FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 21, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed GSW by 11 at halftime and won 106–102.

Final · Box score
Wolves108
Raptors97
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Hawks97
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +10
Final · Box score
Lakers82
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Magic102
Bucks113
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Hornets86
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Nets76
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Suns92
Nuggets97
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Knicks71
Rockets86
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Clippers106
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -11; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2002–03Jan 21, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Clippers

Clippers rally from 11 down to beat Golden State

Marcus Camby goes for 22 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11-3+4LAC AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36292017102
Clippers30242824106
Who led
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 44, 21, 20, 6, 12, 0, 18, 25LAC25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 16, 7, 21, 32, 21, 18, 14, 22LAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 27, 25, 21, 7, 25, 6, 18, 28GSW28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 15, 5, 23, 6, 18, 19, 18, 17GSW17 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Hornets15
Lakers-Grizzlies14
Suns-Nuggets8
Bulls-Hawks8
Warriors-Clippers5
Nets-Spurs5
Wolves-Raptors4
The night in charts
Magic-Bucks combined for 215, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BucksMagic 102, Bucks 113
215
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 102, Clippers 106
208
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 108, Raptors 97
205
Suns-NuggetsSuns 92, Nuggets 97
189
Bulls-HawksBulls 87, Hawks 97
184
Sixers-HornetsSixers 92, Hornets 86
178
Nets-SpursNets 76, Spurs 99
175
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 82, Grizzlies 88
170
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 71, Rockets 86
157
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 102, Clippers 106
+4 LAC
Suns-NuggetsSuns 92, Nuggets 97
+5 DEN
Sixers-HornetsSixers 92, Hornets 86
+6 PHI
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 82, Grizzlies 88
+6 MEM
Bulls-HawksBulls 87, Hawks 97
+10 ATL
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 108, Raptors 97
+11 MIN
Magic-BucksMagic 102, Bucks 113
+11 MIL
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 71, Rockets 86
+15 HOU
Nets-SpursNets 76, Spurs 99
+23 SAS
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-ClippersLAC won · Warriors 102, Clippers 106
11 pts
Knicks-RocketsHOU won · Knicks 71, Rockets 86
10 pts
Sixers-HornetsPHI won · Sixers 92, Hornets 86
7 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesMEM won · Lakers 82, Grizzlies 88
6 pts
Suns-NuggetsDEN won · Suns 92, Nuggets 97
5 pts
Yao shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
SprewellMIN · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CambyDEN · 22 PTS, 18 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
KittlesNJN · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 21 PTS, 5 REB
67% (10-15)
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 102Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36292017102
Clippers30242824106
The story
Elton Brand had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Golden State 106-102

Jason Richardson led Golden State with 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 4 BLK · 5-16 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Clippers took the third 28-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −6−11−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 92Nuggets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2426231992
Nuggets2025302297
The story
Andre Miller's 22 points and 9 assists carried Denver past Phoenix, 97-92

For Phoenix, Joe Johnson had 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 7-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 30-23.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4−5+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 92Hornets 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2024291992
Hornets2427142186
The story
Philadelphia beat New Orleans 92-86 behind 23 points from Glenn Robinson

Robert Traylor paced New Orleans: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 11-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4−7+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darrell Armstrong topped the game at 62.3 FPTS: 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.2Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.2 in 42 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Knicks-Rockets

Houston climbs out of a 10-point hole against New York

Down 10 after one, the Rockets won the second quarter 31–9 and the game 86–71. Yao Ming led Houston with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Rockets-Knicks
Yao Ming · HOUAllan Houston · NYKPTS2912REB102AST02Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 40

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 23, 18, 19, 20, 15, 30, 18, 40Bucks-Magic · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 26, 10, 18, 24, 33, 25, 22, 30Wolves-Raptors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 20, 11, 19, 15, 10, 10, 9, 30Nets-Spurs · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 4, 15, 6, 21, 21, 22, 13, 29Rockets-Knicks · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 14, 16, 9, 5, 6, 9, 18, 29Hornets-Sixers · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 27, 25, 21, 7, 25, 6, 18, 28Warriors-Clippers · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tracy McGradyORL+6.7 33.1 last 10 · 26.4 season
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.4 20.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Keith BogansORL+5.5 12.4 last 10 · 6.9 season
Kwame BrownWAS+4.3 13.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Dwyane WadeMIA+3.6 19.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Flip MurraySEA−6.5 8.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Allen IversonPHI−5.0 21.9 last 10 · 26.9 season
Jason TerryATL−4.6 11.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
Zach RandolphPOR−3.9 17.5 last 10 · 21.4 season