FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 27, 2004Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed ATL by 8 after the first quarter and won 89–85.

Final · Box score
Nets94
Sixers76
Q1 NJN +14; Q2 NJN +21; Q3 NJN +25; Q4 NJN +18
Final · Box score
Suns89
Hawks85
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Spurs77
Knicks67
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Mavs118
Sonics116
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Clippers102
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +10
On this day · 2002–03Jan 27, 2003: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Spurs), 34 points.
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The lead · Suns-Hawks

Phoenix climbs back to beat Atlanta

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 43 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-6+7+4PHX AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1422302389
Hawks2220172685
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 21, 21, 22, 10, 16, 23, 31, 22PHX22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 4, 20, 26, 25, 26, 28, 16, 22, 20PHX20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 16, 11, 19, 17, 22, 19, 21, 19ATL19 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Theo RatliffPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 13, 9, 9, 10, 15, 11, 8, 16ATL16 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Sonics9
Suns-Hawks7
Nets-Sixers0
Bulls-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Walker's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 118-116 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Sonics combined for 234, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SonicsMavs 118, Sonics 116
234
Bulls-ClippersBulls 92, Clippers 102
194
Suns-HawksSuns 89, Hawks 85
174
Nets-SixersNets 94, Sixers 76
170
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 77, Knicks 67
144
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-SonicsMavs 118, Sonics 116
+2 DAL
Suns-HawksSuns 89, Hawks 85
+4 PHX
Bulls-ClippersBulls 92, Clippers 102
+10 LAC
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 77, Knicks 67
+10 SAS
Nets-SixersNets 94, Sixers 76
+18 NJN
PHX rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-HawksPHX won · Suns 89, Hawks 85
8 pts
Spurs-KnicksSAS won · Spurs 77, Knicks 67
5 pts
Mavs-SonicsDAL won · Mavs 118, Sonics 116
3 pts
Maggette shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaggetteLAC · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DirkDAL · 43 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (16-22)
DanielsSEA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
JeffersonNJN · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
JaricLAC · 14 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Sonics
Mavs 118Sonics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33253426118
Sonics26352728116
The story
Steve Nash had 19 points and 8 assists as Dallas beat Seattle 118-116

Ray Allen led Seattle with 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 6-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7−3+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 89Hawks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1422302389
Hawks2220172685
The story
Joe Johnson's 20 points carried Phoenix past Atlanta, 89-85

For Atlanta, Theo Ratliff had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-21 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 30-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −8−6+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 77Knicks 67
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1226172277
Knicks1718141867
The story
San Antonio beat New York 77-67 behind 30 points and 19 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Stephon Marbury paced New York: 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 12-24 FG

The swing

A 26-18 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5+3+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Knicks

San Antonio handles New York by 10

The Spurs won the second quarter 26–18. Final: 77–67. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 30 points, 19 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over SEA2PHX over ATL4SAS over NYK10LAC over CHI10NJN over PHI18Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over NYK.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 43

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 25, 22, 32, 19, 16, 26, 20, 43Mavs-Sonics · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high43 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 16, 15, 17, 21, 25, 17, 22, 30Spurs-Knicks · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 13, 7, 13, 12, 27, 13, 15, 30Sonics-Mavs · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 30, 7, 14, 21, 8, 14, 25, 30Nets-Sixers · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 21, 18, 14, 22, 17, 28, 15, 28Clippers-Bulls · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 21, 21, 22, 10, 16, 23, 31, 22Suns-Hawks · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+6.2 21.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tracy McGradyORL+5.8 32.6 last 10 · 26.8 season
Keith BogansORL+5.4 12.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Slava MedvedenkoLAL+4.9 16.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Darrell ArmstrongNOH+4.8 15.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Flip MurraySEA−5.4 9.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Vince CarterTOR−5.0 15.7 last 10 · 20.7 season
Zach RandolphPOR−4.6 16.7 last 10 · 21.3 season
Dion GloverATL−4.6 6.2 last 10 · 10.8 season