
Wolves100
Spurs93
Q1 Wolves -2; Q2 Wolves -4; Q3 Wolves -3; Q4 Wolves +7
Final · 2OT · Box score
Sixers122
Mavs125
Q1 Mavs +4; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +14; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs 0; OT2 Mavs +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets71
Lakers97
Q1 Lakers +10; Q2 Lakers +20; Q3 Lakers +19; Q4 Lakers +26
On this day · 2002–03Jan 14, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Suns), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pistons

Detroit climbs out of an 11-point hole against Toronto

Tim Duncan goes for 36 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-11-6+4Pistons AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2425231991
Pistons2117282995
Who led
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 4, 12, 18, 4, 10, 7, 9, 27Pistons27 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 13, 26, 18, 15, 16, 16, 24, 27Pistons27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 22, 15, 22, 23, 14, 12, 20, 27Raptors27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 19, 10, 9, 15, 14, 2, 16, 20Raptors20 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wolves-Spurs

Minnesota extends win streak to 5

100–93 over San Antonio. Record: 26–11. Sam Cassell led Minnesota with 33 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
L@ Blazers92–101W@ Sonics104–86Wvs Bulls98–93Wvs Hawks93–75L@ Mavs112–119Wvs Lakers106–90Wvs Blazers96–75Wvs Heat83–77W@ Hornets94–89W@ Spurs100–93
Lead changes
Raptors-Pistons11
Hawks-Pacers10
Wizards-Nets8
Sixers-Mavs7
Nuggets-Lakers1
Rockets-Celtics0
The night in charts
Sixers-Mavs combined for 247, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MavsSixers 122, Mavs 125
247
Magic-KnicksMagic 110, Knicks 120
230
Wizards-NetsWizards 103, Nets 115
218
Wolves-SpursWolves 100, Spurs 93
193
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 91, Pistons 95
186
Rockets-CelticsRockets 95, Celtics 80
175
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 71, Lakers 97
168
Hawks-PacersHawks 78, Pacers 85
163
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MavsSixers 122, Mavs 125
+3 Mavs
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 91, Pistons 95
+4 Pistons
Wolves-SpursWolves 100, Spurs 93
+7 MIN
Hawks-PacersHawks 78, Pacers 85
+7 Pacers
Magic-KnicksMagic 110, Knicks 120
+10 Knicks
Wizards-NetsWizards 103, Nets 115
+12 Nets
Rockets-CelticsRockets 95, Celtics 80
+15 Rockets
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 71, Lakers 97
+26 Lakers
Pistons erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PistonsPistons won · Raptors 91, Pistons 95
11 pts
Wolves-SpursWolves won · Wolves 100, Spurs 93
4 pts
Medvedenko shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MedvedenkoLakers · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
YaoRockets · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Glenn RobinsonSixers · 34 PTS, 7 REB
70% (14-20)
KittlesNets · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
PaytonLakers · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 122Mavs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Sixers2127223787122
Mavs25302923810125
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Dallas beat Philadelphia 125-122 in OT

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 16 REB 25 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 +4+7+1400+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 91Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2425231991
Pistons2117282995
The story
Mehmet Okur's 27 points and 14 rebounds carried Detroit past Toronto, 95-91

For Toronto, Donyell Marshall had 20 PTS, 16 REB 27 PTS, 14 REB · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 29-19.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −3−11−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 100Spurs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves17192935100
Spurs1921282593
The story
Minnesota beat San Antonio 100-93 behind 33 points and 9 assists from Sam Cassell

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 12-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −2−4−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg18.2Last 3

18.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg54Today

54 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 36

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 12, 11, 30, 16, 15, 30, 28, 36Spurs-Wolves · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 20 REB · 7 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 10, 16, 6, 19, 26, 22, 19, 34Sixers-Mavs · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 21, 15, 34, 26, 10, 18, 24, 33Wolves-Spurs · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 13, 24, 9, 21, 5, 6, 25, 32Mavs-Sixers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 35, 18, 18, 20, 17, 15, 26, 31Sixers-Mavs · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 20, 24, 11, 20, 15, 20, 20, 30Nets-Wizards · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Richard JeffersonNets+4.3 21.3 last 10 · 17.0 season
Jason KiddNets+4.1 21.5 last 10 · 17.4 season
Keith Van HornKnicks+4.0 20.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Alvin WilliamsRaptors+3.7 11.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Mike BibbyKings+3.7 21.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Flip MurraySonics−8.4 6.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Vin BakerCeltics−5.6 6.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jason TerryHawks−5.4 10.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Zach RandolphBlazers−5.3 16.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Predrag DrobnjakClippers−3.7 4.2 last 10 · 7.9 season