FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 20, 2004Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 5 after the first quarter and won 86–84.

Final · Box score
Sonics94
Cavs99
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Pistons69
Pacers81
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Celtics86
Heat84
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Nets93
Mavs106
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets96
Jazz75
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +21
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers109
Kings104
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +7; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +5
On this day · 2002–03Jan 20, 2003: 12 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Sixers), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Heat

Boston takes over late to edge Miami

Carlos Boozer goes for 32 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-1-3+2BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1425212686
Heat1921232184
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 19, 30, 27, 22, 4, 20, 19, 29BOS29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 6, 11, 10, 12, 14, 15, 15, 16BOS16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 4, 0, 0, 4, 7, 12, 7, 18MIA18 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 12, 27, 15, 8, 18, 18, 21, 12, 17MIA17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Denver by 21.

BOS over MIA2CLE over SEA5POR over SAC5IND over DET12DAL over NJN13DEN over UTA21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sonics-Cavs20
Blazers-Kings8
Nets-Mavs4
Pistons-Pacers0
Nuggets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Blazers-Kings combined for 213, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-KingsBlazers 109, Kings 104
213
Nets-MavsNets 93, Mavs 106
199
Sonics-CavsSonics 94, Cavs 99
193
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 96, Jazz 75
171
Celtics-HeatCeltics 86, Heat 84
170
Pistons-PacersPistons 69, Pacers 81
150
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 86, Heat 84
+2 BOS
Blazers-KingsBlazers 109, Kings 104
+5 POR
Sonics-CavsSonics 94, Cavs 99
+5 CLE
Pistons-PacersPistons 69, Pacers 81
+12 IND
Nets-MavsNets 93, Mavs 106
+13 DAL
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 96, Jazz 75
+21 DEN
BOS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 86, Heat 84
5 pts
Sonics-CavsCLE won · Sonics 94, Cavs 99
2 pts
Haslem shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaslemMIA · 18 PTS, 17 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
BlountBOS · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
WilliamsonDET · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
JeffersonNJN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 86Heat 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1425212686
Heat1921232184
The story
Paul Pierce's 29 points carried Boston past Miami, 86-84

For Miami, Udonis Haslem had 18 PTS, 17 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-24 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 26-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 109Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers2527232212109
Kings241925297104
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 26 points and 15 rebounds as Portland beat Sacramento 109-104 in OT

Bobby Jackson led Sacramento with 29 PTS, 10 REB 26 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the second 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+9+70+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sonics-Cavs
Sonics 94Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2725192394
Cavs2624212899
The story
Cleveland beat Seattle 99-94 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Tony Battie

Ray Allen paced Seattle: 20 PTS, 3 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-12 FG

The swing

A 28-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.4 in 36 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg45.5Today

46 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 34

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 28, 19, 29, 33, 24, 23, 31, 34Kings-Blazers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 12, 8, 5, 12, 11, 8, 32, 32Cavs-Sonics · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 19, 17, 16, 13, 7, 24, 17, 29Nets-Mavs · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 3, 13, 24, 16, 8, 15, 19, 29Kings-Blazers · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 19, 30, 27, 22, 4, 20, 19, 29Celtics-Heat · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Derek AndersonPoints, last 9 games: 1, 5, 19, 2, 22, 14, 2, 5, 29Blazers-Kings · W
11.0 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tracy McGradyORL+6.8 33.3 last 10 · 26.5 season
Keith BogansORL+4.8 11.2 last 10 · 6.4 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+4.5 18.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Kwame BrownWAS+4.3 13.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Slava MedvedenkoLAL+3.8 14.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.5 8.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jason TerryATL−4.7 11.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Zach RandolphPOR−3.9 17.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Allen IversonPHI−3.9 23.2 last 10 · 27.1 season