FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 30, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 11 after the first quarter and won 90–89.

Final · Box score
Hornets82
Sixers85
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +3
Final · OT · Box score
Pistons90
Raptors89
Q1 DET -11; Q2 DET -9; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +1
Final · Box score
Suns100
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS -7; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Celtics74
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +18
Final · Box score
Clippers88
Heat97
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Grizzlies79
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Cavs95
Bucks101
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Bulls81
Warriors101
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +23; Q4 GSW +20
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Lakers84
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN -9; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +13
On this day · 2002–03Jan 30, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Wolves), 32 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Raptors

Detroit needs overtime to survive Toronto

Allen Iverson goes for 31 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-900+1DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pistons21162619890
Raptors32141719789
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 17, 22, 13, 15, 13, 11, 17, 28DET28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 12, 26, 18, 11, 18, 10, 21, 19DET19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 12, 20, 27, 2, 8, 14, 17, 31TOR31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 8, 6, 18, 15, 14, 23, 12, 13TOR13 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Bucks10
Clippers-Heat9
Hornets-Sixers7
Knicks-Celtics6
Pistons-Raptors4
Jazz-Grizzlies2
Bulls-Warriors2
Shot of the night

McKie's jumper with 7.2 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 85-82 final

The night in charts
Suns-Wizards combined for 205, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WizardsSuns 100, Wizards 105
205
Cavs-BucksCavs 95, Bucks 101
196
Clippers-HeatClippers 88, Heat 97
185
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 81, Warriors 101
182
Wolves-LakersWolves 97, Lakers 84
181
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 90, Raptors 89
179
Hornets-SixersHornets 82, Sixers 85
167
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 92, Celtics 74
166
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 85, Grizzlies 79
164
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 90, Raptors 89
+1 DET
Hornets-SixersHornets 82, Sixers 85
+3 PHI
Suns-WizardsSuns 100, Wizards 105
+5 WAS
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 85, Grizzlies 79
+6 UTA
Cavs-BucksCavs 95, Bucks 101
+6 MIL
Clippers-HeatClippers 88, Heat 97
+9 MIA
Wolves-LakersWolves 97, Lakers 84
+13 MIN
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 92, Celtics 74
+18 NYK
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 81, Warriors 101
+20 GSW
DET erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-RaptorsDET won · Pistons 90, Raptors 89
11 pts
Wolves-LakersMIN won · Wolves 97, Lakers 84
9 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesUTA won · Jazz 85, Grizzlies 79
8 pts
Suns-WizardsWAS won · Suns 100, Wizards 105
7 pts
Clippers-HeatMIA won · Clippers 88, Heat 97
6 pts
Blount shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlountBOS · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
PoseyMEM · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
KirilenkoUTA · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
CheaneyGSW · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
SprewellMIN · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
57% (12-21)
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 90Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons21162619890
Raptors32141719789
The story
Richard Hamilton had 28 points as Detroit beat Toronto 90-89 in OT

Chris Bosh led Toronto with 13 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Pistons took the third 26-17.

DET lead by quarter
200 −11−900+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter led the game in fantasy with 54.2 FPTS (31 PTS, 6 REB)

Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 82Sixers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3014211782
Sixers3322161485
The story
Kenny Thomas' 14 rebounds and 13 points carried Philadelphia past New Orleans, 85-82

For New Orleans, Jamaal Magloire had 13 PTS, 12 REB 14 REB, 13 PTS, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 22-14, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+11+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 95Bucks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2429241895
Bucks25322420101
The story
Milwaukee beat Cleveland 101-95 behind 24 points from Michael Redd

LeBron James paced Cleveland: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-29 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1+4+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

T.J. Ford topped the game at 34.2 FPTS: 10 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 2 vs 2002–03 avg
Minutes per game
28.72002–03 avg7.6Last 2

7.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.7 in 2002–03 (76 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Lakers

Minnesota rallies from 9 down to beat Lakers

Trailing by 9 at the half, Minnesota outscored the Lakers 62–40 the rest of the way. Final: 97–84. Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wolves-Lakers
Latrell Sprewell · MINShaquille O'Neal · LALPTS3522REB79AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 35

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 13, 15, 24, 17, 4, 13, 27, 35Wolves-Lakers · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 26, 31, 34, 18, 22, 30, 32, 31Sixers-Hornets · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 12, 20, 27, 2, 8, 14, 17, 31Raptors-Pistons · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 25, 26, 28, 16, 22, 20, 23, 28Suns-Wizards · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 25, 22, 30, 9, 32, 22, 14, 28Wolves-Lakers · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 17, 22, 13, 15, 13, 11, 17, 28Pistons-Raptors · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe JohnsonPHX+8.1 23.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Michael FinleyDAL+6.5 24.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
Speedy ClaxtonGSW+5.4 14.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Mark BlountBOS+5.3 13.8 last 10 · 8.5 season
Tracy McGradyORL+5.0 32.0 last 10 · 27.0 season
Cold
Vin BakerBOS−6.0 5.3 last 10 · 11.3 season
Aaron McKiePHI−4.5 5.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Flip MurraySEA−4.5 9.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Vince CarterTOR−4.1 16.8 last 10 · 20.9 season
Tayshaun PrinceDET−3.8 6.3 last 10 · 10.1 season