FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 18, 2004Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed POR by 3 at halftime and won 96–92.

Final · Box score
Spurs109
Celtics92
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Blazers92
Suns96
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Heat80
Nuggets88
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +8
On this day · 2002–03Jan 18, 2003: 8 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Clippers), 37 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Suns

Phoenix makes it three straight

Shawn Marion goes for 22 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-3-3+4PHX AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2130231892
Suns2622232596
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 14, 18, 25, 23, 4, 20, 26, 25PHX25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 11, 13, 19, 8, 23, 21, 21, 22PHX22 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 28, 19, 7, 10, 12, 21, 18, 25POR25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 17, 16, 17, 30, 13, 8, 24, 19POR19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Nuggets

Denver leads Miami wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 88–80. Best quarter: the second, 27–28. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over POR4DEN over MIA8SAS over BOS17Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over MIA.
Lead changes
Blazers-Suns11
Spurs-Celtics0
Heat-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Johnson's layup with 18 seconds left breaks the tie, 96-92 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Celtics combined for 201, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 109, Celtics 92
201
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 96
188
Heat-NuggetsHeat 80, Nuggets 88
168
PHX won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Blazers-SunsBlazers 92, Suns 96
+4 PHX
Heat-NuggetsHeat 80, Nuggets 88
+8 DEN
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 109, Celtics 92
+17 SAS
Melo shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MeloDEN · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
NesterovicSAS · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
BarbosaPHX · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
50% (6-12)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
48% (10-21)
LenardDEN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
44% (7-16)
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 92Suns 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2130231892
Suns2622232596
The story
Leandro Barbosa's 20 points carried Phoenix past Portland, 96-92

For Portland, Rasheed Wallace had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 6-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 25-18.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5−3−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 80Nuggets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1228192180
Nuggets2427152288
The story
Nene Hilario had 17 points as Denver beat Miami 88-80

Eddie Jones led Miami with 12 PTS, 3 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 24-12, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +12+11+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lamar Odom led the game in fantasy with 48.2 FPTS (26 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 109Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32201938109
Celtics2515183492
The story
San Antonio beat Boston 109-92 behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Rasho Nesterovic

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 19 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+12+13+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg27.8Today

28 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 31

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 9, 20, 27, 22, 13, 14, 11, 31Nuggets-Heat · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 11, 25, 22, 15, 21, 14, 11, 26Heat-Nuggets · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 28, 19, 7, 10, 12, 21, 18, 25Blazers-Suns · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 14, 18, 25, 23, 4, 20, 26, 25Suns-Blazers · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rasho NesterovicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 9, 7, 10, 10, 2, 3, 2, 23Spurs-Celtics · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 11, 13, 19, 8, 23, 21, 21, 22Suns-Blazers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 16 REB · 7 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
Dwyane WadeMIA+3.6 19.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+3.6 17.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.8 8.5 last 10 · 15.3 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jason TerryATL−4.8 10.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Antoine WalkerDAL−4.1 12.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Zach RandolphPOR−4.1 17.5 last 10 · 21.6 season