FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 17, 2004Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed UTA by 18 at halftime and won 102–96.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Sixers87
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Wolves76
Rockets95
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +19
Final · Box score
Raptors70
Hawks75
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Sonics84
Wizards99
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Pacers90
Nets84
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND -11; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Magic90
Hornets91
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH -2; Q3 NOH -9; Q4 NOH +1
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Bulls96
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Bucks94
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +5
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs102
Jazz96
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE -18; Q3 CLE -14; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Blazers104
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers89
Lakers91
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2002–03Jan 17, 2003: 11 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Lakers), 44 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Jazz

Carlos Boozer drops 32 in 18-point comeback win over Utah

Elton Brand goes for 35 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2-18-140+6CLE AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs1914242817102
Jazz173420141196
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 12, 8, 5, 12, 11, 8, 32CLE32 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 14, 14, 21, 19, 16, 27, 29, 29CLE29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 11, 10, 21, 12, 12, 10, 26, 27UTA27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 12, 4, 25, 10, 2, 15, 2, 20UTA20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Hornets22
Mavs-Blazers18
Sonics-Wizards7
Raptors-Hawks4
Clippers-Lakers4
Pistons-Bucks3
Pacers-Nets2
Wolves-Rockets0
The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 212, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 108, Blazers 104
212
Cavs-JazzCavs 102, Jazz 96
198
Knicks-BullsKnicks 101, Bulls 96
197
Pistons-BucksPistons 99, Bucks 94
193
Sonics-WizardsSonics 84, Wizards 99
183
Magic-HornetsMagic 90, Hornets 91
181
Clippers-LakersClippers 89, Lakers 91
180
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 91, Sixers 87
178
Pacers-NetsPacers 90, Nets 84
174
Wolves-RocketsWolves 76, Rockets 95
171
Raptors-HawksRaptors 70, Hawks 75
145
7 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HornetsMagic 90, Hornets 91
+1 NOH
Clippers-LakersClippers 89, Lakers 91
+2 LAL
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 91, Sixers 87
+4 MEM
Mavs-BlazersMavs 108, Blazers 104
+4 DAL
Pistons-BucksPistons 99, Bucks 94
+5 DET
Raptors-HawksRaptors 70, Hawks 75
+5 ATL
Knicks-BullsKnicks 101, Bulls 96
+5 NYK
Cavs-JazzCavs 102, Jazz 96
+6 CLE
Pacers-NetsPacers 90, Nets 84
+6 IND
Sonics-WizardsSonics 84, Wizards 99
+15 WAS
Wolves-RocketsWolves 76, Rockets 95
+19 HOU
CLE erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-JazzCLE won · Cavs 102, Jazz 96
18 pts
Clippers-LakersLAL won · Clippers 89, Lakers 91
13 pts
Pacers-NetsIND won · Pacers 90, Nets 84
11 pts
Magic-HornetsNOH won · Magic 90, Hornets 91
9 pts
Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 108, Blazers 104
9 pts
Kwame Brown shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kwame BrownWAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PauMEM · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CurryCHI · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
PattersonPOR · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Antonio DavisCHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 89Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers3014162989
Lakers1726232591
The story
Gary Payton's 15 points and 15 assists carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 91-89

For Los Angeles, Corey Maggette had 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB · 7-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 26-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −13−1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 102Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs1914242817102
Jazz173420141196
The story
LeBron James had 29 points as Cleveland beat Utah 102-96 in OT

Raja Bell led Utah with 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 12-28 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 28-14.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2−18−140+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 90Nets 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2025182790
Nets2332191084
The story
Indiana beat New Jersey 90-84 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Jermaine O'Neal

Richard Jefferson paced New Jersey: 14 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-10 fourth quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3−10−11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd topped the game at 55.1 FPTS: 21 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.2Season avg34.4Last 5

34.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.2 in 39 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 19.

NOH over ORL1LAL over LAC2MEM over PHI4DAL over POR4ATL over TOR5NYK over CHI5DET over MIL5IND over NJN6CLE over UTA6WAS over SEA15HOU over MIN19Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Elton Brand leads the day with 35

Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 30, 11, 26, 19, 17, 18, 22, 35Clippers-Lakers · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 18, 18, 20, 17, 15, 26, 31, 34Sixers-Grizzlies · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 22, 34, 43, 28, 35, 32, 28, 44, 33Magic-Hornets · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 9, 21, 5, 6, 25, 32, 16, 33Mavs-Blazers · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 16, 12, 8, 5, 12, 11, 8, 32Cavs-Jazz · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 24, 23, 20, 14, 31, 25, 22, 32Mavs-Blazers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Keith BogansORL+4.2 10.6 last 10 · 6.4 season
Kwame BrownWAS+4.0 13.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+3.8 24.5 last 10 · 20.7 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+3.7 17.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+3.6 19.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.8 8.5 last 10 · 15.3 season
Vin BakerBOS−5.3 6.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Zach RandolphPOR−5.1 16.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Jason TerryATL−4.8 10.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Antoine WalkerDAL−4.1 12.0 last 10 · 16.1 season