FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 4, 2005Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wizards trailed Nets by 1 after the first quarter and won 112–88.

Final · Box score
Bucks99
Pacers116
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +3; Q3 Pacers +4; Q4 Pacers +17
Final · Box score
Nets88
Wizards112
Q1 Wizards -1; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 Wizards +4; Q4 Wizards +24
Final · Box score
Kings105
Knicks98
Q1 Kings +1; Q2 Kings +13; Q3 Kings +2; Q4 Kings +7
Final · Box score
Suns122
Wolves115
Q1 Suns +5; Q2 Suns +7; Q3 Suns +15; Q4 Suns +7
Final · Box score
Lakers83
Spurs100
Q1 Spurs +14; Q2 Spurs +24; Q3 Spurs +25; Q4 Spurs +17
On this day · 2003–04Jan 4, 2004: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 44 points.
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The lead · Nets-Wizards

Larry Hughes scores 33 in Washington rout of New Jersey

Kevin Garnett goes for 47 points

Game flow · Wizards margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+4+24Wizards AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2523241688
Wizards24242836112
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 25, 19, 13, 20, 30, 33, 26, 33Wizards33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 19, 29, 22, 21, 17, 34, 17, 20Wizards20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 12, 22, 5, 23, 25, 25, 16, 31Nets31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 10, 9, 2, 2, 4, 4, 13, 19Nets19 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Pacers12
Nets-Wizards10
Kings-Knicks5
Suns-Wolves2
Lakers-Spurs1
The night in charts
Suns-Wolves combined for 237, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WolvesSuns 122, Wolves 115
237
Bucks-PacersBucks 99, Pacers 116
215
Kings-KnicksKings 105, Knicks 98
203
Nets-WizardsNets 88, Wizards 112
200
Lakers-SpursLakers 83, Spurs 100
183
Kings won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Kings-KnicksKings 105, Knicks 98
+7 Kings
Suns-WolvesSuns 122, Wolves 115
+7 Suns
Bucks-PacersBucks 99, Pacers 116
+17 Pacers
Lakers-SpursLakers 83, Spurs 100
+17 Spurs
Nets-WizardsNets 88, Wizards 112
+24 Wizards
Medvedenko shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MedvedenkoLakers · 16 PTS, 2 REB
80% (8-10)
Amar'eSuns · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
79% (15-19)
CassellMIN · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
SzczerbiakMIN · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KGMIN · 47 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
68% (19-28)
Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 122Wolves 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns38273027122
Wolves33252235115
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 34 points as Phoenix beat Minnesota 122-115

Sam Cassell led Minnesota with 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 34 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 15-19 FG

The swing

The Suns won the third 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +5+7+15+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 99Pacers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2428272099
Pacers27282833116
The story
Jamaal Tinsley's 14 points carried Indiana past Milwaukee, 116-99

For Milwaukee, Mike James had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 3-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-20, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +3+3+4+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wizards
Nets 88Wizards 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2523241688
Wizards24242836112
The story
Washington beat New Jersey 112-88 behind 20 points from Gilbert Arenas

Vince Carter paced New Jersey: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
300 −10+4+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.3Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg27.1Today

27 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Kings-Knicks

Sacramento never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 105–98. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Kings over Knicks7Suns over Wolves7Pacers over Bucks17Spurs over Lakers17Wizards over Nets24Final margin, points. Pink = Kings over Knicks.
Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 55

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 39, 33, 25, 20, 21, 16, 24, 31, 55Pacers-Bucks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +32.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high55 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 23, 28, 26, 15, 18, 17, 30, 47Wolves-Suns · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high47 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 8, 32, 30, 33, 37, 15, 50, 34Suns-Wolves · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 25, 19, 13, 20, 30, 33, 26, 33Wizards-Nets · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 5, 21, 12, 22, 5, 23, 25, 25, 16, 31Nets-Wizards · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 36, 12, 29, 18, 6, 9, 15, 28Suns-Wolves · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen IversonSixers+6.4 35.5 last 10 · 29.1 season
Darius MilesBlazers+4.7 17.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Larry HughesWizards+4.4 25.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Tracy McGradyRockets+4.2 28.2 last 10 · 24.0 season
Eddie JonesHeat+3.7 15.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Tim DuncanSpurs−4.6 17.2 last 10 · 21.8 season
Chris WilcoxClippers−3.6 6.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Hedo TurkogluMagic−3.4 9.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Antoine WalkerHawks−3.2 17.1 last 10 · 20.3 season
Latrell SprewellWolves−3.0 9.0 last 10 · 12.0 season