FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 23, 2004Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed CHI by 4 after the first quarter and won 106–93.

Final · Box score
Magic98
Sixers93
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Hawks94
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Celtics100
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Nets64
Heat85
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Rockets78
Pacers74
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Kings95
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +21; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Wolves80
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets91
Hornets97
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +5; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH +6
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Bulls93
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Bucks98
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Clippers93
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Spurs86
Suns84
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +2
On this day · 2002–03Jan 23, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Nets-Warriors), 41 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Bulls

Chicago's skid reaches six

Tracy McGrady goes for 33 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+12+13DAL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28263022106
Bulls3214262193
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 14, 31, 25, 22, 32, 19, 16, 26DAL26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 5, 6, 25, 32, 16, 33, 18, 31, 23DAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 11, 11, 19, 7, 11, 15, 5, 23CHI23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 21, 20, 13, 13, 20, 19, 10, 15CHI15 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Heat rout

Four of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Miami beat New Jersey by 21.

MIN over DET1NYK over ATL2SAS over PHX2HOU over IND4ORL over PHI5NOH over DEN6BOS over WAS11LAC over UTA11MIL over TOR12DAL over CHI13MEM over SAC14MIA over NJN21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Rockets-Pacers15
Knicks-Hawks12
Nuggets-Hornets10
Magic-Sixers4
Mavs-Bulls1
Jazz-Clippers1
Raptors-Bucks1
The night in charts
Kings-Grizzlies combined for 204, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-GrizzliesKings 95, Grizzlies 109
204
Mavs-BullsMavs 106, Bulls 93
199
Magic-SixersMagic 98, Sixers 93
191
Knicks-HawksKnicks 96, Hawks 94
190
Wizards-CelticsWizards 89, Celtics 100
189
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 91, Hornets 97
188
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 98
184
Jazz-ClippersJazz 82, Clippers 93
175
Spurs-SunsSpurs 86, Suns 84
170
Pistons-WolvesPistons 79, Wolves 80
159
Rockets-PacersRockets 78, Pacers 74
152
Nets-HeatNets 64, Heat 85
149
5 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-WolvesPistons 79, Wolves 80
+1 MIN
Knicks-HawksKnicks 96, Hawks 94
+2 NYK
Spurs-SunsSpurs 86, Suns 84
+2 SAS
Rockets-PacersRockets 78, Pacers 74
+4 HOU
Magic-SixersMagic 98, Sixers 93
+5 ORL
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 91, Hornets 97
+6 NOH
Wizards-CelticsWizards 89, Celtics 100
+11 BOS
Jazz-ClippersJazz 82, Clippers 93
+11 LAC
Raptors-BucksRaptors 86, Bucks 98
+12 MIL
Mavs-BullsMavs 106, Bulls 93
+13 DAL
Kings-GrizzliesKings 95, Grizzlies 109
+14 MEM
Nets-HeatNets 64, Heat 85
+21 MIA
DAL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BullsDAL won · Mavs 106, Bulls 93
4 pts
Rockets-PacersHOU won · Rockets 78, Pacers 74
2 pts
Abdur-Rahim shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Abdur-RahimATL · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MagloireNOH · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Mike MillerMEM · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
Andre MillerDEN · 17 PTS, 6 STL, 5 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
ArmstrongNOH · 18 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Pistons-Wolves
Pistons 79Wolves 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1325221979
Wolves1825201780
The story
Kevin Garnett had 22 points and 17 rebounds as Minnesota beat Detroit 80-79

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 10 REB, 5 PTS 22 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 8-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 18-13, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+5+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 86Suns 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2328181786
Suns1925182284
The story
Tim Duncan's 25 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 86-84

For Phoenix, Shawn Marion had 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 11-24 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 23-19, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+7+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 96Hawks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2925212196
Hawks2429212094
The story
New York beat Atlanta 96-94 behind 24 points from Stephon Marbury

Theo Ratliff paced Atlanta: 11 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 9-14 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 29-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+1+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shareef Abdur-Rahim topped the game at 36.2 FPTS: 25 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 33

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 43, 28, 35, 32, 28, 44, 33, 34, 20, 33Magic-Sixers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 16, 22, 26, 20, 20, 24, 28, 31Pacers-Rockets · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 17, 15, 26, 31, 34, 18, 22, 30Sixers-Magic · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Quentin RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 44, 21, 20, 6, 12, 0, 18, 25, 29Clippers-Jazz · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 20, 2, 24, 12, 5, 20, 18, 27Grizzlies-Kings · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 14, 31, 25, 22, 32, 19, 16, 26Mavs-Bulls · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.6 21.1 last 10 · 14.5 season
Tracy McGradyORL+6.5 33.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Keith BogansORL+5.8 12.9 last 10 · 7.1 season
Jim JacksonHOU+4.1 15.6 last 10 · 11.5 season
Mark BlountBOS+4.1 12.2 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySEA−5.2 9.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Vince CarterTOR−4.4 16.5 last 10 · 20.9 season
Zach RandolphPOR−3.9 17.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Allen IversonPHI−3.9 23.1 last 10 · 27.0 season