FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 1, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed GSW by 13 after the first quarter and won 97–88.

Final · Box score
Bobcats90
Heat113
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Nets93
Knicks87
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Wolves95
Q1 MEM -11; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Magic90
Bulls105
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +23; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +15
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Blazers97
Q1 POR -13; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +9
The lead · Warriors-Blazers

Portland climbs back to beat Golden State

Kevin Garnett goes for 30 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-7-6+9POR AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3117231788
Blazers1823243297
Who led
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 14, 15, 15, 19, 13, 15, 14, 26POR26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 4, 10, 14, 22, 8, 10, 2, 19POR19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 11, 17, 15, 19, 19, 16, 17, 19GSW19 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 7, 2, 9, 8, 8, 2, 29, 12GSW12 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Wolves

Memphis fights back from 11 down against Minnesota

Final: 104–95, after trailing by 11 after one. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Wolves
Pau Gasol · MEMKevin Garnett · MINPTS2330REB410AST34Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Heat6
Warriors-Blazers4
Magic-Bulls3
Grizzlies-Wolves1
Nets-Knicks1
The night in charts
Bobcats-Heat combined for 203, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 90, Heat 113
203
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 104, Wolves 95
199
Magic-BullsMagic 90, Bulls 105
195
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 88, Blazers 97
185
Nets-KnicksNets 93, Knicks 87
180
NJN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-KnicksNets 93, Knicks 87
+6 NJN
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 88, Blazers 97
+9 POR
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 104, Wolves 95
+9 MEM
Magic-BullsMagic 90, Bulls 105
+15 CHI
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 90, Heat 113
+23 MIA
POR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 88, Blazers 97
13 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 104, Wolves 95
11 pts
Pau shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauMEM · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
Abdur-RahimPOR · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
SzczerbiakMIN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
WatsonMEM · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
D WadeMIA · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 104Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies23273123104
Wolves3423191995
The story
Pau Gasol had 23 points as Memphis beat Minnesota 104-95

Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-10 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 31-19.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −11−7+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 88Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3117231788
Blazers1823243297
The story
Shareef Abdur-Rahim's 26 points carried Portland past Golden State, 97-88

For Golden State, Troy Murphy had 19 PTS, 17 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-14 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 32-17.

POR lead by quarter
200 −13−7−6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Heat
Bobcats 90Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2023252290
Heat28273523113
The story
Miami beat Charlotte 113-90 behind 26 points and 9 assists from Dwyane Wade

Emeka Okafor paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 10 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 11-16 FG

The swing

A 35-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +8+12+22+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 26 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 27 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 31

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 27, 19, 12, 12, 14, 34, 32, 31Knicks-Nets · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 19, 23, 28, 26, 15, 18, 17, 30Wolves-Grizzlies · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 0, 29, 25, 22, 33, 22, 29, 27, 31, 26Heat-Bobcats · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 14, 15, 15, 19, 13, 15, 14, 26Blazers-Warriors · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 16, 20, 14, 19, 19, 24, 24, 23Grizzlies-Wolves · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 28, 15, 29, 12, 22, 23, 11, 22Wolves-Grizzlies · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 35.3 last 10 · 28.9 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.2 19.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Ben GordonCHI+4.1 17.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Emeka OkaforCHA+3.8 19.6 last 10 · 15.8 season
Eddie JonesMIA+3.7 15.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Antoine WalkerATL−3.8 16.6 last 10 · 20.4 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Earl BoykinsDEN−3.2 8.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−2.9 4.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Keith BogansCHA−2.8 7.7 last 10 · 10.5 season