FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 3, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 87–80.

Final · Box score
Hornets90
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Bobcats83
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Magic94
Raptors105
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Sonics98
Heat96
Q1 SEA +1; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +2
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Grizzlies92
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Pistons87
Bulls80
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -5; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Nuggets98
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Warriors104
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +8
On this day · 2003–04Jan 3, 2004: 9 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Hornets-Pacers), 35 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Bulls

Detroit tops Chicago in Chicago

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 25 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-5+2+7DET AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1425232587
Bulls2123162080
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 11, 12, 25, 37, 15, 19, 13, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 15, 6, 18, 18, 9, 4, 18, 15DET15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 8, 5, 23, 19, 19, 19, 18, 27CHI27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 28, 19, 17, 10, 18, 30, 18, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Boston by 18.

SEA over MIA2LAC over DEN4DET over CHI7PHI over GSW8MEM over UTA10CLE over CHA11TOR over ORL11BOS over NOH18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Cavs-Bobcats14
Sonics-Heat14
Jazz-Grizzlies13
Clippers-Nuggets10
Pistons-Bulls9
Sixers-Warriors9
Hornets-Celtics2
Magic-Raptors1
The night in charts
Sixers-Warriors combined for 216, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 112, Warriors 104
216
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 102, Nuggets 98
200
Magic-RaptorsMagic 94, Raptors 105
199
Hornets-CelticsHornets 90, Celtics 108
198
Sonics-HeatSonics 98, Heat 96
194
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 94, Bobcats 83
177
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 82, Grizzlies 92
174
Pistons-BullsPistons 87, Bulls 80
167
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-HeatSonics 98, Heat 96
+2 SEA
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 102, Nuggets 98
+4 LAC
Pistons-BullsPistons 87, Bulls 80
+7 DET
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 112, Warriors 104
+8 PHI
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 82, Grizzlies 92
+10 MEM
Cavs-BobcatsCavs 94, Bobcats 83
+11 CLE
Magic-RaptorsMagic 94, Raptors 105
+11 TOR
Hornets-CelticsHornets 90, Celtics 108
+18 BOS
DET rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-BullsDET won · Pistons 87, Bulls 80
7 pts
Sixers-WarriorsPHI won · Sixers 112, Warriors 104
6 pts
Cavs-BobcatsCLE won · Cavs 94, Bobcats 83
5 pts
Clippers-NuggetsLAC won · Clippers 102, Nuggets 98
2 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesMEM won · Jazz 82, Grizzlies 92
1 pt
Claxton shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClaxtonGSW · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ShaqMIA · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 7 BLK, 4 AST
62% (8-13)
PauMEM · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
PrinceDET · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
LeBronCLE · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Sonics-Heat
Sonics 98Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2128222798
Heat2023262796
The story
Rashard Lewis had 17 points and 13 rebounds as Seattle beat Miami 98-96

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the second 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +1+6+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 102Nuggets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33271428102
Nuggets2426262298
The story
Corey Maggette's 33 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Denver, 102-98

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-24, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +9+10−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nene Hilario was the fantasy play: 58.6 FPTS on 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 90Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1828192590
Celtics25213626108
The story
Boston beat New Orleans 108-90 behind a 19-10-10 triple-double from Paul Pierce

Baron Davis paced New Orleans: 18 PTS, 5 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +70+17+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 35

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 26, 32, 20, 19, 32, 20, 18, 35Sonics-Heat · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 15, 22, 23, 14, 22, 17, 26, 33Clippers-Nuggets · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Troy MurphyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 17, 15, 19, 19, 16, 17, 19, 29Warriors-Sixers · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 54, 51, 40, 28, 34, 29, 35, 29Sixers-Warriors · W
29.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 11, 12, 25, 37, 15, 19, 13, 28Pistons-Bulls · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 22, 33, 22, 29, 27, 31, 26, 28Heat-Sonics · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonPHI+6.4 35.5 last 10 · 29.1 season
Darius MilesPOR+4.7 17.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kobe BryantLAL+4.5 33.4 last 10 · 28.9 season
Tracy McGradyHOU+4.2 28.2 last 10 · 24.0 season
Eddie JonesMIA+3.7 15.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Tim DuncanSAS−3.7 18.4 last 10 · 22.1 season
Chris WilcoxLAC−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Hedo TurkogluORL−3.4 9.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Antoine WalkerATL−3.2 17.1 last 10 · 20.3 season
Darrell ArmstrongDAL−2.9 4.7 last 10 · 7.6 season