FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 15, 2004Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed NJN by 5 at halftime and won 86–83.

Final · Box score
Bulls93
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Nets83
Bucks86
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +3
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors78
Hornets74
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Heat85
Jazz97
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Suns105
Blazers96
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +17
On this day · 2002–03Jan 15, 2003: 11 games. Top scorer: Rasheed Wallace (Blazers-Grizzlies), 38 points.
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The lead · Nets-Bucks

Milwaukee wins a tight one over New Jersey

Andrei Kirilenko goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-50+3MIL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1423212583
Bucks1913262886
Who led
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 8, 6, 14, 7, 24, 6, 16, 17MIL17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 21, 27, 11, 23, 18, 19, 20, 15MIL15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 11, 23, 19, 17, 16, 13, 7, 24NJN24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Aaron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 13, 6, 11, 10, 0, 8, 7, 13NJN13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Hornets14
Cavs-Warriors8
Nets-Bucks7
Bulls-Grizzlies6
Suns-Blazers4
Heat-Jazz4
Shot of the night

Williams's jumper with 17 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 78-74 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Warriors combined for 221, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 102, Warriors 119
221
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 93, Grizzlies 108
201
Suns-BlazersSuns 105, Blazers 96
201
Heat-JazzHeat 85, Jazz 97
182
Nets-BucksNets 83, Bucks 86
169
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 78, Hornets 74
152
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BucksNets 83, Bucks 86
+3 MIL
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 78, Hornets 74
+4 TOR
Suns-BlazersSuns 105, Blazers 96
+9 PHX
Heat-JazzHeat 85, Jazz 97
+12 UTA
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 93, Grizzlies 108
+15 MEM
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 102, Warriors 119
+17 GSW
MIL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BucksMIL won · Nets 83, Bucks 86
5 pts
Heat-JazzUTA won · Heat 85, Jazz 97
2 pts
Patterson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonPOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
MilesCLE · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Amar'ePHX · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 STL, 2 AST
59% (10-17)
Clifford RobinsonGSW · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
58% (11-19)
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 83Bucks 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1423212583
Bucks1913262886
The story
Toni Kukoc's 17 points carried Milwaukee past New Jersey, 86-83

For New Jersey, Jason Collins had 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 4-7 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 19-14, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +5−50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 24 PTS, 10 REB

Final · Raptors-Hornets
Raptors 78Hornets 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors17281015878
Hornets16191916474
The story
Donyell Marshall had 16 points and 12 rebounds as Toronto beat New Orleans 78-74 in OT

Jamaal Magloire led New Orleans with 10 PTS, 10 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 28-19, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +1+10+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 102Warriors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs29261928102
Warriors31292138119
The story
Golden State beat Cleveland 119-102 behind 11 points and 11 assists from Speedy Claxton

Eric Williams paced Cleveland: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 11 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 38-28 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2+5+7+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
21.82002–03 avg3.5Last 2

3.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.8 in 2002–03 (82 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Heat-Jazz

Utah handles Miami by 12

The Jazz won the fourth quarter 33–21. Final: 97–85. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over NJN3TOR over NOH4PHX over POR9UTA over MIA12MEM over CHI15GSW over CLE17Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over MIA.
Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 35

Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 5, 10, 5, 5, 28, 15, 23, 35Warriors-Cavs · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 22, 14, 14, 21, 19, 16, 27, 29Cavs-Warriors · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 15, 11, 10, 21, 12, 12, 10, 26Jazz-Heat · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 25, 24, 10, 27, 25, 21, 7, 25Warriors-Cavs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 11, 23, 19, 17, 16, 13, 7, 24Nets-Bucks · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 6, 2, 13, 15, 25, 17, 11, 23Grizzlies-Bulls · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Keith Van HornNYK+4.0 20.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Mike BibbySAC+3.7 21.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Keith BogansORL+3.7 9.9 last 10 · 6.2 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+3.6 19.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Slava MedvedenkoLAL+3.4 13.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−8.4 6.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Vin BakerBOS−5.6 6.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jason TerryATL−5.4 10.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Zach RandolphPOR−5.0 16.6 last 10 · 21.6 season
Predrag DrobnjakLAC−3.7 4.2 last 10 · 7.9 season